The Empire teeters on the brink of collapse. A hedonistic teen assumes the throne under false pretenses while a slave rebellion erupts in the north. The southern King of Kings, sensing weakness, sets his eyes on his vulnerable foe.In the midst of the growing tumult, a young man from the Empire's hinterlands grudgingly heads to Imperial City. There, Claudio-Valens sees firsthand the weak, treasonous Imperial Council that aids foreign enemies, and finds himself at the center of the f...

An evil not seen in hundreds of years has awakened in the highland nation of Badelgard. The Ulfr – the original inhabitants of the land whose evil was matched only by their power over death – stir from their barrows.The dead walk again at the command of an Ulfr witch. The fate of the High King and the possession of the High Throne grow more and more uncertain. Tensions flare between the lowborn commoners and the highborn descendants of the Seven Wardens.In the middle of it ...

An admission to the Wizards Council sets in motion a race against time and against mysterious enemies, including the Dark One himself. This prequel novella gives context to the months leading up to events of The Dark One's Hand and features major characters such as Gastreel and Fortunato.The Last Shadow Epic is a complete nine-book fantasy series available in ebook and paperback editions. The Dark One's Hand is also available in audiobook format.

Publius Corvus, struggling with the worthiness of his cause, trains with the Imperial legion in the foothills. But as he questions the Empire and its goals, he finds himself sent on a secret mission in the mountains, a mission he increasingly does not understand.Far away, in the streets of Imperial City, with the skies full of portent, word spreads that the emperor's daughter has been kidnapped, and rumors circulate of something else, a new era, a new world, a new "Red Dawn."

The Ulfr conquest is complete. The towns of Badelgard lie destroyed, abandoned, or suffering under the rule of Fell Lords and their dark ladies. Against all odds, Kai Riverhall—the Dragon’s Son—seeks to put an end to the Great Witch and her eternal winter.The final book of the Ulfr Crisis trilogy narrates three distinct lives.In MY BROTHER THE MORGUIS, a man meets his long-lost sibling but begins to question his true identity. In QUEEN OF NOTHING, the new High Queen attempt...

The Empire has reached its zenith of power and prosperity, but things are rarely as they seem.As shadow spreads across the world, the Revered Order of Hunters scours the provinces for demon shrines and their fiendish worshipers, all while an eerie silence south of the Imperial border hints of a gathering storm. The emperor Severus struggles to maintain the recent peace and harmony, though he knows the growing dark touches all strata of society, from the highest official to the lowl...

The second book of the "Ulfr Crisis" trilogy.Alysse Riverhall sails to her native land, vowing to return with an army of knights. While Sigmund sits on the throne, Kenna Wildsaber calls up spirits of darkness to aid her ambitions. The undead High Witch of the Ulfr plots and waits for her chance. But only one of them can be HIGH QUEEN.While humans battle for the High Throne, the Ulfr rise in the flesh, marching under the banner of the Frozen Skull. Soon they reach the home o...

When Lorkdan, a foreign mercenary, arrives at a lonely inn down a dark road, he hopes for nothing more than a bed to rest his head and a meal to fill his stomach. But things are not well in the county called Valle, nor the kingdom at large; and as the hours progress, he finds himself thrust into a journey that will change him, and the world he knows, forever. This novelette includes a map and an illustrated glossary entry.

A desert tale. Court cartographer Alessandro finds himself assigned to discover new routes to the East, new ways to resume the trade of spices for the empire he serves. But in the desert lie dangers; in the midst of the sands are the ruins of a great city, which natives dare not disturb. A woman of the night, a dead king's gold, and an ancient curse — all these await Alessandro AMONG THE RUINS.

Before Reev Nax was born, his father Simeon seeks fame and glory throughout the world of Varda. At the time a teenage boy, he sets his eyes on the Elven World, where stories of ancient heroes abound, but where instead he will find lies whispered on the wind and darkest betrayal. A Last Shadow Epic novella.The Last Shadow Epic is a complete nine-book fantasy series available in ebook and paperback editions. The Dark One's Hand is also available in audiobook format.

Lorkdan, the underworld's champion, would consider himself second to none in devotion to his much abhorred god, but when the murder of a family leads him on a quest for truth, that devotion—as he tells it—will be put to the ultimate test.

The city of Pythia has long ruled over the kingdoms of the earth and the people called the Danaans. But for days, a storm has swirled above its skies, and rumor has spread of an act of horror committed in its temple.Cleon, a rebel slave, finds himself at the center of the ESCHATON, the end if not of the world then of the nation.