In the small town of Beaver Hollow, West Virginia, forester Luke Steele is haunted by visions of a towering tree, ominous omens, and his own suffocating demise. Tess McCoy, a former Army captain, harbors a debilitating secret and can’t get far enough from her mountain roots to save her life. When a mystifying accident takes the life of Tess’s younger brother, a series of preternatural events unfolds—propelling the former lovers from the oak-lined streets of their Appalachian hometown into the shifting seasons of an aberrant realm: a wondrous otherworld known as the EverShade.

But the EverShade is no sanctuary. Within its fractured borders, Luke and Tess are caught in a mythic war between two fabled demi-gods—a war set in motion during the final days of World War II and now threatening to crest its preternatural borders and pour without mercy into our own.

The Solstice Treaty is a six-volume graphic novel series (~80 pages each) that fuses urban fantasy, occult thriller, and alternate history. Written and lettered by Dave Marsh and illustrated by Jacopo Cigarini, the series spans six books—two complete, with the remainder in development. It’s crafted for readers who appreciate the intrigue of The Black Monday Murders and the mythic supernatural scope of Fables and B.P.R.D.

Within each volume lie world-building clues. Some are hidden in plain sight, others far more subtle. A word, a name, even an image may lead the reader to nearly fifty secret domains beyond these pages, expanding character backstories, revealing translated messages, or unearthing manuscripts best left forgotten. These discoveries are entirely optional, crafted to enrich the experience without being required to follow the story.

We are actively looking for a publisher for The Solstice Treaty. If you are interested in learning more and/or discussing publishing of the books, please contact me at the following:

Dave Marsh – contact@zojoi.com