The thrilling Shadow Saga begins in Shadow's Son—"a first-rate sword-and-sorcery tale, with intriguing characters, that moves at a quick pace" ( Booklist).In the city of Othir, there are two kinds of people—the dead and those ones who made them that way.Caim is certainly not dead. Orphaned and adrift, Caim grows up to become a cold-blooded assassin with the aid of his ethereal companion Kit—a useful-but-maddening spirit only he can see or he...

After losing his wife and son to a devastating plague, Horace becomes a soldier, sailing to battle for the Great Crusade against Akeshia. A shipwreck lands him on enemy shores, where he finds himself enslaved and on a brutal march across the desert to destinations unknown. When the caravan of slaves encounters a fierce storm, Horace discovers he possesses zoana, a mysterious gift of magic potent enough to instill fear in his captors and to earn him a place in Queen Byleth’s court.H...

The Shadow Saga continues with in this “fun, fast, action-packed novel” of magic, mystery, and monstrous evil (Elitist Book Reviews).After helping his lover Josephine lay claim to the throne of Nimea, the assassin Caim has ventured north to the land that has haunted his dreams—cold, unforgiving Eregoth. He departs seeking answers to his parents’ murder and hoping that this knowledge will explain his ability to bend the shadows to his will.In searching for h...

Jon Sprunk delivers blood, betrayal, and “sword and sorcery action of a high order” in the thrilling conclusion to his epic fantasy adventure trilogy (SF Signal).In the far wastes of the Northern Marches, the assassin Caim lies in wait. Though he and his allies have defeated the monstrous witch Sybelle, there is a greater threat looming ahead… The Master--a being of nightmarish power who rules the Shadows and holds the answers that Caim has been searching ...

After liberating Queen Byleth from the temple of the Sun Cult, Horace has ascended from slave to First Sword and confidant of the queen. He must now harness his power as a sorcerer while navigating complex political intrigue in a foreign land.Further complications arise when Alyra, former spy at court, returns. She has her own mysterious agenda, and Horace is forced to contend with this as well as his growing passion for her. Meanwhile, Jirom and his lover Emanon have joined the gr...

**The thrilling Shadow Saga collected in one volume for the first time.“A first-rate sword-and-sorcery tale, with intriguing characters, that moves at a quick pace” (Booklist).**Shadow’s SonIn the city of Othir, there are two kinds of people—the dead and those ones who made them that way.Caim is certainly not dead. Orphaned and adrift, Caim grows up to become a cold-blooded assassin with the aid of his ethereal companion Kit—a useful...

In the chaos following the fall of Erugash, the reluctant sorcerer Horace, spy Alyra, and ex-gladiator Jirom have fled deep into the desert with a small army of followers devoted to fighting the evil Akeshian empire. But even as the rebellion strikes at their oppressors, the Akeshians are about to become the least of their concerns.For a dreadful power greater than all the god-kings of the land has risen. He is called the Manalish—a wielder of dark magic more terrifying than any ni...

The band of unlikely heroes must face their destinies—whether in victory or in death—in the fourth entry set in the “fascinating and original” world of The Book of the Black Earth (Publishers Weekly).The terrifying, cannibalistic ghul legions of the dread sorcerer known as the Manalish continue to ravage the lands with the goal of creating an empire of the undead. But those who oppose him, while conflicted and tormented by what they have already e...

An empire at war. Three fates intertwined.The Magician. Horace has destroyed the Temple of the Sun, but now he finds his slave chains have been replaced by bonds of honor, duty, and love. Caught between two women and two cultures, he must contend with deadly forces from the unseen world.The Rebel. Jirom has thrown in his lot with the slave uprising, but his road to freedom becomes ever more dangerous as the rebels expand their campaign against the empire. Even worse, he fee...

The unforgiving Northlands...In Othir, he was at the top of the food chain—an assassin beyond compare, a dark shadow in the night. But Caim left that life behind when he helped an empress claim her throne. And now his past has come calling again.Searching for the truth behind the murder and disappearance of his parents, Caim discovers a land in thrall to the Shadow. Haunted by temptations from the Other Side, he becomes mired in a war he does not want to fight.But t...

An empire at war. Three fates intertwined.The Magician. Horace has destroyed the Temple of the Sun, but now he finds his slave chains have been replaced by bonds of honor, duty, and love. Caught between two women and two cultures, he must contend with deadly forces from the unseen world.The Rebel. Jirom has thrown in his lot with the slave uprising, but his road to freedom becomes ever more dangerous as the rebels expand their campaign against the empire. Even worse, he fee...

"The war continues, and the undead ravage the land. Jirom, Horace, and Emanon begin to hope they might free the empire. But can they manage to do so before the dark king conquers the world?Horace has come a long way from his days of slavery. Now he, Jirom, and their companions think they just might glimpse victory ahead, and the triumphant end to what began as a mere slave rebellion. But first Horace must recover from the loss of his beloved Alyra. And Jirom finds himself asking if...