title: Chomp: A Novella of the Demons and the Dead
author:  Brian Rappatta 
description: Brian Rappattas short fiction has appeared in various anthologies and magazines, both online and in print. His recent publications include Shock Totem #1, Steampunk Tales #1, the first venue for original short fiction designed exclusively for the iphone, and the anthology Zencore: Scriptus Innominatus (the 7th volume of the Nemonymous anthology series, which was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society Award for Best Anthology). His novelette, Tongues, won 2nd place in the annual Writers of the Future competition in 2006. He is a graduate of the Odyssey Writers Workshop, where he studied with World Fantasy Award winner Jeanne Cavelos and #1 New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin.
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  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents
  either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is
  entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2013 by Sarra Cannon
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN: 978-1-62421-020-4
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions
  thereof in any form whatsoever.
  
  
  
  
  
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  Formatting by Dead River Books
  
  
  
  
  
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  ![Books 1 - 3](Image00000.gif)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Beautiful Demons](text00004.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Inner Demons](text00045.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Bitter Demons](text00090.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  ![Beautiful Demons](Image00001.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _To all of the Beautiful Demons out there. Thank you for