HERALDED BY BLOOD and Other Tales by Jack Mackenzie
THESE ARE TALES OF THE DARKEST FANTASY
“These are the literary spawn – bastards though some may be – of the stories that one would have read in the pages of Weird Tales, that venerated pulp magazine of the early part of the twentieth century. That pulp rag that birthed the stories of Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, Seabury Quinn, C. L. Moore, and many others.
These stories have percolated in those pages as well as through the fiction of Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Fritz Leiber and Michael Moorcock. They have been steeped in heroic fantasy fiction, sword and sorcery, and outright horror.”
Jack Mackenzie’s tales of dark fantasy offer to tingle your spine, to fill you with the same old sense of blood and thunder of the sword-swinging tales in the best tradition of the grand old pulp magazines from the author of SHARDS OF TIME
SHARDS OF TIME by Jack Mackenzie
THREE HEROES – THREE TIMES – A SINGLE DEADLY FOE
In a world of magic one city is the focal point for a desperate struggle that is fought through all of time. Mages harness the powers of different elements – air, fire, ice, metal, even death – and wield that power in their struggle to survive. But one powerful mage can control time itself.
Now mages and mortals alike find themselves allied against that power and three heroes, separated by vast gulfs of time, must find a way to save the magic, the great city and existence itself. From the author of Debt’s Pledge comes a novel of magic and memory that will surely thrill Fantasy fans as much as Mackenzie’s Science Fiction fans.
Epic fantasy with an SF twist from the author of DEBT’S PLEDGE and DEBT’S HONOR
“Black God’s Burden” by G. W. Thomas
Teric was a bane-blood warrior, a dangerous man. But the old wizard was crafty and knew just what to do. Now Teric must go to the temple of the ancient god and retrieve a powerful artifact. The surprise is on him when he finds out the true nature of the temple’s curse.
Heroic Fantasy at 4956 wrds.
Series: The Gods Have Left Us Series
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The Deathmaster’s Folly by G. W. Thomas
This first half of the adventures of Fauston and Ramid, followers the necromancer and his assistant, to the cold and barbaric reaches of Shan. Here Fauston is paid to help an ambitious warlord to conquer his neighbors and create a kingdom. To do this Fauston supplies Lord Brekka with undead soldiers. But darker magic lurks in the secret black book Fauston hides under his bed. G. W. Thomas begins here an epic tale of necromantic magic and epic battles that will come together in one series called The Gods Have Left Us. This story is also available in Swords of Fire (below).
Heroic Fantasy at 20,406 wrds.
Series: The Gods Have Left Us Series
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Dragontongue & Other Stories by G. W. Thomas
Enter the world of the Six Cities: the frozen Taavst, City of Dogs, the elegant Stormcock, City of Birds, the mysterious Bast-il, City of Cats, the lonesome Merikh, City of Deer, the treacherous Regaul, City of Ships, and the tropical Narhu, City of Wolves. Strange folk dwell in these lands from the clever but mousy Manthorn the magician, the brave swordsman Torel the Gelt, Luantishee the Silver Princess and the mysterious four-armed wizard known only as the Rainbow Man plus many others. G. W. Thomas presents 18 tales of the fantastic, the mysterious, along with 40 plus short-shorts to get you thinking, laughing, cursing and wondering. Here is a world filled with questions, strange folk and stranger ways, and best of all, the unknown.
Heroic Fantasy at 78,674 wrds.
Series: The Six Cities Series
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“The Green Beast” by Jack Mackenzie
Something is rotten in the castle of Baron Ogmund. Sirtago, the lusty Ka of the realm, and his sensitive companion, Poet, are onto a mystery involving a terrible green beast. The creature is killing the fishermen of the local village and the truth is so strange it will call into question everything, even the faithfulness of the Empress, Sirtago’s own mother!
Sword & Sorcery at 13,172 wrds.
Series: Sirtago & Poet Series
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“Pieces in a Game” by Jack Mackenzie
Sirtago and Poet’s longest adventure to date, “Pieces in the Game” follows the pair as they must navigate a war between the Tey’ei and the Kajaghn. Making things worse is someone is trying to unleash an unholy terror that has been locked away for millennia. Can Poet solve the mystery and keep an eye on his over-zealous friend, Sirtago, Ka of Trigassa? This story is also available in Swords of Fire (below).
