He lives to hunt monsters. Tonight, he is the hunted.
In the ancient lands of Garm, the warrior-priest Lucius rides into a remote town where miners are dying in the depths.
When vampires stalk the streets after sundown, he answers with blade and spell. But when he descends into the mountain, not even silver fire may shield him from harm.
For something ancient and hungry waits below, ready to turn his faith into madne
The dwarves want Earth's magic. We want their weapons. The price? Survive their deadly trials.
As an Adept Forces Officer, Asha Lopez is used to defending Earth against hostile magical forces. But now she's trapped underground on an alien world, forced to prove humanity's worth through ancient trials that have claimed countless lives. And with Earth's biggest off-world weapons deal hanging in the balance, failure means more than death—it means losing humanity's best chance at winning the war.
Between training with dwarven warriors who'd rather see her fail and dodging monsters that whisper false promises in the dark, Asha discovers the downtrodden gnomes struggling to survive without magic on the surface. Helping them would mean betraying her mission and risking court-martial, but their suffering mirrors the very injustice Earth's military claims to fight against. As she digs deeper into dwarven traditions, Asha questions whether Earth's first potential allies are the right ones.
In a world of ancient magic and deadly creatures, sometimes the real monsters are the ones making the rules.
A military fantasy prequel novella featuring underground labyrinths, magical creatures, and a heroine whose compassion might be her downfall. The perfect introduction to the War for Magic series. For fans of Martha Wells and Lindsay Buroker who love their fantasy with both action and heart.
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It has spent millennia hiding from the light of Lucius’s goddess.
It will stop at nothing to claim his soul.
A Silvery Moon is Book 1 in a complete heroic fantasy trilogy of gods, fate, and magic.
