PORTLAND, OR-MAY 21, 2006- Kyle Sennett, a Portland author and editor, has released his short story collection, “Shaytan Rising,” published by LuLu.com (http://www.lulu.com).

Shaytan Rising is a collection of five short stories which examine the dark sides of the self.

Kyle Sennett wrote Shaytan Rising , compiling five of his best short works. The title story SHAYTAN RISING tells the tale of a man who finds himself inexorably drawn to a dark force that he cannot identify until he becomes that dark force himself. SHE is the tale of the Old Gift and the terrifying creature who is its keeper. CONFESSIONS OF A DJINI takes a more humorous tone, exposing the secrets of the wish-granting spirits eternally tied to their lamps. In BACKLASH we meet Jessica, who has returned to her family home and her family's secrets. And finally in THE CIRCLE we meet a coterie of magicians who are plagued by an urge demon, Abraxas, and the machinations of their own superiors within their secret Order. Shaytan Rising is available for purchase at www.lulu.com/kylesennett, in a marketplace filled with other unique and wonderful surprises.

“Shaytan Rising is brilliant and dark, a must read for the fantasy reader, or for anyone who has ever wondered what the dark side of humanity is like. It is introspective and visceral, drawing the reader in immediately and never letting them go until the end.”

Link to Publication*: http://www.lulu.com/kylesennett

ABOUT AUTHOR
Kyle Sennett lives in Portland, Oregon and has been writing creatively, “Since I was old enough to put a crayon to a piece of newsprint.” He wrote his first novel, a fantasy, when he was in middle school. It remains unpublished, handwritten on loose-leaf lined paper in a three-ring binder. Since that time he has worked as an editor and a publisher and written journalism as well as opinion columns for several publications. His short fiction and poetry has been published and he is currently working on a science fiction novel which he describes as, “Very distant future space opera.” Kyle attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine then moved to Oregon in 1997. He lives with his two cats.

ABOUT LULU
Founded in 2002, Lulu is the world’s fastest-growing print-on-demand marketplace for digital do-it-yourselfers. Please see www.lulu.com for more information.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Kyle Sennett, magdalenos@gmail.com ,