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Dark Arts (Language of the Sword)

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Dark Arts (Language of the Sword)
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The job should have been simple…

Tam Zphinx is a Rat Catcher, a detective of sorts in the decadent city of Derenz. He investigates petty crimes for low pay but when the gorgeous Jessa Valinton walks in offering a hundred times the usual fee, he and his partner Riles jump at the chance for an easy score…

 

But after his partner is murdered and other curious characters turn up wanting the same thing as the dame, things get monstrously complicated…

 

Dark Arts is an action-packed noir fantasy in the vein of classic pulp fiction and sword & sorcery tales. If you like mysterious intrigues, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you’ll love James Alderice’s gritty tale. This is a prologue for The KINSLAYER and the epic fantasy Language of the Sword series.

Buy Dark Arts to get join in a bloody sword and sorcery mystery today!

Brutal: An Epic Grimdark Fantasy (THE BRUTAL SWORD SAGA)

Brutal: An Epic Grimdark Fantasy (THE BRUTAL SWORD SAGA)
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He has no name. His past is a mystery. His future is etched in blood…

The Sellsword knows an opportunity when he sees one. When he rides into the border city of Aldreth, he can tell that the power struggle between two feuding wizards needs a solitary spark to ignite into all-out-war. As he sets the corrupt paladins and demonic adepts against each other, he’s not surprised when the blood begins to flow…

But after the alluring duchess catches his eye, the Sellsword puts himself in harm’s way to protect her and the innocent people of Aldreth. To save the noble few, spells and blades won’t stop the Sellsword from leaving a swath of righteous carnage in his wake…

Brutal is an action-packed grimdark fantasy in the vein of classic pulp fiction and Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. If you like gory battles, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you’ll love James Alderdice’s gritty tale.

Buy Brutal to get lost in a bloody sword and sorcery adventure today!

The Averoigne Archives (The Averoigne Cycle) by Clark Ashton Smith

The Averoigne Archives (The Averoigne Cycle) by Clark Ashton Smith
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See also  : The Averoigne Legacy: Tribute Tales in the World of Clark Ashton Smith for modern authors takes on Averoigne

ENTER THE HAUNTED LAND OF AVEROIGNE

Collected into one volume are all of Weird Tales author Clark Ashton Smith’s short stories of Averoigne, the sinister, monster-haunted province of medieval France. Werewolves and satyrs stalk the dark forests, witches and necromancers lurk in the swamps, and gargoyles and giants terrorize the cathedral city of Vyônes in the heart of Averoigne. Even the holy Abbey of Périgon is defiled by cursed statues and demons from the stars. Come, explore the mysteries of Averoigne… if you dare.

Includes these stories by Clark Ashton Smith:

  • Mother of Toads
  • The Maker of Gargoyles
  • The Holiness of Azédarac
  • A Night in Malnéant
  • The Colossus of Ylourgne
  • The Enchantress of Sylaire
  • The Beast of Averoigne
  • The Mandrakes
  • A Rendezvous in Averoigne
  • The Disinterment of Venus
  • The Satyr
  • The End of the Story
  • Averoigne (poem)

…and a map of Averoigne by Tim Kirk!

The Averoigne Legacy: Tribute Tales in the World of Clark Ashton Smith (The Averoigne Cycle)

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NOT THE END OF THE STORY!

The lore of Averoigne didn’t end with Clark Ashton Smith. Over the decades other writers, fascinated by this “Lovecraft country” of medieval France, added their own contributions in tales spanning history from the Roman era to modern day. Revisit Vyônes and Périgon, meet Luc le Chaudronnier and Azédarac once again, as old foes like the Gargoyles of Vyônes Cathedral and the Colossus of Ylourgne return to wreck more havoc.

But new threats are always lurking in the shadows – join the peasantry of Averoigne in their struggles to survive in their cursed, monster-haunted homeland as they face dangers ranging from ghostly cats to man-eating ogres. Tales of harpies and werewolves, witches and necromancers, changelings and cockatrices await you, as well as adversaries of the more mundane variety like fanatical Inquisitors, heretical cults, and druids serving dark gods.

