2016-09

Tonight, the Czar’s Army is having a bit of trouble with the local fauna while pressing eastward across Manchuria. Their only hope? A jaded, insubordinate corporal from the Caucasus. Author Benjamin Sperduto narrates his own work.
Benjamin Sperduto is a history teacher in Tampa, Florida. His short stories have appeared in a number of anthologies, including Coven (Purple Sun Press), Bad Neighborhood (Spooky Words Press), and Dystopian Express (Hydra Publications). His first novel, The Walls of Dalgorod, is available from Curiosity Quills Press. For a full list of publications and fiction updates, visit www.benjaminsperduto.com or follow him on Twitter (@bensperduto).
Cover art – Zmey Gorynych by Viktor Vasnetsov
Story music – Violin viola alt flute cello Sad duo soundtrack, Wailing Violins, by Konstantin Troika
Theme song – Ashes Ashes by Deus Ex Vapore Machina
Osgoode’s Chorus – Walking Along by Kevin MacLeod
Production Engineer – Kevin Frost