In the Age of Four Empires, distant kings lead distant armies, and bandits roam the land. Always, remnants of a darker age lurk beneath the surface.On the cusp of manhood young Erramun comes to the Haegmarch to take possession of his new lands and meet his new bride. He expects years of peace to grow into his role, but instead of wise coaching from Lord Harduwich, he finds a shambles, his new home ransacked and his people in chains.For young Theudhar, the loss is deeply per...

A cave in a dark forest, a royal castle, an abandoned church. These are the places where the dark wanders and from which it issues challenges.In "The Tower of the Eagle" an unscrupulous man courts a wizard's daughter.In "The Gate of the Ages" an ancient wizard struggles in vain against his own creation.In The Fire of St. Denian's a young man just discovering his powers must face foes that make the bravest blanch, and after that must battle a darkness that can't be kill...

Three thousand years of experience provides Iddin-Lagumal with an abundance of wisdom and the experience to deal with nearly any issue. Now his best defences become his enemy, and he's helpless to protect all he cares for in this world. Can his years and his magic provide an answer?

Henrik comes courting the fair daughter of a powerful wizard, but he comes with ulterior motives and carefully prepared lies. Can Brigitta discover his dark motives? Can she escape the broken and twisted minions he brings?Tower of the Eagle is a 6300-word short story and this e-book includes the short story "The Enemy of My Enemy"

An assassin with a secret, a bookseller with disreputable friends, and an old man with creaking knees and a lifetime of regrets make unlikely heroes, but where magic reigns the most unlikely things come true.In "Assassin," magic serves Death alone, until tonight.In the short novel Ozan the Hero, monsters prowl the streets of a city while thieves plot and murder beneath them.In "The Enemy of My Enemy," an unkillable assassin walks the streets of a town under siege.

A little girl lost in a magical wood, an old warrior with creaking knees and an unkillable foe, a teenage girl in a city full of evil. In worlds where magic reigns, anything can happen, and these unlikely heroes face insurmountable odds. Six tales offer six different views of courage and desperation in the teeth of dark and fearsome magic.In "Cards," a Wayfarer has nothing to offer but the smallest of magics. With that she must save lives when soldiers come calling.In "Rain...

Milo, a young man away from home for the first time, encounters a woman on the road. In the ruins of Ospara — once the greatest city in the world — he discovers truths about her that he could never have imagined.

Above the Isegsae looms the city of Roydai. Here, the twisting streets and sagging buildings hold every sort of depravity the human mind can comprehend. Below, an army encircles the walls, an army bent on destroying everything the city has been for the last thousand years.Auda, a teenage Healer apprenticed to doddering Oswine can't understand why they've come here. Those surrounding Roydai are like her in many ways. Bearers of the same culture, they think as she does. Auda knows sh...

Three dangerous men meet in a wizard's tower, an executioner, an assassin, and a wizard darker and more dangerous than both combined. Three men with no love for each other, who will survive?The Enemy of My Enemy is a 3100-word short story, and this e-book also contains the short story "Tower of the Eagle."

Dewi, a child who takes shelter from the rain in a cave, meets an ancient danger seeking vengeance  

"Fight with whom you will; avenge those you deem most worthy." Sister Shifra's orders tell Hudde nothing useful about his mission. He doesn't know that the caves beneath the castle teem with supernatural creatures, nor can he guess the nature of the changes that overtake him there. The island of Gelio in the Isegsae has know tranquillity for centuries. The people farm and fish in liberty and their sons and daughters marry in peace. They even have to import their fi...

She's a delicate thing, the Oracle, and very pretty.  When Cenhelm, a warrior of high standing in the king's household, is sent to take her home it's a quest likely to try his patience more than his abilities.  Then he remembers that when magic is involved, anything can happen. This is a 6500-word short story, and this e-book also contains the story "Cards."