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BLOOD ON BRONZE
–They kicked in his front door. They took his family and seized his business. Powerful and corrupt, they fear nothing from one young man.

Arjun is a bronze maker in Zakran, vast and wicked city of a thousand thousands. Inina is a beautiful young rogue who survives by her wits and shady friends. Bal-Shim is a smiling and suddenly prominent man, loved by rich and poor alike. All their lives are about to change forever. Join them, and enter an ancient world of danger, deceit, bloodshed and sorcery.

ALIEN EMPIRE
– When the aliens came, the world changed forever, but not even they imagined how.

Haral Karden is wry, skeptical, and the longstanding leader of his field, the history of first contacts between cultures. When aliens arrive in a fleet of beautiful ships, with benevolent words, and bearing amazing technological gifts, he asks the simple question – what do they want in return?

JAMAICA RUM
– Freedom, wealth, and power… or the hangman’s noose?

Follow Diego Cargrave and the crew of the Sea Drake through wartime adventure. The 1670s were a wild time when pirates were as likely to end up rich as on the end of a noose, and Henry Morgan himself was an English admiral. A realistic pirate tale, there are no magic items or sea monsters here, but plenty of duels, battles, lusty wenches, and rum. Oh, and the rum here is NEVER gone, but with a crew of pirates, is that really a good thing?

BARRETT’S BAR STORIES
– Most interesting man in the world? He’s got NOTHIN’ on Pappy Barrett, especially when measured by blood alcohol content!

Vic Barrett, Pappy to his friends and for that matter, most of his enemies, is a two-fisted, hard-living sailor, traveler, soldier of fortune and veteran of countless close calls. He’s had a long career packed with more adventure than most people could pack into one lifetime. In fact, it isn’t too clear how he has packed it into HIS lifetime, but don’t bother him with questions, just pull up a stool and enjoy!

Acknowledgements

A few authors who have influenced me in the writing of this work include:

Robert E. Howard

Joe Abercrombie

Michael Moorcock

Many boundless thanks are due to my tireless editor, the writer
Alex M. Jones

I thank the following musicians for inspiration while writing The Storm's Own Son:

Norwegian musical project
Wardruna
, for everything they have done.

German dark metal band
Powerwolf
, for the song
Wolves Against the World

Bulgarian composer
Dracovallis
, for
Cynthia
and
Legend of the Frozen Kingdom

Swiss music group
Eluveitie
for
Luxtos

Swiss composer
Adrian von Ziegler
for
Skilfingr