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The Red Man
Martin awakes naked on the shores of a silent and hungry world.
He has no memory of how he got there, no memory of anything beyond his name. Now he must journey through the Eating Wastes in which the very land he walks on tries to consume him. His only hope of escape are massive gateways that call to him to enter, all he has to do is make it to one. The journey will test both his will and flesh as nightmarish creatures stalk his every move, wanting to claim him for their own.
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What some others have said about it on Amazon:
This story read like a satisfyingly horrific nightmare--something Neil Gaiman and Lovecraft might have written together. Eyeless monsters, creatures with too many joints, and a hungry, living land are just some of the things the main character Martin faces when he wakes naked in a strange land.
I really enjoyed the gruesome imagery and the sweeping imagination of the author as he lead us through the land. Like another reviewer said, it was a cool moment when I finally understood the title. A good read!
and another
Alex is a talented writer who knows how to weave a story. His talents flourish in The Red Man, and while the narrative itself is enough merit to warrant a reading, you would be doing yourself a great disservice in not seeing the subtext of this piece. He examines the idea of humanity as it relates to the person--meaning that it should make you look at yourself and consider the concept of "who you are" as an alien thing.
Who are you? Are you an alien among your own kind? The answer should be difficult for you if you have even a scrap of self-awareness.
Discover yourself through The Red Man. I've learned a bit, I reckon.