DRAGONSKULL: FURY OF THE BARBARIANS, a short excerpt

Still chipping away at edits on DRAGONSKULL: FURY OF THE BARBARIANS – unless something goes wrong, I should finish the first round of editing today. Still should be on track to have the book out in the first week of October.

Meanwhile, let’s enjoy this short excerpt!

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“I’m a knight and a smith,” said Crake. “Give me hot iron to pound or a foe’s skull to smash, it doesn’t matter which. God and the saints! I’ll take a good honest fight over all these mysteries and questions and…”

Even as the final word left Crake’s mouth, Gareth felt Stormshield jolt in its scabbard. He yanked the soulblade free, and the weapon burst into white flames.

Creatures of dark magic were nearby.

“Oh, I should have kept my mouth shut,” said Crake.

“Been telling you that for years,” said Gareth.

-JM