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Wulfric has grown weary of hunting in the Snowfell Mountains of Korovia and decides to head south, looking for danger and adventure. What he finds however is a portal that takes him back in time to when legendary warriors walked the land, and when great dragons ate warriors like himself as a snack. The legendary origin story of Sword and Sorcery hero Wulfric the Wanderer. Visit fiction.charlesmoffat.com/korovia/ to learn more about the land of Korovia and other books by Charles Moffat.

Tahira, Wulfric's great love, is dead and the barbarian from Korovia decides to strike out on his own. His journey brings him to a Quinian trading post on the coast of Al-Kazar... But what he encounters there however is black magic and 'Black Monoliths of Al-Kazar'. Forced into slavery Wulfric the Wanderer must unlock his own rage within the dark abyss of his soul.

The sleepy farming village of Millkrest has been attacked and their virgin priestess has been abducted, presumably to be sacrificed to the foul god Masexus at a shrine deep in the woods east of the village. The barbarian Wrathgar teams up with the wizard Soljargon, the half-elf priestess Helene, the skilled elf archer Gyburn, and the halfling sneak-thief Kaeto in order to rescue her. If sacrificed her life-force will be used to summon a demon prince... But they are heavily outnumbered and teamwork is not their strong suit, and Wrathgar has been forced into a leadership role when he has no ...

The Bogatyr knight hears the haunting singing of a Rusalka before arriving in the Habbel city of Shorin, where he later learns that there is a wanted poster for the Rusalka. Short on coin, he hatches a scheme for how to defeat her, but killing her and actually getting paid for his hard often requires a little extra effort. "The Adventures of the Bogatyr" is a series of short stories, novelettes and novellas, telling the tales of a wandering Bogatyr knight who encounters strange magical phenomenon, unusual creatures (both living and undead), and the sometimes mean spirited humans, elves and ...

The Bogatyr knight, Ilya Bogdanovic, regales the minstrel Valeska with a story of werewolves while waiting for service at the Griffon and Gables. But the story takes a dark turn when he reveals the werewolves are led by a She-Wolf, one of the legendary progenitors of lycanthropy, who have other more devious means for turning men into werewolves... "The Adventures of the Bogatyr" is a series of short stories, novelettes and novellas, telling the tales of a wandering Bogatyr knight who encounters strange magical phenomenon, unusual creatures (both living and undead), and the sometimes mean ...

While chopping down dead trees in the forest the farmer Grimrose has run afoul of worgs - wolves bred for warfare - in the woods west of Dangarn Vale, but these worgs seem to have a particular interest in the farmer. Who or what has sent the worgs, he doesn't know, but if he and his family are to survive the winter he will have to learn quickly... With only his arming sword and a stout bow in hand he must find a way to defeat the worgs and find out who sent them. A grimdark Adventure and Wilderness Survival Story featuring Grimrose (see "A Hound Named Hunter"). Part of the Chronicles of ...

A Bogatyr knight who dabbles in magic encounters strange magical phenomenon, unusual creatures (both living and undead), and the sometimes mean spirited humans, elves and other humanoids who live in the kingdom of Korovia. This Anthology Collection of eight pieces of short fiction from "The Adventures of the Bogatyr" series includes the following: The Bogatyr & the Cursed Inn Dark Shadows in the Moonlight The Bogatyr & the Rusalka's Lament The Bogatyr & the Gentle Giant A Bag of Silver, A Bag of Bones The She-Wolf or Eraska The Midnight Dragon The Bogatyr & the Cursed ParcelPlus several ...

Someone is playing games with the Bogatyr Knight. They sent him a parcel containing a cursed book, forcing him to hunt down the hag that lives in Silkrest Swamp, a task far more dangerous than it first appears. But who sent him the cursed parcel and why? "The Adventures of the Bogatyr" is a series of short stories, novelettes and novellas, telling the tales of a wandering Bogatyr knight who encounters strange magical phenomenon, unusual creatures (both living and undead), and the sometimes mean spirited humans, elves and other humanoids who live in the kingdom of Korovia. Learn more about ...

An omnibus anthology collection of 9 short stories of dark fantasy featuring Lilith Bloodstone, an intrepid young wizard who works to rid the world of undead and demons by hunting them down one by one. Included in this volume are: The Black Rose, Rise of the Red Moon, The Baby & the Village, One to be Reckoned With, The Night of the Dead, On Death's Door, The Emissary of Darkness, The Astral Plane, & Out for Blood. Learn more about the Lilith Bloodstone series by visiting fiction.charlesmoffat.com.

Elderly thief Piotr wants to be able to retire, but the Thieves' Guild of Oraknev has fallen on hard times and are having difficulty making ends meet. When he finds a storm sewer grate that has been mysteriously opened he decides to investigate whether there is anything in the sewers worth stealing. But when Piotr bites off more than he can chew then it is up to the Thieves' Guild to rescue him... Part of the Chronicles of Korovia series. Set in the kingdom of Korovia. Learn more by visiting fiction.charlesmoffat.com.

