Blood will flow in rivers through the ravine.

A name will be forgotten.

A hero will rise.

Or a destroyer.

Derek Prior
Derek Prior
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) Website: www.dpprior.com Email: derekpprior[at]gmail.com FREE Nameless Dwarf ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/2n5nveu8oe Sign up to Derek Prior's mailing list: http://www.dpprior.com/email-sign-up/

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Gate of Evil (Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Book 10)

Book #10 from the series: Annals of the Nameless Dwarf

When a dwarf girl sleepwalks from her home in Arnoch and wanders barefoot into the Farfall Mountains, foul play is suspected. Reports come in of similar abductions all over Medryn-Tha, and the culprit is believed to be a bane of the Abyss, a monster known as the Lurker.

Not wishing to place any more of his people at risk, Arnoch’s king, the...

Templum Knight Trilogy

“A triumph of fantasy!” (Journal of Always)

“Derek Prior always produces masterpieces of storytelling, with great characters full of life, relentless plots, and gripping and intense fight scenes.” (Mitchell Hogan)

The entire classic trilogy in one volume!

Includes:

1. Sword of the Archon
2. Best Laid Plans
3. The Unweaving

(Originally published as...

Tomb of the Witch Queen (Annals of the Nameless Dwarf Book 9)

Book #9 from the series: Annals of the Nameless Dwarf

The dwarven civil war might have ended, but the powers behind it still fester....

Snuv Scavage is about as lowborn as a dwarf can get. With no parents and no home, she tends Arnoch’s battle-goats and sleeps in their pen. But there is something special about this dwarf. Something written in her blood.

When disturbing reports come in from the city...