For the first time collected together into one volume, you can read over two dozen poems and stories of Averoigne (including some never before published) by Mythos authors like DJ Tyrer, Ron Hilger, Richard Tierney, Brian McNaughton, Michael Minnis, and James Chambers, including:

  • THE ORACLE OF SADOQUA by Ron Hilger
  • THE WEDDING OF SHEILA-NA-GOG by G. Arthur Rahman & Richard L. Tierney
  • THE CULT OF THE SINGING FLAME by David Reid Ross
  • THE DOOM OF AZÉDARAC by Ron Hilger
  • THE PINK FLOWER OF SAINT ZÉNOBIE by Aaron Hollingsworth
  • HUGH THE DISCERNING by Garnett Elliott
  • THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF GHOSTLY CATS by Michael Minnis
  • UNHALLOWED GROUND, UNHOLY FLESH by James Chambers
  • THE LITTLE AND THE BIG by Michael Minnis
  • THE PASSING OF BELZÉVUTHE by Simon Whitechapel
  • THE BUTCHER OF VYÔNES by Michael Minnis
  • BLACK ART IN VYÔNES by Keith Chapman
  • THE COCKATRICE OF CORDELIERS by Michael Minnis
  • CLOTAIRE OF THE CROSS by Colin Harker
  • SYMPOSIUM OF THE GARGOYLE by Simon Whitechapel
  • THE QUARRY by Simon Whitechapel
  • THE GARGOYLES OF NOTRE DAME by Matthew Baugh
  • THE RETURN OF THE COLOSSUS by Brian McNaughton
  • THE MUSE OF AVEROIGNE by Ron Hilger & Henry J. Vester III
  • THE FELL FÊTE by Manuel Arenas
  • BOUFONOULA by D.J. Tyrer
  • A HONEYMOON IN AVEROIGNE by Trevor O. Childers

… PLUS over a dozen poems of Averoigne by H.P. Lovecraft, DJ Tyrer, Ashley Dioses, Wade German, Cardinal Cox, Ron Shiflet and others, AND a Map of Averoigne by multiple Hugo-award winning artist Tim Kirk!

Kane saga by Karl Edward Wagner

Kane saga by Karl Edward Wagner
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Where once the mighty Kane has passed, no one who lives forgets. Now, down the trail of past battles, Kane travels again. To the ruins of a devastated city peopled only with half-men and the waif they call their queen. To the half-burnt tavern where a woman Kane wronged long ago holds his child in keeping for the Devil. To the cave kingdom of the giants where glory and its aftermath await discovery. To the house of death itself where Kane retrieves a woman in love.

The past, the future, the present – all these are one for Kane as he travels through the centuries.

Contents:
“Undertow”
“Two Suns Setting”
“The Dark Muse”
“Raven’s Eyrie”
“Lynortis Reprise”
“Sing a Last Song of Valdese”

BleakWarrior

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What is the purpose of your existence?

For eons, the ancient and powerful Meta-Warriors have betrayed, despoiled, and slain each other in a relentless pursuit of total mutual destruction.

When BleakWarrior suddenly grows tired of the senseless killings, he begins a new mission to discover the truth of his condition.

Of who and what he is. Why he exists….

Descend into a world of dark metaphysics, ultra-violence, senseless mayhem, and transgressive sex with a simultaneously brutal and brilliant fantasy novel unlike any other.

“Transgressive and hard-edged” – Jeff VanderMeer, Nebula award winning author of the Southern Reach trilogy

“Flabbergasting Black Metal New Weird” – Edward Morris, author of the Blackguard series

The Claw of Craving: Book One of Lost Carcosa

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“Lovecraftian and Barker-esque… stunning truly.” – Steve Stred, Splatterpunk Award Nominated Author
of Mastodon and The Stranger

What is Carcosa?

For Alan Chambers, a jobless loner, it’s the answer to his problems. Or so he thinks…

Rejected by family and friends, and soon-to-be homeless, Alan makes his last desperate bid to discover the truth of this miserable reality by journeying to an occult brothel where it’s said the worthy might obtain passage to this fabled land of Carcosa.

Proving one’s worth is more dangerous than Alan could have imagined.

