Adam Scribentis
Dreamer
This novella is my second published work of fiction, and my ancient-world-fantasy debut:
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THE SEVENTH CIRCUMSTANCE by Adam Scribentis (published 5 August 2025)
On the Island of Albion, in the days before the Giants, two unlikely lads are tempted away from their drudges’ job in a village pub by the prospect of rescuing a maimed heiress, the Rich, Beleaguered Princess. Filling their purse with precious dragon scales, and commending themselves to Miss Fortune, they take a boat across The Sleeve in search of the flying pigs that can carry them to the Princess’s tower. Aided or distracted by a succession of diverting characters – a drunken raconteur, a sagacious seamstress, the scale-shedding Ringbane, a silent boatman, a fake fairground time traveller and an itinerant warrior hunted by a very sinister villain – the two bickering heroes finally reach their destination. But all is not as they expected, for they have neglected to inform themselves of some fundamental data … (29,000 words)
Described by a friendly advance reviewer (Erik Tonning, NLA University College, Norway) as "a delightful commentary on the art of storytelling" and conceded by an unsympathetic reviewer (Gordon A. Long on Reedsy) to contain "some very clever writing" and dialogue that is "bang-on," The Seventh Circumstance is for you if you liked Farmer Giles of Ham, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Princess Bride - especially if you are up for a mixture of all these and more!
Available now at your favorite digital store!
THE SEVENTH CIRCUMSTANCE by Adam Scribentis (published 5 August 2025)
On the Island of Albion, in the days before the Giants, two unlikely lads are tempted away from their drudges’ job in a village pub by the prospect of rescuing a maimed heiress, the Rich, Beleaguered Princess. Filling their purse with precious dragon scales, and commending themselves to Miss Fortune, they take a boat across The Sleeve in search of the flying pigs that can carry them to the Princess’s tower. Aided or distracted by a succession of diverting characters – a drunken raconteur, a sagacious seamstress, the scale-shedding Ringbane, a silent boatman, a fake fairground time traveller and an itinerant warrior hunted by a very sinister villain – the two bickering heroes finally reach their destination. But all is not as they expected, for they have neglected to inform themselves of some fundamental data … (29,000 words)
Described by a friendly advance reviewer (Erik Tonning, NLA University College, Norway) as "a delightful commentary on the art of storytelling" and conceded by an unsympathetic reviewer (Gordon A. Long on Reedsy) to contain "some very clever writing" and dialogue that is "bang-on," The Seventh Circumstance is for you if you liked Farmer Giles of Ham, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Princess Bride - especially if you are up for a mixture of all these and more!