The Ragnar Stormbringer Tales


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A compendium that contains the first three stand-alone novellas featuring the warrior Ragnar Stormbringer. Included in Volume I are Depths of Night, When the Cold Breathes, and Altar of Gods. With diverse settings, action-driven plots, and an array of fearsome adversaries, the Ragnar Stormbringer tales will satisfy any reader of Heroic Fantasy or Sword and Sorcery! Here is what readers can look forward to in this volume! Depths of Night After a harrowing end to a long sea journey, the famed northern warrior Ragnar Stormbringer and a force of warriors step ashore in the lands of the Petranni, a tribal people known for their workings in silver and gold. The search for plunder takes a sharp turn when homesteads, villages, and temple sites show signs of being recently abandoned. When it is discovered that the Petranni have all taken refuge within a massive stronghold, Ragnar and the others soon fall under the shadow of an ancient, deadly adversary. Wielding his legendary war axe Raven Caller, Ragnar finds his strength tested like never before. When the Cold Breathes There are times when the cold breathes. Settlers from Ragnar Stormbringer's homelands are forging a new world in the far north, building villages where the icy lash of the winds is a reminder of the dangers lurking within a harsh wilderness. A season of great peril has fallen upon them. A fearsome predator stalks and hunts the settlers in the deep snows. As the deaths mount and terror spreads among the populace, Ragnar's help is sought to confront the unknown menace. Taking up his legendary axe Raven Caller, Ragnar heads into the falling snows. He will soon find that the myths told in the region have more than a little truth dwelling within them. What lies in the cold embrace of death and darkness can awaken, breathe, and gaze through eyes of spectral light. When the Cold Breathes is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer tales! Altar of Gods Ragnar Stormbringer and a large band of warriors from his homelands find themselves stranded within a mysterious, dangerous land. Trapped, with no way home, and pitted against a fearsome chieftain's desire to see all of the northern warriors offered to bloodthirsty gods, Ragnar must call upon every bit of inner and outer strength that he possesses just to survive another day; much less seek a way back to his homelands. Altar of Gods is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales.




The Ragnar Stormbringer Tales


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The Ragnar Stormbringer Tales, Volume II, contains three novellas previously released in the growing collection on eBook formats. These novellas include The Awakening, Tears in the Snow, and Burning Skies! The novellas in the Ragnar Stormbringer collection will continue to be released and made available individually on eBook formats, and the compendium is only being released in a print edition. These print compendiums are a great way to make the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales available to readers who do not have eReaders or prefer print editions. Here are the synopsis of the three novellas included in this exciting new compendium! The Awakening: Following the end of a brutal war, Ragnar Stormbringer travels across the sea channel to the west with the warrior Thorsalla to visit her brother's new settlement in the fertile lands of Ulstara. Coming upon a scene of total devastation, they find no bodies, but there are a large number of strange tracks heading in one direction and signs of a few survivors in another. Ragnar will soon discover that some mysteries are the gateways to even greater ones. Tears in the Snow: Howling winds carry promises of doom across the far north where a jarl's people are falling prey to a horrific plight. Chilling tales describing hordes of ravenous wolves falling upon homesteads and slaughtering every living thing, including men, women, children, and livestock, are not the worst of it. Rumors and sightings speak of a greater intelligence guiding the terrifying onslaught. With his great war axe Raven Caller in hand, Ragnar Stormbringer and a small band of mercenaries are among the few willing to tread into the perilous lands. Using wit, courage, and strength, Ragnar will soon discover that tears in the snow are the seeds of dark, powerful mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Burning Skies: The Magarian empire is falling under the shadow of the fanatical desert warriors of Adis Khan, who are raiding with impunity from the lands to the east. Wielding his great war axe Raven Caller in defense of the empire's borders, Ragnar Stormbringer leads a band of mercenaries, growing swiftly in renown and acclaim. When the beautiful ruler of the Magarian city Kadaros, Aelia, hires Ragnar and his band of warriors for a secretive mission, a perilous adventure unfolds. Fearsome wilderness predators, supernatural threats, and roving bands of lethal warriors stand in the way of Ragnar, his warriors, and their mission. Blood will flow and the skies will burn.




The Awakening


Book Description

Following the end of a brutal war, Ragnar Stormbringer travels across the sea channel to the west with the warrior Thorsalla to visit her brother's new settlement in the fertile lands of Ulstara. Coming upon a scene of total devastation, they find no bodies, but there are a large number of strange tracks heading in one direction and signs of a few survivors in another. Ragnar will soon discover that some mysteries are the gateways to even greater ones. The Awakening is a stand-alone adventure that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales.




When the Cold Breathes


Book Description

There are times when the cold breathes. Settlers from Ragnar Stormbringer's homelands are forging a new world in the far north, building villages where the icy lash of the winds is a reminder of the dangers lurking within a harsh wilderness. A season of great peril has fallen upon them. A fearsome predator stalks and hunts the settlers in the deep snows. As the deaths mount and terror spreads among the populace, Ragnar's help is sought to confront the unknown menace. Taking up his legendary axe Raven Caller, Ragnar heads into the falling snows. He will soon find that the myths told in the region have more than a little truth dwelling within them. What lies in the cold embrace of death and darkness can awaken, breathe, and gaze through eyes of spectral light. When the Cold Breathes is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales!




Tears in the Snow


Book Description

Howling winds carry promises of doom across the far north where a jarl's people are falling prey to a horrific plight. Chilling tales describing hordes of ravenous wolves falling upon homesteads and slaughtering every living thing, including men, women, children, and livestock, are not the worst of it. Rumors and sightings speak of a greater intelligence guiding the terrifying onslaught. With his great war axe Raven Caller in hand, Ragnar Stormbringer and a small band of mercenaries are among the few willing to tread into the perilous lands. Using wit, courage, and strength, Ragnar will soon discover that tears in the snow are the seeds of dark, powerful mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Tears in the Snow is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales.




