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Jon Sprunk

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Shadow Saga

The Shadow Saga continues with in this “fun, fast, action-packed novel” of magic, mystery, and monstrous evil (Elitist Book Reviews).After helping his lover Josephine lay claim to the throne of Nimea, the assassin Caim has ventured north to the land that has haunted his dreams—cold, unforgiving Eregoth. He departs seeking answers to his parents’ murder and hoping that this knowledge will explain his ability to bend the shadows to his will.In searching for h...

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Jon Sprunk

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Book of the Black Earth

After losing his wife and son to a devastating plague, Horace becomes a soldier, sailing to battle for the Great Crusade against Akeshia. A shipwreck lands him on enemy shores, where he finds himself enslaved and on a brutal march across the desert to destinations unknown. When the caravan of slaves encounters a fierce storm, Horace discovers he possesses zoana, a mysterious gift of magic potent enough to instill fear in his captors and to earn him a place in Queen Byleth’s court.H...

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Jon Sprunk

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Shadow Saga

The thrilling Shadow Saga begins in Shadow's Son—"a first-rate sword-and-sorcery tale, with intriguing characters, that moves at a quick pace" ( Booklist).In the city of Othir, there are two kinds of people—the dead and those ones who made them that way.Caim is certainly not dead. Orphaned and adrift, Caim grows up to become a cold-blooded assassin with the aid of his ethereal companion Kit—a useful-but-maddening spirit only he can see or he...

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Jon Sprunk

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The Book of the Black Earth

In the chaos following the fall of Erugash, the reluctant sorcerer Horace, spy Alyra, and ex-gladiator Jirom have fled deep into the desert with a small army of followers devoted to fighting the evil Akeshian empire. But even as the rebellion strikes at their oppressors, the Akeshians are about to become the least of their concerns.For a dreadful power greater than all the god-kings of the land has risen. He is called the Manalish—a wielder of dark magic more terrifying than any ni...

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Jon Sprunk

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Shadow Saga

**The thrilling Shadow Saga collected in one volume for the first time.“A first-rate sword-and-sorcery tale, with intriguing characters, that moves at a quick pace” (Booklist).**Shadow’s SonIn the city of Othir, there are two kinds of people—the dead and those ones who made them that way.Caim is certainly not dead. Orphaned and adrift, Caim grows up to become a cold-blooded assassin with the aid of his ethereal companion Kit—a useful...

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Jon Sprunk

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Book of the Black Earth

After liberating Queen Byleth from the temple of the Sun Cult, Horace has ascended from slave to First Sword and confidant of the queen. He must now harness his power as a sorcerer while navigating complex political intrigue in a foreign land.Further complications arise when Alyra, former spy at court, returns. She has her own mysterious agenda, and Horace is forced to contend with this as well as his growing passion for her. Meanwhile, Jirom and his lover Emanon have joined the gr...

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Jon Sprunk

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The Book of the Black Earth

The band of unlikely heroes must face their destinies—whether in victory or in death—in the fourth entry set in the “fascinating and original” world of The Book of the Black Earth (Publishers Weekly).The terrifying, cannibalistic ghul legions of the dread sorcerer known as the Manalish continue to ravage the lands with the goal of creating an empire of the undead. But those who oppose him, while conflicted and tormented by what they have already e...

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Jon Sprunk

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Shadow Saga

Jon Sprunk delivers blood, betrayal, and “sword and sorcery action of a high order” in the thrilling conclusion to his epic fantasy adventure trilogy (SF Signal).In the far wastes of the Northern Marches, the assassin Caim lies in wait. Though he and his allies have defeated the monstrous witch Sybelle, there is a greater threat looming ahead… The Master--a being of nightmarish power who rules the Shadows and holds the answers that Caim has been searching ...

