‘Most creatives I know have a passion project’: Five by Five’s Matt Batten discusses his fantasy-fiction novel
Passion project side-hustles are becoming increasingly common in the creative industry, as an artistic outlet for people outside of the regular 9-5. Five by Five Global’s executive creative director, Matt Batten, is the latest example, having published a fantasy-fiction novel this week, with more hopefully in store.
The anti-hero novel, ‘Dark: And the Boy in the Hole’ follows the story of “the boy with no name”, and his journey in life.
The synopsis reads: “Having been imprisoned in a deep stone pit by the tyrannical King Baltus for as long as he can remember, the Boy With No Name is unexpectedly set free by the last living minotaur, the albino Grim. Together, they escape into Myrr Wood to join the few remaining monsters of the Old World – a ragtag bunch of goblins, trolls, bendith, harpies, a wendigo, and the only lykkan left in the realm – all hunted by humanity to the brink of extinction.
