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When a dwarf girl sleepwalks from her home in Arnoch and wanders barefoot into the Farfall Mountains, foul play is suspected. Reports come in of similar abductions all over Medryn-Tha, and the culprit is believed to be a bane of the Abyss, a monster known as the Lurker.

Not wishing to place any more of his people at risk, Arnoch’s king, the...

“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 classic trilogy in one volume!

Includes:

1. Sword of the Archon
2. Best Laid Plans
3. The Unweaving

(Originally published as...

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...

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 Hall of Witandos, but disappointment, rather than beer,...

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 city Arx Gravis, hoping to convince them...

“One of the best fantasy novels I have read so far this year.”

Rebecca Ross (Reedsy Discovery)

When a bloodthirsty horde storms out of the north, refugees flee for their lives, among them the skald Nyra Sahtis and Sister Caelin, a priestess who was once a trainer of armies.

But with the capital, Jeridium, under siege from a second incursion, there...

“One of the best fantasy novels I have read so far this year.”

Rebecca Ross, Reedsy Discovery

When a bloodthirsty horde storms out of the north, refugees flee for their lives, among them the skald Nyra Sahtis and Sister Caelin, a priestess who was once a trainer of armies.

But with the capital, Jeridium, under siege from a second incursion,...

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 2018

Contains Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Books 1-3:

1. Ravine of Blood and Shadow
2. Mountain of Madness
3. Curse of the...

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 2018

Contains Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Books 4-6:

4: Land of Nightmare
5: Skull of the Lich Lord
6: Fate of the Dwarf Lords...

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 2018

Child of an unreliable prophecy. Victim of a terrible deception. A soldier once. Then a killer of his own kind. A...

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 2018

Contains books 4-6:

4: Land of Nightmare
5: Skull of the Lich Lord
6: Fate of the Dwarf Lords

Child of an unreliable...

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 2018

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alone, bereft, and unable to forgive himself for the slaughter at the ravine, 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 survivors among the dwarves, hoping to convince them that the curse of the Black Axe has been lifted from him and...

Alone, bereft, and unable to forgive himself for the slaughter at the ravine, 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 survivors among the dwarves, hoping to convince them that the curse of the Black Axe has been lifted from him and...

The only thing keeping the Nameless Dwarf from once more becoming the Ravine Butcher is a helm made from the sorcerous ore, ocras, which he can never remove. Without the helm, he would succumb to the power of the black axe that caused the slaughter at Arx Gravis.

After a year of fighting in other people’s wars, Nameless receives a visit from one...

The only thing keeping the Nameless Dwarf from once more becoming the Ravine Butcher is a helm made from the sorcerous ore, ocras, which he can never remove. Without the helm, he would succumb to the power of the black axe that caused the slaughter at Arx Gravis.

After a year of fighting in other people’s wars, Nameless receives a visit from one...