Birth of the Nameless Dwarf

By Derek Prior

Birth of the Nameless Dwarf is a short story taster from Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Book 1: Ravine of Blood and Shadow by Derek Prior.

As a storm rages above the ravine city of Arx Gravis, a woman goes into labor. But this is no ordinary woman. She is Yyalla Thane, descended from the dwarf lords of old, and her child will fulfill a prophecy of hope and doom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Derek Prior
• Release date: Apr 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370654970

Derek Prior

"Derek Prior always produces masterpieces of storytelling, with great characters full of life, relentless plots, and gripping and intense fight scenes." Mitchell Hogan"Like Bernard Cornwell on 'shrooms!" Dinorah WilsonInternationally bestselling and award winning author Derek Prior excels in fast-paced, high stakes epic fantasy adventure stories in which good ultimately triumphs, but always at a cost.Taking familiar fantasy tropes as a point of departure, Prior expands upon them to explore friendship, betrayal, loyalty and heroism in worlds where evil is an ever-present reality, magic is both a curse and a blessing, and characters are tempered in battle.Winner of best fantasy novel 2012 (The Nameless Dwarf: The Complete Chronicles)Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018 (Ravine of Blood and Shadow)

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