Cover Reveal: Little Bead on a Squall, by C B Lansdell
26 Nov 2025Welcome to a new reveal!
Today we have the pleasure of helping reveal Little Bead on a Squall, a new interactive story in Unearthed Stories, written and illustrated by C B Lansdell.
Let's take a look at the blurb:
Each generation of knyads is a gift from the sea. A carer in training, Abulon understands this better than most. He has been taught to scout for the young polyps that come on perigean tides, and prepare them for a life on land. But in order to complete his training, he must leave the seagrass meadows of Fentu Brise for a clan with stormy seas and an uncertain future. Will he find his purpose on this wild coastline? And what else might it have in store for him?
The story is about 7k words.
It will be released in an update coming December 5th, 9am EST.
Time to take a look at the cover!

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C B Lansdell
Mountains, sea and urban sprawl: these are as much a part of imaginary worlds as the place where CB Lansdell lives, at the tip of Africa. Her dogs ensure she is exercised daily. Encounters with birdlife and fynbos on weekends are essential to her creativity. For best results, she should be left to soak in a rock pool at least once a month. Most days, she can be found in her home office, wearing her headphones to drown out the howling southeasterly wind.
