The Swarming Death Boxed Sets Series

Humans think he's a freak, he just wants answers about his past... but answers are hard to find in a world that's slowly drifting into chaos.   After witnessing as a child the death of his parents, burned alive by dragonfire, Veric seeks for answers about his past in a world of humans that slowly falls into chaos and war.   This volume includes the first three novellas in the series:   1 - Of Dragon Bones and Ashen Tears: Veric finds his first lead in over twenty years. To get an answer, he must retrieve a magic orb from a dark and dangerous place--but he would risk everything, even his own life, to get that answer! He ends up braving a storm, hungry orcs, visions, and a lunatic centaur...   2 - House of Wizardry: While seeking for more answers about his past, Veric is dragged into a rescue mission that takes him into a spell-filled house with doors that lead into strange places... This story introduces two recurring characters: Veric's historian friend Raved, and the wily Devan.   3 - A Kingdom to Die For: While war brews, Veric helps catch a madman who runs an illicit army. An action-packed story, where Sandrin reveals a new side of her personality.   These three stories are the foundation of the series, setting the mood and building up to future events.   "The Swarming Death" is a series of 12 high fantasy novellas that veers progressively into epic. Though it starts gentle, it grows in complexity and becomes darker with each new installment.

The world drifts further into chaos as Veric sails out to find answers in the Krymean Crowns. Will war, magic, and even the gods come in his way?   After witnessing as a child the death of his parents, burned alive by dragonfire, Veric seeks for answers about his past in a world of humans that slowly falls into chaos and war.   This volume includes novellas 4 to 6 in the series:   4 - To Drown on Sunken Land: The trip through the Sangar Sea starts with a bang when the whole world around the ship trembles and crumbles apart. Then Veric sees the ruins of a gigantic underwater city. To top it off, sailors fall sick, one after the other...   5 - This World of Smoke: Veric and Sandrin set out for Uddengahl, a legendary and cursed land at the heart of the Krymean Crowns, hoping to find clues about Kurhen. But as they travel, a thick black smoke spreads across the land, bringing with it deadly visions.   6 - When Silence Speaks: As they approach Uddengahl, Veric and his friends discover they can no longer hear their voices, and can only communicate with their thoughts. Their quest leads them deep underground, in the lair of monstrous creatures...   These three stories introduce new characters, develop some of the main plots, ask new questions, and bring our characters closer to finding answers.   "The Swarming Death" is a series of 12 high fantasy novellas that veers progressively into epic. Though it starts gentle, it grows in complexity and becomes darker with each new installment.

Veric faces giant spiders, giant snakes, and... ghosts?   After witnessing as a child the death of his parents, burned alive by dragonfire, Veric seeks for answers about his past in a world of humans that slowly falls into chaos and war.   This volume includes novellas 7 to 9 in the series:   7 - A Conference of Snakes: Veric and his friends are taken prisoners by giant snakes. To prove their good intentions, our hero attempts to end a conflict between the creatures and a nearby community of elves.   6 - Fire From the Sky: As he crosses through the mysterious and fog-ridden kingdom of Exalithen, Veric is haunted by visions and makes the strangest encounters. Things become even more tense when he meets with Luksian soldiers.   7 - In Shadows We Hide: Finally back in Aruvan, Veric finds the capital besieged by murderous shadows. His quest leads him down a dark and dangerous path that could affect his sanity...   These three stories reveal more about the characters and the world they live in, and provide both answers and new questions.   "The Swarming Death" is a series of 12 high fantasy novellas that veers progressively into epic. Though it starts gentle, it grows in complexity and becomes darker with each new installment.

Veric visits a dragon city, fights giant spiders, and is threatened by a dark mage.   After witnessing as a child the death of his parents, burned alive by dragonfire, Veric seeks for answers about his past in a world of humans that slowly falls into chaos and war.   This volume includes novellas 10 to 12 in the series:   10 - A Dragon's Wish: Veric follows a dragon's instructions in an attempt to solidify an uneasy alliance. This new quest takes him into a familiar city of gigantic proportions, where he will be forced to reassess everything he believes in.   11 - Hall of the Spider King: With the rising threat of the giant spiders, an expedition is mounted to try and destroy the Spider King--its nest having being located. Despite his guts warning him not to, Veric accepts to go with the soldiers so he can talk with the wizard who will guide them.   12 - The Battle of Gul Garath: The fight against the spiders takes Veric back to the one place he'd sworn never to go back to. With the 12 remaining soldiers, he tries to find a way out, but the red keep riddles their path with traps. Will any of them survive?   These three stories bring the first series to an end, resolving many ongoing plots while setting the stage for what is yet to come.   "The Swarming Death" is a series of 12 high fantasy novellas that veers progressively into epic. Though it starts gentle, it grows in complexity and becomes darker with each new installment.