
Some things in this world defy everything we've been taught.
We dismiss them as fiction or fantasy
because it's easier—more comfortable—to accept.
But we know better.
When these occurrences happen too often,
they can't be mere coincidence.
To some, fate is an inevitable event, shaped by the impossible.
To others, it's an unforgiving force—dark and inescapable.
We try to bury our fear of it, hoping to forget, to strip it of power.
But no matter how hard we try… it creeps back to the surface.
The shadows follow us… plaguing, devouring…
Until our minds begin to rot.
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~ J.C. BRENNAN
It began on the battlefield...
But the war they survived was nothing compared to the ancient war waiting for them.
THE BEGINNING
WHEN THE WAR ENDS... THE REAL BATTLE BEGINS


DARK FANTASY | HISTORICAL FANTASY | SUPERNATURAL HORROR
New Apple Awards
Pinnacle Book Achievement Award: Best in Fiction
Readers' Favorite Bronze Award
From multi-award-winning author J.C. Brennan comes a new edition of the A Fine Line series, starting with Book 1: The Beginning—a dark fantasy epic where history bleeds into myth, and survival demands a descent into darkness.
May 1864
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill
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Union soldier William T. Heathaway should have died in the mud, his body lost among the thousands littering Georgia’s blood-soaked earth. But fate—or something far darker—intervenes. Rescued by a healer with uncanny gifts and his clairvoyant wife, William is thrust into a world where the veil between the mortal and the supernatural thins. In the war’s aftermath, he becomes the catalyst that binds an unlikely Crew—each drawn by unseen forces toward a destiny darker than they can imagine.
SURVIVAL IS THE FIRST LIE.
What William and his Crew believe about their survival is only the beginning of a far more unsettling truth. The war was merely a prelude to a greater conflict—one where the stakes reach beyond life and death. Bound by forces older than memory, they are entwined with something vast and unseen, their fates dictated by whispers from powers unknown.
The shadows stir.
The hour is late.
What secrets lie buried in their past?
What awaits them in the gathering dark?
And what role must they play in a war beyond time?
Blending the visceral grit of historical fiction with the creeping dread of gothic horror, J.C. Brennan's A Fine Line Series is a masterclass in dark fantasy. For fans of The Terror and Between Two Fires, this epic tale weaves brotherhood, fate, and eldritch horror into a tapestry as relentless as it is unforgettable.
Start the series.
02. 26. 2025
THE AWAKENING
WILLIAM AND THE CREW WILL UNCOVER THE MYSTERY OF WHO AND WHAT THEY ARE


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