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The Last King Cover Reveal

November 13, 2024 By Lou

Back in May, a new Greystone adventure was included in a cool anthology called Fates of Magic and Myth. The Last King brought Soriya and Loren face to face with Ur, a god of darkness in his quest to overtake the light of the world. It might be my favorite Greystone story to date.

With the anthology in the rearview, I wanted a place for people to find the story. It’s a true standalone and a great entry point to the series. So, coming January 29th, The Last King will be available digitally, in paperback, and in hardcover!

Feast your eyes on the cover from Getcovers.com.

What a beaut, right? The designers did an amazing job with this one.

What is The Last King all about?

A dying king, a guardian lion, and a shadowy demon spell disaster for Portents.

The skandola—an ancient talisman with the power to ward off evil—is in danger. When its protection fails, one of the great demons from the underworld escapes to walk the Earth once more.

Ur has returned and with him comes eternal darkness.

Greg Loren, reassigned from the Central Precinct to a cold case warehouse, finds himself pulled into the conflict when a Shishi lion—a guardian to the last king of men—dies in front of him. Unsure how to proceed, Loren turns to the only person he trusts when the city turns bizarre: Soriya Greystone.

Together, with the help of the king’s final guardian, Idris, Loren and Soriya must keep the king safe long enough to banish Ur’s evil from the city of Portents forever.

You can pre-order your digital copy today!

The pre-order is live for The Last King on Amazon. More links are coming together and should be live any day now.

Physical copies will arrive in early January through the online store.

You can also read the story through the Patreon page this January. 

I hope you enjoy this one. The way the whole project came together was a dream for me. I even dedicated the book to Soriya and Loren for making the story so much fun to write.

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Who is The Last King?

April 24, 2024 By Lou

I am pretty strict about maintaining my writing schedule. It shifts and changes when everything goes to hell in my house, but I am diligent when it comes to hitting certain deadlines. I walked into 2024 with a clear writing plan.

Then opportunity knocked.

J.A. Culican reached out to ask if I was interested in joining a box set with a number of incredibly talented authors. How can you say no to that?

I couldn’t. I didn’t. Which left me with a month to craft a brand-new tale. From scratch. Without a clue where to begin or what it would be. No pressure, right?

The Last King

I realized quickly I wanted a Greystone tale for the box set. With Army in the Obelisk releasing over the course of the year and the first of the final five books coming out in 2025, Greystone needed as wide a reach as possible.

Plus, I just freaking love these characters.

Research was frenzied, but came together nicely. There are goblins and dwarves and different mythologies and Loren’s sarcastic wit. Everything slipped into place in short order.

I think it might be my favorite Greystone project yet.

The Last King is a “lost” tale from the past for Soriya and Loren. It takes place between Army in the Obelisk and View from Above (a short story in Tales from Portents).

Check out the description below:

A dying king, a guardian lion, and a shadowy demon spell disaster for Portents.

The skandola—an ancient talisman with the power to ward off evil—is in danger. When its protection fails, one of the great demons from the underworld escapes to walk the Earth once more.

Ur has returned and with him comes eternal darkness.

Greg Loren, reassigned from the Central Precinct to a cold case warehouse, finds himself pulled into the conflict when a Shishi lion—a guardian to the last king of men—dies in front of him. Unsure how to proceed, Loren turns to the only person he trusts when the city turns bizarre: Soriya Greystone.

Together, with the help of the king’s final guardian, Idris, Loren and Soriya must keep the king safe long enough to banish Ur’s evil from the city of Portents forever.

Brace yourself for an epic clash between light and dark in this heart-racing Greystone Saga adventure.

Where can you find this tale?

The Last King can be found in the Fates of Magic and Myth box set coming your way soon!

A total of ten tales will be collected in this massive tome from some incredible authors, including the ever-present and lovable David Neth, who has a brand-new Coven short story to share with the world.

The best part? The box set will be FREE.

That’s right. This digital collection is for you to enjoy and hopefully discover a new favorite author or two along the way.

As soon as I know the release date, I will be sure to share it with you.

Happy reading!

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