A less-than-honorable knight, Aenghel fights in tournaments by day and runs a floating craps game by night.Danger strikes when the gunfathers of his violent homeland demand protection money—and he can’t pay. With his neck on the line, Aenghel rolls the dice in the biggest gamble of his life. Set in Nairn, the gritty universe […]
short stories
The Battle for Tongg Place
When you’re losing, you have to fight dirty. In a world of sorcery, serfdom, and puissant saints, university student Miek van den Tongg faces long odds in his struggle to restore his family’s fortunes. More than the future of House van den Tongg hangs in the balance when Miek devises a radical plan that […]
The Unburied
The harder you work, the sooner you die. As children, the three slaves Tirois, Han, and Sient made a secret pact to defy their bloodthirsty wruin masters. When Sient perishes, Tirois and Han have just one dream left: to bury him, according to their people’s tradition… even if it means rebelling against the wruin. […]