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Age of Assassins is a. a complex castle whodunit b. a back/front/side/top/bottom-stabbing political thriller c. magic-laced coming-of-age d. ALL OF THE ABOVE. At first, the premise seems quite simple: an assassin and her apprentice have been brought to the seat of the kingdom to weed out a possible move on the heir. Master and second... Continue Reading →
In the Asian-inspired land of Kisia, three lives fight to make sense of new and shifting roles. Exiled Captain Rah e'Torin seeks to protect his soldiers and his herd when they are captured and put into servitude. The assassin Cassandra takes a job that unwittingly puts her in the midst of the greed of desperate... Continue Reading →
In the outstanding opening scene, Tarrik is ripped from the demon realm, and called by a new master to do her bidding. Ren is a soceress threatened by many adversaries and the summoning brings muscle. This starts a relationship that is edged in suspicion, capitulation, and maybe even an eventual respect. Tarrik’s own history of... Continue Reading →
When Jorg was ten, his mother and brother were slain, and his father, the king, quickly took a new wife. Our protagonist has waited four years and now it’s time to settle scores. Simple setup, but layers of intrigue await when he steps back into his family's castle. This is one of the greatest tales... Continue Reading →
Staring out across the plains, the team feels hunger. The need of food, family, and an end to the war they have always known. A specialized squad of rangers: gunners, magic-users, medics... all tired of waiting. Until their resupply man returns with two tins of biscuits, and news that that might be the end of... Continue Reading →
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