Stories have always evolved with technology. First, oral stories were told around a fire. Then came books. Then illustrated books. Then comics and graphic novels. Then film and television. Scenic novels are a new type of illustrated book, designed to deliver cinematic reading experiences. A scenic novel blends the immersive storytelling of a traditional novel with the visual storytelling of cinema. Instead of reading pages of text and imagining every scene yourself, each page

Tales of creatures, swashbuckling buccaneers, and fearless heroines are whispered in taverns and drift around campfires. Some call the mysterious pirate captain a hero, others a villain, and a few fear her as a monster. So, who is Ghosthand? Let's ask the people of Tidalora. Dock smuggler who got thrown in the harbor “My partner and I fought the Ghosthand two-on-one at the docks. We had swords and daggers and she was unarmed. Well, she has the one arm with the—you know? One s

If you sail under Ghosthand’s flag, you're not just a pirate. You're part of something stranger and stronger: a family. Here are a few of the people you might meet aboard the Nightwake . Some people go by their real names, while others choose pirate code names. What would your pirate name be if you joined? Ghosthand — Captain of the Nightwake Ghosthand is most famous (or infamous) for her spectral right arm: cold bone wrapped in blue, supernatural flame with untold powers. Bu