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Lou Anders, Ed Greenwood, Jon Sprunk, K.V. Johansen, Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith, Rachael Smith, Chris Willrich, Sarah L. Miles, Jonathan Anders, J. Dianne Dotson, Joel Shepherd

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Thrones & Bones

Cattle Die.Kinsfolk Die.Only the Deeds of Heroes Live On.Tales from Stolki's Hall is an anthology of short stories set in Norrøngard, the Norse-inspired land of the Thrones & Bones roleplaying game and the novel Frostborn by Lou Anders.The stories from Tales from Stolki's Hall range from the humorous to the horrifying, from epic sagas of bold adventure to poignant accounts of quiet desperation. These ten tal...

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Jon Sprunk

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A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Thomas Keegan, Nora Achrati, Elizabeth Jernigan, Joe Brack, Colleen Delany, Bradley Smith, Kimberly Gilbert, David Jourdan, Gregory Gorton, Mort Shelby, Danny Gavigan, David Coyne, James Konicek, Eric Messner, Evan Casey, Patrick Bussink, Michael John Casey, Steven Carpenter, Nick DePinto, Christopher Graybill, Terence Aselford, Scott McCormick, Christopher Scheeren, Katy Carkuff, David Harris, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Tim Carlin, Michael Glenn, Alyssa Wilmoth, Alexander Strain, Ted Stoddard, Nanette Savard, Ken Jackson, Gary Telles, Nathanial Perry, James Lewis

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Shadow (Sprunk)

The unforgiving Northlands...In Othir, he was at the top of the food chain—an assassin beyond compare, a dark shadow in the night. But Caim left that life behind when he helped an empress claim her throne. And now his past has come calling again.Searching for the truth behind the murder and disappearance of his parents, Caim discovers a land in thrall to the Shadow. Haunted by temptations from the Other Side, he becomes mired in a war he does not want to fight.But t...

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Jon Sprunk

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A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Thomas Keegan, Karen Novack, Elizabeth Jernigan, Bruce Alan Rauscher, Joe Brack, James Konicek, Danny Gavigan, James Keegan, Alyssa Wilmoth, Mort Shelby, Yasmin Tuazon, Larissa Gallagher, Colleen Delany, Alexander Strain, Gary Telles, David Coyne, Jeff Allin, Ted Stoddard, Patrick Bussink, Scott McCormick, Margie Tompros, Kimberly Gilbert, Joseph Thornhill, Christopher Scheeren

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Shadow (Sprunk)

In the holy city of Othir, treachery and corruption lurk at the end of every street, just the place for a freelance assassin with no loyalties and few scruples.Caim makes his living on the edge of a blade, but when a routine job goes south, he is thrust into the middle of an insidious plot. Pitted against crooked lawmen, rival killers and sorcery from the Other Side, his only allies are Josephine, the socialite daughter of his last victim and Kit, a guardian spirit no one else can ...

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Jon Sprunk

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A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Thomas Keegan, Nora Achrati, Elizabeth Jernigan, David Coyne, Michael John Casey, Bradley Smith, Mort Shelby, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Michael Glenn, Scott McCormick, Nick DePinto, Kimberly Gilbert, Eric Messner, Andy Clemence, Laura Harris, Evan Casey, Yasmin Tuazon, Dylan Lynch, Steven Carpenter, James Konicek, Christopher Scheeren, Tracy Olivera, Steve Wannall, Patrick Bussink, Nanette Savard, Christopher Graybill, Joel David Santner, James Lewis, Daniel Sonntag, Terence Aselford, Ren Casey, Joe Brack, Alyssa Wilmoth, Danny Gavigan, David Jourdan

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Shadow (Sprunk)

A land of death and shadow where only the strongest survive. Yet that is where Caim must go to follow the mystery at the heart of his life. Armed only with his knives and his companions, he plunges into a world of eternal night where the sun is never seen and every hand is turned against him.Caim has buried his father's sword and found some measure of peace, but deep in the north an unfathomable power lies waiting. To succeed on this mission, Caim will have to do more than just sur...