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Having worked out his penance and resettled his people in the citadel of Arnoch, the Nameless Dwarf decides to start a new life in the up-and-coming town of Brink. Seven years later, he has everything a dwarf could possibly wish for—a gym, a beer hall, and a bawdy house across the road. Then a blood-stained dwarf staggers into town with a message of doom: Arnoch has sunk beneath the waves, its last defense against the attack of a five-headed dragon.The one slender hope remaining to the dwarves lies in their distant past: the dwarf lords, who had been created for perils such as this. But for centuries, they have been in exile on Thanatos, a death-world likely to change even the greatest of heroes.With time running out for Arnoch, Nameless must find the dwarf lords and persuade them to come home.But before that, he first has to survive them.

Captured by the survivors of his massacre at Arx Gravis, the Nameless Dwarf is sentenced to die. The assassin Ilesa has abandoned him, and so it falls to the ex-rogue Nils and Silas the sorcerer to stage a rescue.But with the Lich Lord’s grimoire obsessing him more and more, Silas suspects he is no longer in control of his own fate. Sick and close to death, he is drawn on by visions of a black staff within a forest of tar.As an ancient trap closes in on the companions, the last of the dwarves are threatened with extinction at the hands of ravenous beasts that live only to feed.And in the background, orchestrating it all, an implacable horror Nameless thought had been destroyed:A skull with crimson eyes that feast on living souls.All that remains of Otto Blightey, the Lich Lord of Verusia.

"Dead Jack is wicked fun! Undead noir with a devious sense of humor. Highly recommended!" — Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Patient Zero and Rot & RuinJACK WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR DUST—MAYBE EVEN SAVE THE WORLD!Dead Jack and the Pandemonium Device kicks off a wild and irreverent fantasy / horror series following the exploits of a zombie detective and his homunculus frenemy. In the fast-paced novel, the drug-addicted zombie detective and his shapeshifting sidekick battle and outsmart supernatural creatures, from tough-guy leprechauns to sex-obsessed shark women and insane bat gods, in a hellish, alternate New York City of the 1940s.The series is being developed for film and TV. Read Dead Jack and the Pandemonium Device now before it hits the screen!The book also features three interior illustrations.

Deacon Shader is a man of contradictions. Trained for holiness, he is also the deadliest warrior of his generation.When plague strikes at the heart of the city of Sarum and the Abbey of Pardes is attacked by an army of undead, Shader is thrust into the forefront of an ages-old conflict.After being hidden for millennia, the scattered pieces of the artifact that doomed the old world have resurfaced, and an ancient enemy comes to claim them.Armies clash, dark magic is unleashed, and devastating science threatens to unmake the whole of creation.These are the times of the Unweaving that Shader has been prepared for since a child; and these are the days that will test his faith to the limits.

Book 2 of the Shader series (Epic Fantasy)The reavers are swarming and this time their prey is the supreme ruler of the Templum, the Ipsissimus himself.With Shader dead and his piece of the Statue of Eingana in the hands of Shadrak the Unseen, the threat of the Unweaving of all Creation is one step nearer.Dr. Cadman realizes he’s in too deep and there’s nothing for it but to go on the offensive. If he’s to survive the coming war for the statue, what better allies could he have than an army of the living dead?As Sektis Gandaw closes in and a clash of cultures threatens the land of Sahul, the philosopher Aristodeus still has ideas of his own that could decide the fate of all existence.But with the passage to the heavenly realm of Araboth covered by the Abyss, nothing is as it should be. Aristodeus knows that even Shader’s death can be turned to his advantage; after all, it’s a long game, and he holds all the cards.But even the best laid plans …Best Laid Plans is the second book in the epic Shader series by D.P. Prior.Here's what readers are saying about book 1, Sword of the Archon:"This is the best full-length self-published fantasy I've yet to read." - Rex Jameson "Gritty and thought-provoking, Shader is an absolute triumph of fantasy." - Journal of Always"If you liked Abercrombie's trilogy I think you'll like this." - Ray Nicholson"This author has some major talent." - Readers Favourite

With mounting dismay, Zhai watched his side win the war...Approaching retirement and shunted aside by his political enemies, veteran diplomat Gumeigo Zhai knows his glory days representing his beloved Coalition in galactic politics are behind him. Still hated by many for his infamous actions in a secession crisis decades ago, Zhai expects his diplomatic career to end with a whimper, not a bang.That's before an explosive interstellar war unexpectedly breaks out between the Coalition and their old foe, the totalitarian Free Planetary Alliance. With the galaxy in chaos and experienced diplomats urgently needed, Zhai finds himself thrust into one last mission: guiding Tor, a newly liberated ex-Alliance world, to independence.It's a hard job, made harder by a rival delegation from his own government bent on undermining him. Underfunded and underprotected, Zhai soon realises that he's entangled in the most dangerous situation of his career, one he may not escape alive.With terrorist supersoldiers inciting revolution, half the provisional Torian government plotting coups against the other half, and a devastating civil war looming on the horizon, the present is dangerous – but not as lethal as Zhai's dark past. After decades of dirty work for a government which now regards him as expendable, Zhai is finally forced to wonder where his loyalties truly lie...Robert Harris meets Battlestar Galactica in this gripping novel, perfect for fans of science fiction with a political edge.

Captured by the survivors of his massacre at Arx Gravis, the Nameless Dwarf is sentenced to die. The assassin Ilesa has abandoned him, and so it falls to the ex-rogue Nils and Silas the sorcerer to stage a rescue.But with the Lich Lord's grimoire obsessing him more and more, Silas suspects he is no longer in control of his own fate. Sick and close to death, he is drawn on by visions of a black staff within a forest of tar.As an ancient trap closes in on the companions, the last of the dwarves are threatened with extinction at the hands of ravenous beasts that live only to feed.And in the background, orchestrating it all, an implacable horror Nameless thought had been destroyed: A skull with crimson eyes that feast on living souls.All that remains of Otto Blightey, the Lich Lord of Verusia.

From internationally bestselling author D.P. Prior... "A beautifully written and engrossing masterwork!" -- Mitchell Hogan Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018 A babe is born in the shadows of the ravine city, a child who will end the self-imposed exile of the dwarves and usher in a new age of glory. Years later, Ravine Guard Carnac Thayn discovers a break-in at the Scriptorium. A dwarf has been murdered and a book stolen, but the ruling council do nothing. Then, when Carn is called to investigate thuds and crashes from the mines, old horror rises from the deep, and the city is threatened with slaughter. Rumors begin to circulate about a mythical axe said to be lost below the earth, an axe wielded by the dwarf lords of old that might just be the last hope of a race marked to die. But deception is rife, and unseen forces manipulate all paths to the future.It is a pivotal moment for the dwarves, and Carn must make a choice that will either save or damn his people. Blood will flow in rivers through the ravine. Friends will become foes. A name will be forgotten. And a hero will rise.