Depths of Night


Book Description

After a harrowing end to a long sea journey, the famed northern warrior Ragnar Stormbringer and a force of warriors step ashore in the lands of the Petranni, a tribal people known for their workings in silver and gold. The search for plunder takes a sharp turn when homesteads, villages, and temple sites show signs of being recently abandoned. When it is discovered that the Petranni have all taken refuge within a massive stronghold, Ragnar and the others soon fall under the shadow of an ancient, deadly adversary. Wielding his legendary war axe Raven Caller, Ragnar finds his strength tested like never before. Depths of Night is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales!




Burning Skies


Book Description

The Magarian empire is falling under the shadow of the fanatical desert warriors of Adis Khan, who are raiding with impunity from the lands to the east. Wielding his great war axe Raven Caller in defense of the empire's borders, Ragnar Stormbringer leads a band of mercenaries, growing swiftly in renown and acclaim. When the beautiful ruler of the Magarian city Kadaros, Aelia, hires Ragnar and his band of warriors for a secretive mission, a perilous adventure unfolds. Fearsome wilderness predators, supernatural threats, and roving bands of lethal warriors stand in the way of Ragnar, his warriors, and their mission. Blood will flow and the skies will burn. Burning Skies is a stand-alone tale that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales collection!




Altar of Gods


Book Description

Ragnar Stormbringer and a large band of warriors from his homelands find themselves stranded within a mysterious, dangerous land. Trapped, with no way home, and pitted against a fearsome chieftain's desire to see all of the northern warriors offered to bloodthirsty gods, Ragnar must call upon every bit of inner and outer strength that he possesses just to survive another day; much less seek a way back to his homelands. Altar of Gods is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Ragnar Stormbringer Tales.




Stealer of Flesh


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"The King of High Adventure," Starlog "Immediately convincing, classically brooding," Steve Tompkins, TheCimmerian.com To the world at large, he is a mercenary and assassin, a brutal killer with a deadly blade. In reality Kormak is a Guardian, one of an ancient order sworn to protect humanity from the servants of the gathering darkness. Kormak is a sword and sorcery hero in the tradition of Conan, Solomon Kane and Druss the Legend, a driven man with a mission to hunt down the ancient demons who slaughtered his family. His fast-paced, action-packed adventures take him from one end of his richly detailed fantasy world to the other. STEALER OF FLESH The Ghul are the Stealers of Flesh, an ancient race of demons who possess the bodies of humans to work great evil. Now one of them has been freed from its ancient prison using Kormak's own dwarf-forged sword and the Guardian must pursue it to a haunted city on the edge of the world to end its reign of terror. Stealer of Flesh contains four-linked novelettes that tell the epic tale of Kormak's hunt for a prince of demons. In it he encounters a conspiracy of demented mages, an army of werewolves, Orcish blademasters and a beautiful alchemist and her insane poet brother. ABOUT THE SERIES Each book in the Kormak series is a standalone adventure. They can be read in any order but build into an epic picture of the career of the world’s greatest monster hunter. So far the series consists of the following books. Stealer of Flesh Defiler of Tombs Weaver of Shadow City of Strife Taker of Skulls Ocean of Fear




The Rayden Valkyrie Tales


Book Description

The second compendium of Rayden Valkyrie Tales contains three more stand-alone novellas featuring the heroic warrior Rayden Valkyrie! Included in Volume II are Across Desert Plains, Prowling the Darkness, and Darkness Enthroned! More exotic settings, new challenges, fearsome creatures, and engaging characters abound in these tales that readers of Heroic Fantasy and Sword and Sorcery will love! Here are the tales included in volume two! Across Desert Plains Only the foolish deem the desolate places of the world truly abandoned. Journeying to the Kingdom of Thrakkia, Rayden Valkyrie encounters a large contingent of nomadic Barradans. Knowing the routes through the great desert expanses and the numerous dangers encountered within them, the rugged tribal people are also hospitable to strangers and they welcome her among them. Heading westward to avoid becoming swept up in the ambitions of a bloodthirsty desert warlord, the Barradans have only one other individual among them who is not a member of their tribe; an enigmatic Hebrennan elder. Mysteries soon unfold, and Rayden's own life will teeter on the edge of an abyss. Where no man or woman dwells, things with darker intentions and ravenous hungers can set root, grow, and cast a deepening shadow across desert plains. Across Desert Plains is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales. Prowling the Darkness Dark rumors and whisperings of unholy sorcery bring Rayden Valkyrie to the remote city of Sereth-Naga. There she finds a populace cowering in fear of the city's ruthless, mysterious rulers, who remain behind the high walls of their citadel. An even greater mystery surrounds the city. Something is prowling the darkness. Something that has kept the enigmatic rulers for centuries from escaping Sereth-Naga to spread their wickedness to other lands. Prowling the Darkness is a stand-alone novella that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales. Darkness Enthroned In the heart of a frigid northern winter, Rayden Valkyrie takes refuge in the lands of the Sarvan people when a mounted column of Attun warriors is seen passing along the outskirts of their territory heading west. Far from their steppe domain in the east, the Attun warriors are journeying into a remote, unpopulated wilderness, drawing great alarm from the Sarvans about their purpose. Learning of the situation, Rayden joins with a band of warriors from the area's villages to investigate. Following the tracks of the Attun warriors, they are led to the base of an enormous, ancient burial mound, where the trail vanishes abruptly. A mystery looms, and Rayden seeks to discover the nature of the burial mound and the reason why the Attuns have traveled so far from their homelands to enter it. Darkness Enthroned is a stand-alone adventure that is part of the Rayden Valkyrie Tales.