We’re thrilled to announce that Stranger In The Fire is now available in paperback and as an ebook!

Looking for the best new “modern Gothic” novels? Get ready to sink into the pitch-black atmosphere of this quirky volume and follow the twists and turns in company of Cathedra—a girl trying to escape the horrors of her own mind—and Radey, a boy who might be a raven… or a demon.

You can find Stranger In The Fire on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo, and other retail sites around the globe. You can also use the links below to get it directly from our distributor, Lulu.com:

It’s Edgar Allan Poe meets Phineas Poe.

Fans of Will Christopher Baer and readers seeking out the best new spooky books can enjoy getting entangled in this plot line. Have you ever felt like you were sitting across from a demon? Or started to suspect the demon might be possessing you? You’re not alone. By turns playful, sinister, and consoling, Stranger In The Fire rewards multiple read-throughs with evolving insights into mental health as well as alternate explanations of what actually takes place within these pages.

From the back cover:

A boy in a black suit is on the loose, burning down buildings.

A girl named Cathedra is grappling with the trauma of her past. And her therapist, Richard, is trying to help her, while coming to terms with his own tragic losses. As Richard struggles to resist being drawn into a relationship with Cathedra which would fall outside the boundaries of his profession, Cathedra is lured into the subterranean sewer where Radey prowls, tempting “those worthy” with promises of liberation and transformation as a reward when they face their deepest fears.

Is Radey a demon? Is he even real? A solitary white house, secluded by rolling hills and misty fields, seems to hold the answers under the light of a full moon.

About the author:

With an uncanny ability to channel history’s murkiest chapters, Cornelius Corvidae is a singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and birch bark jewelry maker. He wrote Stranger In The Fire in 2014. Reaching back through centuries of Gothic horrors, this psychological thriller gently prods us, along with Cathedra, into facing our own inner demons and discovering how, “The truth of who we are lies behind the veil of what we are most afraid of.”

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Rare Bird Publishing is an independent publishing house based in New York City. Our goal is to create a publishing process that feels effortless and lighthearted, so authors can focus on the catharsis of perfecting and sharing their vision. RBP is an imprint of Secretariat Communications.