In a plague-ravaged world, humanity struggles to recognize itself. The Blight, a vicious disease that decimated mankind, beasts, and even plant life has left its crippling mark on the world. Isolated havens, once prosperous cities, selfishly hoard what little food remains.
Yet, hope lives on where least expected.
Wandering the Godless Lands between the havens, Ferris, an aged and Blight scarred soldier turned vagabond finds himself thrust into the role of guardian for a desperate noblewoman and her daughter. Thinking he does only a small kindness, Ferris soon finds himself on the run from Sir Arlo, the infamous Death Knight. With no other options, Ferris leads his wards to a hidden community amidst the desolation and hazards of the Godless Lands. What Ferris doesn’t know is that others stalk the death poxed land; a danger that the world is just becoming aware of. The Butcher of Riven is on the prowl, and he hunts for the Hungry God...
Decades have passed since the Blight took hold of the world, and its grip has only tightened. Crops and vegetation continue to die, even while people try to carve a life for themselves. There is never enough and the Haven aristocracies will do everything they can to hold what remains.
The people of the Farm, those who would rather face the world on their feet than kneel in fear and servitude to the Havens, have discovered a potential cure. For out in the Godless Lands, there is hope.
Yet that hope is overshadowed by a new threat. The Flayed, a Named warrior of Riven and leader of the reviled Butcher’s Chosen, has stumbled upon the Farm’s well kept secret. He plans to take it for himself and the terrible god he serves.
While the remaining Havens of Dorn and Riven prepare for war, Astok, a young swordsman of Riven, must decide where his loyalties lie. Amelia, daughter of the Scorpion of Dorn, will find herself confronted by the ghosts of her past.
Old heroes will stand and new Named warriors will rise. Countless will fall, yet who can remain when faced with the Wrath of a Hungry God?
Step into the dark future where creatures of myth clash in the back alleys of an uncaring city run by all-powerful corporations. Will Valhalla Steel rise to prominence or will they join the untold millions in anonymity?
This is a collection of short stories following the members of Valhalla Steel, a gun-running clan of Vikings guided by their leader, Angus Jarlson. Caught in a turf war with chem-dealing Fae, Angus desires only two things: a future for his people and bloody vengeance against his foes.
Twilight City hosts over a hundred million souls, most held beneath the heel of the global empire, Tenocore. After suffering a bitter defeat in Europe, Angus Jarlson, the Glade Burner, has brought the Old Gods and what remains of his once mighty empire of Valhalla Steel, across the ocean to stake a claim in the megacity and begin to rebuild. Yet the long-lived Fae despise the Glade Burner and will muster their might and magic to destroy what remains of Angus and his clansmen.
When vengeance and duty to family collide, violence ensues. The question is not only which side will be victorious, but will either remain standing at all?