Valdar is a city of swordslingers and necromancers, witch cults and halfhuman races. It’s a city in a world of darkness, black magic and creatures of the night . . . a city where demonic entities serve the needs of any witch or magicman who can open a doorway into their domain.
This is my city. This is my world.
With a special dowsing rod, I can detect the ectoplasmic residue of any supernatural presence or demonic entity and sense the vestiges of odylic power and vile sorcery used in the commission of crimes. I hunt anyone and anything that poses a threat to the people of my city. My name’s Dorgo. Folks call me the Dowser.
From infernal depths where lost souls mutate into hell-spawned devils, from the other side of the veil that separates the earthly from the unearthly, from an ancient land whose borders cross into other dimensions, Mad Shadows—The Weird Tales of Dorgo the Dowser, will transport you to a world where sentient shadows, vengeful vampires, malevolent puppets, and raging werewolves haunt the night . . . a world where life is cheap and souls are always up for sale.
Joe Bonadonna has published numerous short stories, and is the author of three novels and five screenplays. A rock guitarist and songwriter, Joe is a former board member of the Chicago Screenwriters Network, where he lectured on writing screenplays. He currently lives in the dark heart of Chicago. Lately, Joe has been writing articles/blogs for Black Gate Magazine's official website, the Rogue Blades Entertainment website, and the Black Science Fiction Society's website. Recently, he and his novel, MAD SHADOWS: THE WEIRD TALES OF DORGO THE DOWSER, were mentioned on a Zone4 podcast by Ron Fortier, writer and editor/publisher of Airship 27 Productions. Joe has finished 2 new tales of Dorgo the Dowser, and is pitching them to magazines and anthologies, and is working on an old-fashioned, pulp fiction space opera for Airship 27 Productions. Visti him on Facebook, Google+, and check out his Google Profile, too.