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The Dark Trilogy
The Dark Trilogy
The Dark Trilogy
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A sprawling epic of redemption, heroism, and friendship in the face of insurmountable evil and an inexorable fate.

"A beautifully written and engrossing masterwork!" (Mitchell Hogan)

Fantasy Faction semifinalist for the SPFBO 2018

Contains Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Books 1-3:

1. Ravine of Blood and Shadow
2. Mountain of Madness
3. Curse of the Black Axe

Child of an unreliable prophecy. Victim of a terrible deception. A soldier once. Then a killer of his own kind. A butcher.

The Nameless Dwarf lies entombed beneath the earth, locked in an eternal sleep until the hour of Medryn-Tha's greatest need.

With one shot at redemption, he must discover who he really is if he is to prevent the destruction of all the worlds and lead the dwarves to safety.

But the deceptions that once cursed him have not been lain to rest. Every victory, every loss presents new dangers, new decisions.

And history will remember him as the most cursed among the fallen,

Or the greatest hero of legend.

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PublisherDerek Prior
Release dateDec 15, 2019
ISBN9780463241752
The Dark Trilogy
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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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