Take one nameless scullery girl, add elemental dragons along with a few piratic merchants – and pit them against a shadowy secret order's ongoing apocalyptic invasion.When a nameless scullery maid miraculously defeats a dragon by commanding him by his True Name, her village sends her away to Moen Mage School out of fear from the raw magical power she possesses.Desperate to discover who she is and why she matters in a world that has dismissed her all her life, Nameless soon ...

Now that Rien’s tale has come full circle, he faces the consequences Firehall harbors for him. With a Princess’s love and a newfound legacy, Rien readies to face his darkest fear. While storm clouds loom overhead, personal identity and calling have never mattered more, despite Rien’s mounting death omens.Every epic has its own humble beginnings… continue with Rien as he navigates the perilous intricacies of life in Firehall in the fourth issue of the Rienspel series. Experience the ...

What Rien discovers about his own past might kill him…Pursued by assassins, Rien flees north, searching for sanctuary in Firehall. Travel with Rien as he joins the Rangers. But from the start, these outlaws seem to know more about Rien than he does himself. With fresh dangers lurking around every trunk, their untimely deaths seem near at hand… or worse.Every epic has its own humble beginnings… continue with Rien as he traverses the Great Forest in the third issue of the Riens...

When our hapless hero is kicked out of the royal orchestra, he stumbles into Maeve's Bar– a place filled with shady characters, devilishly strong drinks, and biting snakes dangling from the rafters! With nothing better to do, and all the rest of the countryside's musicians practicing next door, the Trombonist adjusts his slides, sets his lips to his instrument, and embarks on adventure.While the evening away at Maeve's Bar – hear the Trombonist play!Watch out for the s...

Rien Sucat wiles his days away, bored-stiff in his small backwoods village. But soon gets more than he bargained for after he befriends a magical Phoenix, accidentally witnesses a secret necromantic ritual, and comes face to face with a league of racist, knife-wielding assassins out for his blood.Travel with Rien as he and the Phoenix journey from the unassuming Rillian village of Nyrgen through the enchanting depths of the Great Wood where the unquiet dead lurk, to the high north ...

Prince Janos of House Ulian is having a rough day. No, scratch that - a rough life. So when the watch tower he is inspecting begins exploding all around him, Janos soldiers on like usual. Race through the countryside of the island empire of Rumenjia, as one unlucky Prince, along with a stubborn local watch captain join forces with staunch Generals and legendary Wizards to confront the greatest (and potentially last) threat their country has ever faced: their own inner darkness.The ...

What Rien witnesses one night will haunt his dreams…Fresh from the horrors of a covert militia night raid, Rien stumbles into more adventure. Enter Nyrgen: home to wizened sages, tale-spinning travelers, and dangerous secrets. As the story-telling festival of Leunami approaches, more strangers are noticing the fiery Phoenix perched on Rien's shoulder… and not all mean him well.Every epic has its own humble beginnings… continue with Rien as he tackles the streets of Nyrgen in ...

It has been a long year of drinking, and searching – but now Path Finder Esse thinks he's finally ready to lead another exploratory caravan out into the mysterious eastern desert in search of strange trinkets washed downstream of the River. While he's still devastated at losing his fiancé's parents on last year's expedition, Esse is determined this year will be different.Welcome to The Last Circle. Join the elven caravans as they strive to outwit and outpace their rivals in a race ...

What Rien Discovers about his past will change his future…Rien Sucat wiles his days away, bored stiff in his small backwoods village. But after he encounters a flaming phoenix, his safe familiar world begins unraveling. Suddenly, all-consuming choices like which profession he'll learn, or the fate of his missing father, are dwarfed in light of the mysterious firebird, along with the terrible secrets his older brother and the town watch harbor.Every epic has its own humble be...

Fantasy Bridge is thrilled to present its first collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories transport you to new and wondrous worlds. Places where dragons roam free and where magic is as natural as blood. From epic battles to the temptations of demons, the exciting stories within 'In the Lair' will thrill, inspire, and keep you up all night wondering what will happen next.Foreword by Dan Koboldt"The Song Her Heart Sang" by Steven Savile

The siege of Kerbryhaine had been raised, the Ekwesh hordes vanquished, the Mastersmith slain. But for Alv - now Elof the Smith - the war was not yet won: Kerbryhaine was still a divided city; the Ekwesh, bloodily defeated, would look for revenge; and the Ice, implacably malevolent, continued its inexorable march southward.So from divided Kerbryhaine Elof, Kermorvan and his companions mounted an expedition to the legendary lost cities of the East; if they managed to reunite the war...

This original fantasy ""splendidly capture[s] the quintessential spirit of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser" (Dennis L. McKiernan, national bestselling author).Swords Against the Shadowland , authorized by series creator, Hugo and Nebula award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction Fritz Leiber, is a direct sequel to Leiber's famous story, "Ill-Met in Lankhmar!"Named One of the Best Fantasy Novels by the