A Shadow Cast in Dust

By Ben Johnson



A Shadow Cast in Dust is an urban fantasy set in San Diego, with a vivid cast of characters and a mystery that takes readers deep into the center of an unseen magical war happening all around us. The ancient order of the web spinners is changing. An old friend returns brandishing a curious silver knife, and Stewart Zanderson is drawn into a strange world of wonder and deceit. The ensuing bloody scene sets Detective Clementine Figgins on his tail, and into a case she could never explain. But the boy, escaped from the dreaded warehouse, now has the knife. And running from his captors through the canyons of San Diego with his new friends and special dog, he ties everything together. People fight. Some die. The ancient order will change, but who will rise when the dust settles?

Ben Johnson has been a drummer, a delivery driver, a fisherman in Alaska, a night porter for the haunted El Tovar Hotel in the Grand Canyon, a singer, a bartender, a rapper, a busboy, a cook, a percussionist, an actor, a director, a river rafter, an outdoor enthusiast, a teacher, a barback, a student at the infamous St. Anthony’s Seminary in Santa Barbara, a beatsmith, and an artist. But never an author. Until now. He lives in San Diego, California with his wife Monique and dog Rooners.

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