#Titanuary ‘The Spawn Of Lilith’ by Dana Fredsti

About the book…

Out of the spotlight, in the darker corners of the studio backlots, Hollywood hides a remarkable secret. Actor or actress, set designer, electrician, best boy, or grip—in la-la land, it pays not to be human. Vampires, succubae, trolls, elementals, goblins—studios hire anyone and anything that can take direction, be discreet, and not eat the extras. (The less you know about your agent, the better.)
Though only human, stuntwoman and struggling actress Lee Striga is a member of the legendary Katz Stunt Crew. They’re the best in the biz, in part because they can y, and boast superhuman strength.
When Lee lands a job on the movie Pale Dreamer, however, not everyone is following the script. It’s up to her to gure out who—or what—is killing the cast and crew. Especially when Lee goes from stuntwoman to lead role… and the next target.

‘The Spawn Of Lilith’ was published in paperback in 2017 by Titan Books, it is the first in the Lilith series by Dana Fredsti with book 2 out in the wild and 3 looming on the horizon!

Lee Striga is an orphaned stunt woman, an ingegral part of her uncle Sean’s stunt troop . Following an horrific stunt gone wrong, and painfully slow rehab,she is desperate to get back to work,despite Sean’s reluctance to let her chuck herself off buildings again

As well as gaining a fear of falling,she has lost many precious memories of her parents,leaving her with an amulet that she always keeps on her person to remain close to her mother.

As she navigates her way back into film work via a Z list horror film,she pulls back the curtain to reveal that those who make the movie magic so resonant, are otherworldly.

From nephilim to succubi,there is a sark side to the fame game and someone,or something,has set its sights on Lee…

A kick ass (quite literally) female figure,Lee explodes from the page,fully formed with a wickrd sense of humour. A spiritual sister to the Winchesters, she is someone who not only holds her own in male company,she will beat them up.with their own egos.

It’s a fresh and original take on those making illusions looks realistic when in actual fact the magic is absolutely real. From demons to shifters they are hidden,quite literally, in full sight.

The exploration of identity and themes of being a female in a male dominates world without losing that sense of womanhood is really interesting to this reader-I immediately connected with Lee and her close knit family, especially her snarky back and forth banter with Sean’s son Seth.

It has moments of pain, grimness and nuances of trying to find yourself in a world which has misplaced you in iy. Lee’s identity is so aligned with her profession that without it,she needs to find herself anew.And I cannot wait to see where her journey takes her as she digs into her past, in order to tackle her place in the future.

About the author…

Dana Fredsti is ex B-movie actress with a background in theatrical sword-fighting. Through seven plus years of volunteering at EFBC/FCC (Exotic Feline Breeding Facility/Feline Conservation Center), Dana’s had a full-grown leopard sit on her feet, kissed by tigers, held baby jaguars and had her thumb sucked by an ocelot with nursing issues. She’s addicted to bad movies and any book or film, good or bad, which include zombies. Her other hobbies include surfing (badly), collecting beach glass (obsessively), and wine tasting (happily).

Along with her best friend Maureen, Dana was co-producer/writer/director for a mystery-oriented theatrical troupe based in San Diego. While no actual murders occurred during their performances, there were times when the actors and clients made the idea very tempting. Somewhere in the mists of time she lost a grip on what happened in real life and what she made up for her book.

She’s written numerous published articles, essays and shorts, including stories in Cat Fantastic IV, an anthology series edited by Andre Norton (Daw, 1997), Danger City (Contemporary Press, 2005), and Mondo Zombie (Cemetery Dance, 2006). Her essays can be seen in Morbid Curiosity, Issues 2-7. Additionally she’s written several produced low-budget screenplays and currently has another script under option. Dana was also co-writer/associate producer on Urban Rescuers, a documentary on feral cats and TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return), which won Best Documentary at the 2003 Valley Film Festival in Los Angeles.

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Links-http://www.danafredsti.com/