When an unexpected visitor invades Kissa’s dreams, stirring something hidden, her world comes apart. Even worse, the people she trusts most have...

Syreeta Benjamin

About

Syreeta Benjamin is an author and visual artist/designer living in Texas. Fueled by her lifelong love for storytelling, she obtained her Master's in Creative Writing and wrote her first young adult fantasy fiction novel, Light Amidst the Shadows. 

Aside from being immersed in the pages of her second book, she often escapes into the worlds of fellow fantasy and sci-fi authors. 

Books

THE MEMORIES of a DREAM WALKER

"I can still feel his amusement in the hunt, like a shadow at the edges of my mind, stalking…waiting."

Everyone questions Dawn’s sanity. A step into her world–a place where daymares spill into reality–the lines blur like faded pages. With a broken heart, a dorky therapist, and her positive guru best friend, Dawn can barely hold it together.

At...

Light Amidst the Shadows (The Chronicle of the Keepers, #1)

When an unexpected visitor invades Kissa’s dreams, stirring something hidden, her world comes apart. Even worse, the people she trusts most have been keeping secrets and now a sickness with no cure plagues her homeland.

As Kissa sets off to pursue her dream of becoming a healer, she develops strange abilities that muddle her path despite her best...

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My Love for Books


I recall writing my first book when I was around six or seven years old. A piece of...

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Written by Syreeta Benjamin

October, 29, 2024


I’m hands down a fantasy fiction junkie. I switch between epic fantasy, dark fantasy, and romantasy. That’s not to say I don’t delve...