The writing is rather simple, but the story I enjoyed.įast paced story of a pair of thieves who are hired to protect a wizard, but they find out things are more complicated. "Troll Trouble" (Plague Knight) by Richard Lee Byers - 3/5★Ī former mercenary tries to help a sorceress, to whom he owes favors, to trick a troll. Sullivan - 4/5★įunny and meandered story about two rogues that are hired by a mayor’s daughter to kidnap her. Steampunk with a dwarf wizard and a bard and an assassin – a rather strange combination. "Jancy's Justice" (GnomeSaga) by Kenny Soward - 2.5/5★ "Seeds" (Lighthouse Duet) by Carol Berg - 3/5★Ī story about an addict wizard and a lawman, couldn't remember much about it after a few days. Longer than expected for a short story collection, but the writing is lyrical, the setting entrancing and the story, even if a little intricate, is interesting.Ī couple, one a wizard and the other an assasing, try to prove who’s ‘job’ is more artful. "When you root for the bad guy you never know what you're going to get"Īn assassin hired to fend off another assassin – very nice flowing story. A murder should always carry a weight, even if it's only the weight of gold”
Coins hold purpose, they bear it like a cup. "Assassination is murder with somebody else's purpose. Some of the authors I already heard of and read before, as well as being already acquainted to several of the series, other authors/series I didn't get to read yet.īelow, each of the stories rated with its own stars and a few words of each.įoreword by Glen Cook (Black Company author) – mostly rambling, but some good ideas in between. From 2013 to 2017, he served as Creative Director and later Publisher at Ragnarok Publications, where he edited for various indie authors and companies such as Simon & Schuster and Procter & Gamble.Ī wide variety of short tales featuring rogues, thieves, brigands and miscreants, most of them established in well-known fantasy series, although there are some standalones too.
#Blackguards 2 lore series#
Joe is the author of the Dead West series and has written several short stories, and is also the editor of the award-winning Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues. He served as the managing editor for syndicated magazine YOUnique from 2006 to 2008, interviewing local personalities and guiding the direction of articles. From 2001 to 2005, he was the managing editor of Privateer Press, where he edited and wrote RPG game supplements, illustrated maps, and managed a team of writers. He worked at Caliber Press in the mid-90s where he contributed to various projects including a collectible card game based on Todd McFarlane's Spawn universe, designed covers and advertisements, managed the company's art archives, lettered comics, and wrote a 17-issue run of a fantasy comic series.
Joe is a multi-talented creative with a background in the comic industry. LIAN HEARN, "His Kikuta Hands" (Tales of the Otori)ĪNTHONY RYAN, "The Lord Collector" (Raven's Shadow novella)*ĪNTON STROUT, "Scream" (Simon Canderous Chronicles) JAMES ENGE, "Thieves at the Gate" (Morlock) SNORRI KRISTJANSSON, "A Kingdom and a Horse" (Valhalla Saga) JON SPRUNK, "Sun and Steel" (Shadow Saga) LALLO, "Seeking the Shadow" (Book of Deacon) MOORE, "What Gods Demand" (Seven Forges)ĭAVID DALGLISH, "Take You Home" (Shadowdance) TIM MARQUITZ, "A Taste of Agony" (Prodigy series) PETER ORULLIAN, "A Length of Cherrywood" (Aeshau Vaal) SHAWN SPEAKMAN, "The White Rose Thief" (The Dark Thorn) LAURA RESNICK, "Friendship" (Silerian Chronicles) MARK LAWRENCE, "The Secret" (Broken Empire) JOHN GWYNNE, "Better to Live than to Die" (Faithful Fallen) KEMP, "A Better Man" (Egil and Nix) *ĭJANGO WEXLER, "First Kill" (Shadow Campaigns) RICHARD LEE BYERS, "Troll Trouble" (Plague Knight) SULLIVAN, "Professional Integrity" (Riyria)
KENNY SOWARD, "Jancy's Justice" (GnomeSaga)
#Blackguards 2 lore full#
A full roster of authors from indie sensations to New York Times bestsellers:īRADLEY P. Interior artwork by David Alvarez, Orion Zangara and Oksana Dmitrienko. MARTIN, featuring sundry tales of roguish types-assassins, mercenaries, thieves-many of whom are already established in well-known fantasy series. Swift from the shadows, comes an 'edgy' anthology, edited by J.M. Librarian note: Older cover edition of 9781941987063.Ĭoin is their master, and their trade, more often than not, is blood.
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