Prepare for an erotic and horrifying journey into the universe of the Yellow King…

The Claw of Craving is the first in the Books of Lost Carcosa series, an epic fantasy-horror that reimagines the astonishing mythos of Robert W. Chambers. Combining Clive Barker’s eroticism and fantasy with Stephen King’s pulse-pounding narrative, The Claw of Craving will please fans of Imajica, Weaveworld, The Dark Tower, H. P. Lovecraft, Eric LaRocca, and Alistair Rennie.

Praise for Joseph Sale’s other series

“What we have here is a totally original concept, a writer who is doing something new, a writer who has
been forged in the flames like the One Ring.” -Ross Jeffery, Bram Stoker Award Nominated author of
Juniper and Only The Stains Remain

“Dark, cerebral, and genre-bending.” -Brian Fatah Steele, author of Hungry Rain and Violation Hive

DARK HILARITY (The Illuminad)

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Two girls’ friendship will be put to the ultimate test in a dark fantasy world…

When they were ’90s kids, Tara and Nicola were obsessed with metal band Valentine Killshot, whose epic concept albums about the dark fantasy land of Dae’eshta took the world by storm. The girls’ obsession ends, however, when a chance meeting with the band leads to a horrific tragedy and the inexplicable disappearance of the band’s charismatic lead singer—Jed Maine.

Seven years on, now estranged, both women are still scarred by what happened. As Tara and Nicola try to come to terms with the catastrophe that changed their lives growing up, both begin to realise the impossible truth: Dae’eshta is not simply a made-up publicity stunt, but real. And this is where Jed Maine has fled…

Intent on vengeance, the girls must step once more into Jed Maine’s world, walk through the pale forests of Wolftown, discover the horrors and secrets of the undercity of Dae’under, and make a daring voyage across a tempestuous ocean to the mystical shores of the Laughing God’s home, all to confront the man who took everything from them…

Dark Hilarity is the The Never-Ending Story meets Stephen King’s The Talisman, a fantasy that explores addiction, depression, and the healing power of friendship.

Praise for Dark Hilarity

“As impressive as Clive Barker in his prime” – Brian Barr, author of Serpent King

Skaven Wars: The Black Plague Trilogy (Warhammer Chronicles)

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A Warhammer Chronicles omnibus

Sigmar’s Empire is fractured, its people starving – and now, a deadly plague sweeps across the lands. But this is only the prelude to the disasters to come, for the skaven are rising, and would claim the Empire for their own…

READ IT BECAUSE
A pivotal period in the history of the world-that-was is explored, a time that saw great darkness and horror – but also gave birth to one of the Empire’s greatest heroes, and forged hope for a better future.

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One thousand years have passed since Sigmar united the tribes of man and gave birth to an Empire. Now, the Emperor Boris Goldgather claims ascendancy and it is a bitter reign. Under his corrupt rule, the Empire is already at risk of annihilation when a deadly plague sweeps across the lands, decimating entire populations. In its wake, a second mortal threat seizes their advantage: the skaven. Whilst the Emperor escapes to safety, his people struggle to defend their cities with diminished forces. Only one man dares brave the wilds and lead an assault upon the mutant ratmen. Graf Gunthar and his army battle to liberate towns and villages of their verminous infestation. But as glorious victories herald the promise of a new leader for the Empire – for Graf, the trials have only just begun.

This omnibus contains three novels and four short stories.

Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine

Savage Realms Monthly Dark Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure Magazine
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Quench your thirst for savage sword and sorcery action-adventure!

The masters of sword and sorcery fiction might be dead, but just because Robert E. Howard is no longer penning Conan tales doesn’t mean you have to go without your fix of axe-wielding barbarians, lusty wenches, and evil wizards! Literary Rebel is proud to bring you a whole new crop of monthly fantasy fiction by talented new authors. In this first issue: savages kidnap virgins for sacrifice, a slave escapes his bonds only to fall victim to royal machinations, treasure seekers find more than they bargained for, and a sword-wielding maiden does battle with a serpent lord.

Fans of Robert E. Howard, Lin Carter, Clark Ashton Smith, and Karl Edward Wagner will love this new fantasy fiction adventure magazine.