Cover Reveal: Only a Grave Will Do by James Lloyd Dulin
Blurb:
On the march towards war, blood is both a promise and a gamble.
Newly dubbed the Hero of Anilace, Kaylo is thrust into leading a rebellion against insurmountable odds. His people are dying, if not in labor camps, in occupied cities as everything that makes them Ennean is stripped away. In two generations, the Great Spirits will be legends and Ennea will be yet another conquered territory. People look to Kaylo and the myth growing around him to stem the rising tide.
Sixteen years later, a trivial rebellion, a reclusive nation, and a vast empire march towards a battle to decide the fate of Ennea and her people. The actions of the small folk go unseen. Those who want to serve; those who have given up; those imprisoned; those who will fight at any cost; and those who will protect the people they love with every breath will tip the scales. Ennea is not done fighting
Book Title: Only a Grave Will Do (Malitu Book 3)
Author: James Lloyd Dulin
Cover Artist: Martin Mottet
Word Count: 152k
Publisher: G & D Publishing
Genre: Dark Coming-of-Age Fantasy
Release Date: June 24, 2025
Available Formats: eBook, Paperback, Hardcover
Trigger Warnings: As a note of caution, this story contains depictions of graphic violence, violence towards children, racism, ableism, colonialism, war, child soldiers, genocide, death of loved ones, slavery, survivor's guilt, grief, trauma, and abandonment.
Author Bio:
James is a nerd with a head full of stories and limited time to put them on the page.
He grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, spending an excessive amount of time at a local community theater where he developed his affinity for storytelling. This affinity grew into a deep admiration for language and spoken word poetry while studying mathematics and education at the University of Michigan. A few hundred mediocre poems and lackluster performances later, he decided his dream of writing a novel might not be as ridiculous as he once thought. He firmly believes that art—even silly books about magic, or maybe especially silly books about magic—has the ability to tell stories that sink beneath the surface.
