A sprawling epic of redemption, heroism, and friendship in the face of insurmountable evil and an inexorable fate."A beautifully written and engrossing masterwork!" (Mitchell Hogan)Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018Child of an unreliable prophecy. Victim of a terrible deception. A soldier once. Then a killer of his own kind. A butcher.The Nameless Dwarf lies entombed beneath the earth, locked in an eter...

Here begins the epic saga of the Nameless Dwarf™The dwarves of the Ravine City have hidden away from the world above for centuries, but their self-imposed exile is about to end.Ravine Guard Carnac Thayn has always felt there was more to life than humdrum patrols and drinking in the local taverns. His pa says the blood of heroes flows through his veins, but it must have been diluted by beer.When Carn is called to a murder scene and pursues the assass...

The original Nameless Dwarf story and your FREE gateway into the Annals of the Nameless Dwarf 10-book series.Unable to forgive himself for the massacre of thousands of his own kind under the influence of a cursed black axe, the Nameless Dwarf swears to do one last thing, even if it kills him: With Nils Fargin, the son of a Jeridium guild lord as his guide, Nameless pursues the surviving dwarves from the ravine cit...

When the dwarven civil war ended, the Nameless Dwarf lay cold upon the battlefield, his broken axe beside him.But death is not the end in a cosmos ruled by the Supernals, beings of pure sorcery with the power to create worlds.Nameless finds himself aboard a ship bound for the Feasting Halls of Witandos, but disappointment, rather than beer, awaits him, along with a mountain of unpaid penance.For the deeds performed in life have their consequences in the world to com...

"A triumph of fantasy!" (Journal of Always)"Derek Prior always produces masterpieces of storytelling, with great characters full of life, relentless plots, and gripping and intense fight scenes." (Mitchell Hogan)The entire Templum Knight trilogy in one volume!Includes:Sword of the ArchonBest Laid PlansThe UnweavingAn exemplary knight and veteran of a horrific battle against the undead armies of the Lich Lord, Deacon S...

Tey Moonshine's scarred flesh holds the secret of ancient magic, which threatens the charlatan wizards who govern Sorcerers' Isle.Injured in a freak accident, Tey Moonshine is good for only one thing: an apprenticeship as a clan sorcerer.But under the scrutiny of her new master, she can no longer keep her secret concealed. For years now, guided by a demon that lurks within, Tey has cut magical symbols into her flesh.As her training begins and her powers awaken, deat...

The Nameless Dwarf awakens from a year-long slumber, tortured by memories of slaughter. He has become an outcast, a butcher, the most reviled of dwarven kind.Meanwhile, forces of unimaginable destruction coalesce around the mountain fortress of a mad sorcerer, and the philosopher Aristodeus assembles a team of four unlikely heroes for a last desperate attempt to avert the destruction of all things:A pious knight with a wavering faith;An assassin wit...

A Dwarf With No Name is a FREE taster story from Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Book 4: Land of NightmareUnable to forgive himself for the massacre of thousands of his own kind under the influence of a cursed black axe, the Nameless Dwarf swears to do one last thing, even if it kills him:With Nils Fargin, the son of a Jeridium guild lord as his guide, Nameless pursues the surviving dwarves from the ravine city Arx Gravis, hoping to convince them that they are safe to return h...

A sprawling epic of redemption, heroism, and friendship in the face of insurmountable evil and an inexorable fate."A beautifully written and engrossing masterwork!" (Mitchell Hogan)Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018Child of an unreliable prophecy. Victim of a terrible deception. A soldier once. Then a killer of his own kind. A butcher.The Nameless Dwarf lies entombed beneath the earth, locked in an eternal sleep until the hour of Medryn-Tha's gr...

The dwarven civil war might have ended, but the powers behind it still fester....Snuv Scavage is about as lowborn as a dwarf can get. With no parents and no home, she tends Arnoch's battle-goats and sleeps in their pen. But there is something special about this dwarf. Something written in her blood.When disturbing reports come in from the city of Jeridium, Snuv is sent to kill the heavily pregnant Skald, Nyra Sahtis, before she can give birth to her unnatural child. But Nyr...

"Shader is a triumph of fantasy!" (Journal of Always)"Derek Prior always produces masterpieces of storytelling, with great characters full of life, relentless plots, and gripping and intense fight scenes." (Mitchell Hogan)When a powerful artifact is stolen from the Abbey of Pardes, the holy knight Deacon Shader is sent to retrieve it.But events have already spiraled out of control: plague spreads across the land, the dead rise from ...

A sprawling epic of redemption, heroism, and friendship in the face of insurmountable evil and an inexorable fate."A beautifully written and engrossing masterwork!" (Mitchell Hogan)Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018Contains Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Books 1-3:1. Ravine of Blood and Shadow2. Mountain of Madness3. Curse of the Black AxeChild of an...