Wrathgar has decided to wait out the harsh Korovian winter in an inn south of Oraknev, home to legendary hot springs said to have healing properties. But not everything at the hot springs are as they seem. First one of the guests is mysteriously murdered and the bite marks suggest they were mauled by some kind of large wolf. Dark forces are at work at the hot springs and the other people staying at the inn to wait out the winter are in for more danger than they bargained for at a place that is supposed to increase your longevity. With bow and arrow, Wrathgar and others set out to kill the ...

The elderly thief Piotr has been accused of murdering a local exorcist in the mining town of Kazark, but he needs help to prove his innocence. With few options, he tells his apprentice Grigori to contact Wrathgar, a wandering barbarian from the Snowfell Mountains and convince him to help Piotr. Fortunately, the barbarian remembers Piotr from the time they stayed in the same inn during the winter. Together with the young thief Grigori, Wrathgar needs to find the real murderer: A Xarsian priest who is looking for the exorcist's dagger. But Wrathgar isn't the only one looking for the Xarsian ...

During the Dark Ages of Korovia the forces of Xarsius, the dark god of bloodlust, sought to capture an Obliteration Stone from Quinias, a subcontinent far to the south, but the frost giantess Vowyeena found the Quinian artifact first. Worried that it might fall into Xarsian hands, she hid the Obliteration Stone in her tomb and entrusted the knowledge of it to a chosen few who were sworn to keep it safe. But the Xarsians never stopped looking for it... Millennia later Good King Margus has been murdered. Assassinated while many of the palace guards had the night off to watch a boxing match ...

Captured in battle, Wulfric the Wanderer's shame is soon realized to be another twist of fate as he was not the only great warrior captured and taken to the slaver city of Laztek. Forced to fight predators, mighty warriors and powerful mystics in the arena, the time traveler seeks a way to escape - and possibly to escape his fate. But the leaders of Laztek who rule in both the arena and in the city beyond will not be easy to defeat. They are not mere dabblers in dark magic, but masters of it. Learn more about Wulfric the Wanderer by visiting fiction.charlesmoffat.com or browsing amazon.com/...

A mysterious wolfhound is found on the banks of the Dangarn River, north of the tiny village of Dangarn. The dog's injuries are profound, but he makes a rapid recovery and his incredible intelligence belies a mystery surrounding his origins. Wild beasts and orc raiders roam the woods to the north, underlying the fears of the villagers that something more sinister lurks in the woods to the north. Set in the world of Korovia. For more information visit fiction.charlesmoffat.com/korovia/

The Bogatyr knight learns of a giant that is blocking a mountain pass, but when he investigates he learns that Ratatuskrs (giant rats the size of wolves with incisors the size of boar tusks) might actually be the bigger threat... "The Adventures of the Bogatyr" is a series of short stories, novelettes and novellas, telling the tales of a wandering Bogatyr knight who encounters strange magical phenomenon, unusual creatures (both living and undead), and the sometimes mean spirited humans, elves and other humanoids who live in the kingdom of Korovia. Learn more about the kingdom of Korovia by ...

Following a hunch, Wulfric the Wanderer has arrived in the port city of Koastmark which is currently plagued by the Xarsian Pox. After determining his hunch was false, he is determined to leave but his plans go awry when a fire scarred wizard, an undead highwayman, and a cursed cutlass decide to get in his way... A Sword & Sorcery short story. Learn more about the author by visiting fiction.charlesmoffat.com.

The Atchafalaya Basin is a home to giants. Alligators, boars and other strange things that an unwary traveler may fall prey to when traversing the swamp alone. Such foul creatures stalk the waterways and pockets of dry land, shrouded by ancient trees that survive amongst the muck, that only a fool would travel through such a place on foot. Let alone late at night. The sucking sound of mud on boots added to the deluge of noises in the twilight of the swamp. A narrow path made its way through the swamp, but the man from Salem, Massachusetts, was unbothered by the noises or the fading light of...

BOOK THREE OF THE LILITH BLOODSTONE SERIES. Anthology of 3 short stories from the Lilith Bloodstone Series by Charles Moffat: "The Emissary of Darkness" + "The Astral Plane" + "Out for Blood". In the Holy City of Kost at the south-east corner of the Korovian Sea is the Academy of Arcane where many young pupils in the disciplines of magic choose to train. Lilith Bloodstone is a young necromancer who seeks to use necromantic magic to help people, but necromancy has a foul reputation and while her motives are pure she faces many challenges and adventures. In Book III the young Lilith has ...

Wulfric the Wanderer has traveled back in time to Korovia's Stone Age, when it is on the cusp of the Bronze Age. He has earned the trust and respect of the chieftain Ko Margus, and Wulfric has accepted that he is somehow destined to be trapped in this time period for the time being. But trouble is afoot. The priest of the tribe doesn't trust him and is growing suspicious. Worse, the tribe is being splintered between those who worship the tribe's horse god and a cult within their ranks of those who worship a she-bear goddess. When the tribe finds megalithic carvings of bears in the side of a...