Sirius Tales

A lot of people talk to their dogs, but what happens when they talk back?It’s 1984 in Huntington Beach, California. Fourteen-year-old Orion Echs has enough trouble fitting in without worrying about the strange bond he shares with Shadow, his massive, fiercely protective dog.Then a terrifying home invasion changes everything.Forced to flee, Orion and Shadow begin a desperate journey from the beaches of Southern California to the Eastern Sierra. But they aren’t simply running from the men who came for them. Orion has been framed for murder, a secretive agency wants them captured, and an enigmatic mercenary named Fenrir is closing in.Fenrir is unlike anyone Orion has ever encountered. Haunted by abilities he neither understands nor controls, he is ruthless, relentless—and somehow connected to the mystery surrounding Orion and Shadow.As the pursuit tightens, Orion discovers that Shadow is no ordinary dog. More unsettling still, Orion is beginning to understand that there is something unusual about him, too. Their connection is growing stronger, and with it comes a power that could help them survive—or turn them into exactly what their pursuers believe them to be.With nowhere left to hide and no one they can trust, a boy and his dog must decide whether to keep running or turn and face the people hunting them.Praise for A Sirius Mind"A wholesome debut about a boy and his dog? Yup—only it's told through a funhouse mirror of darkness. If you like dogs, murder, and an original story told well, this needs to be your next read."Andrew Bridgeman, author of the internationally published Emma Noble series.