Players of the Game Series

Dungeon crawling for treasure is easy. Talking to an estranged mother to get it, much less so.   Ashe has a list of invaluable items he will do anything to obtain: herb pipes that grant immortality, a super-tech wand that projects black globes of annihilation, and a certain arcane axe.   The parent who abandoned him is just the first step. He will have to deal with a sorceress he cannot trust. And parlay with an eccentric and dangerous lizard man. Learn how Ashe added to his collection of rarities in this anthology of supplemental chapters to Repenter. He will make enemies along the way. But he might also stumble his way into a few friendships.   Such is the nature of fortune hunting.   You'll enjoy these short stories, because of their crisp dialogue and intriguing connections to the main novel. This anthology contains no spoilers to Repenter and can be read in advance of the other Players of the Game stories.   Get it now.

Sometimes the worst person is the best man for the job. Ashe is a fortune hunter without peer. His fire magic is renowned throughout the many realms. He burns through anything and anyone between him and the treasure's he seeks.  Ashe's competence is matched only by his cruelty. No one would mistake him for a hero. Despite his flaws, he is a dark world's best hope against the rise of a darker empire. One commanded by his sadistic former lover. Ashe wants nothing to do with the escalating war. But, their long-lost daughter has other ideas. She needs Ashe's help against another dire threat. It blows on the wind amidst the armed bedlam. A sentient disease lost by the warrior sect that raised his child. It wants new victims. And Ashe's ex will gladly supply them for its allegiance. Will the man with the hottest fire be able to stop the world from burning? Does he stand a chance if he doesn't strive to be better, to repent? You'll love this epic story, because of its compelling characters and its blend of dark fantasy with heroic science fiction. Get it now.

She thought she lost it all.   Her kingdom. The war. The love of her life. Twice.   Now, ViRauni just wants to hide in the dark on a forgotten island in the middle of nowhere. But things creep on that island. Things with a dire connection to her past.   They await her eagerly to inflict new losses.   She will need to lead the reduced ranks of the Brigands to meet this threat. They will have to use every magic and super tech trick to prevail. But her dark cravings might make things worse. Can she overcome her inner turmoil? Will she succumb to her inner darkness along the way?   Will she like it if she does?   You'll love this extended epilogue to the main Brigands novel, because of the former queen's emotional journey.   Get it now.

Some family reunions have arguments. This one has a demon war. And in the middle of its destruction, Ashe must help his daughter. She exists as a living ghost.  Her body is broken.  Inert. To make her whole, he needs to carve through a dark empire to take back the cure from its leader. Her mother. Ashe's ex. The odds are against him. The bloody empress has united the east with demonic armies of super-tech and sorcery. The tattered west possesses only one real advantage. A band of mercenaries renowned for turning many a tide. The Brigands. Ashe is now one of them. Can Ashe and his allies seize the cure for his daughter from his former lover? If they hope to prevail, there will be a cost. What will need to be sacrificed? Who will need to be sacrificed? Will it be enough? You'll love this epic dark science fantasy story, because of the enduring connection between a father and his daughter throughout a desperate war's chaos. Get it now.

Great powers come at great cost.   A god of technology, a reality-warping entity encased in silver armor, two inheritors of peerless skill, and a hyper-powered duelist. Ed counts himself among these New Players as a nascent champion of his homeland. But he must first contain the dire inferno burning within.   Or it will incinerate him.   He must master the mighty torrent blazing from his very blood as he trains in the art of combat. At the harsh tutelage of his legendary mother. The lessons will be hard.   And lethal.   Learn how Ed and the other New Players master their skills in this anthology of short stories. And what they lose along the way. And the dark nightmares spawned by their good intentions.   You'll love this collection of prequel material because of its illuminating connections to the main New Players novel and the sacrifices the characters make in order to keep their world bright.   Get it now.

There are other Players in a brighter world.  But their future is dark.   Ed just wants to walk away from this discussion without starting a war. So does the man with hard, grey eyes standing a foot away from him.   There's just one problem.   Stopping a war won't end the standoff between the united east and the fractured west. It will just find new ways to manifest. In the dark places far away and near.   With flowers that control minds and twist bodies.   To stand against this threat, Ed will need to make use of every advantage. His powers that allow him to move at hyper-sonic speeds. His friends and family with magic abilities of their own and super tech weapons.   But the eastern empire still holds the upper hand.   They have a depraved cyborg goddess on their side.   She controls the mind-hacking flowers. And her mutated legions stand ready to smother the land. She will corrupt everything, unless Ed and his allies can halt her relentless advance.   You'll love this latest story in the Players of the Game series, because of the expansion into a new world with fantastic characters.   Get it now.