Heroic Fantasy at 12,754 wrds.
Series: Sirtago & Poet Series
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Heralded by Blood & Other Stories by Jack Mackenzie
Three tales about the strangest duo in Fantasy fiction, Ka Sirtago, the heir-apparent to the Trigassan Empire and his sensitive friend, Poet. In “Heralded By Blood” we see how the two met in childhood. In “Mark of Gennesh” they are on a desperate mission to save Sirtago’s sister from a demon-marked sorcerer. “The Sound of the Deep” takes them on the ocean waves where more sorcery is afoot. Sword & Sorcery tales to please the new fan or the old.
Heroic Fantasy at 21,763 wrds.
Series: Sirtago & Poet Series
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The Rainbow Man by G. W. Thomas
The Rainbow Man is a wizard who will enchant you with his quick wits, his sardonic charm and his mystifying answers to big questions. G. W. Thomas offers all 43 fables featuring this four-armed magician along with an afterword entitled “The Fantasy Writer as Moralist”. From that piece: “Readers of this book may feel I have or haven’t risen to the lofty heights of the Moralist. Some of these stories are little more than Fantasy Mysteries. Many of the Rainbow Man stories strike even me as smelling too strongly of the soapbox. But that’s okay. His job is simply to get people talking, agreeing or disagreeing.” This book is included in Dragontongue & Other Stories (above).
Heroic Fantasy at 21,423 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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Swords of Fire by David A. Hardy, C. J. Burch, Jack Mackenzie & G. W. Thomas
In the tradition of Lin Carter’s FLASHING SWORDS anthologies of the 1970s, G. W. Thomas has assembled four novellas of Heroic Fantasy, longer tales of swords and sorcery. Featuring David A. Hardy’s “Temple of the Rakshasas”, set in ancient times, it follows Godarz the mercenary warrior into a dark temple filled with evil secrets. “Two Fools For the Price of One” by C. J. Burch continues his Addux and Kouer series. Two assassins are hired to kill a wizard but find themselves embroiled in much worse. “The Pieces in a Game” is part of Jack Mackenzie’s Sirtaigo and Poet series, following the ruthless swordsman and his more thoughtful companion into the machinations of an insane queen and her terrible master. Lastly in “The Deathmaster’s Folly” by G. W. Thomas, the travels and tears of the necromancer Fauston and his servant Ramid as they journey to the uncouth Northern forests to help a power-hungry baron become a king. The illustrations and cover are by M. D. Jackson.
Heroic Fantasy at 59,319 wrds.
Series: Sirtago & Poet Series/Gods Have Left Us Series
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“The Work We Have In Hand” by G. W. Thomas
Something is going on in the city of Stormcock. Wizards are disappearing at an alarming rate. Something has risen in the necroplois outside the city walls, something ancient and evil. Fortunately, Emmerant the crystal gazer knows what terrors threaten the City of Birds, and perhaps the entire world. With the help of the rogue known as The Falcon, the unlikely duo must face angry barbarians, possessed hounds and the terror that is Nyoglatha. G. W. Thomas offers up an intriguing world of savants and sorcerers, mysterious and the fantastic.
Heroic Fantasy at 21,423 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“The Executioner” by G. W. Thomas
He was a hero of old. When Arkayla the wise-woman called for him and his blade, he came despite his long years. The seeress had a terrible job for him, to play executioner to one who would lie waste to the countryside. That killer was only a baby! G. W. Thomas explores tough questions in this tale of Sword & Sorcery. This story is included in the book Dragontongue & Other Stories.
Heroic Fantasy at 3698 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“The Godsend ” by G. W. Thomas
Teric the Bane-Blood is back. After his terrifying adventures in “Black God’s Burden”, the warrior seeks shelter from his curse. Unfortunately he falls into the hands of the unscrupulous Brother Jardin who exploits his curse for his own profit. Only by better understanding his curse can Teric win his freedom. Sword & Sorcery is same world as “The Deathmaster’s Folly”.
Heroic Fantasy at 6110 wrds.
Series: The Gods Have Left Us Series
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“A Claymore For Dragon” by G. W. Thomas
Murder in the dragons’ den! Vrashkor has been framed for the murder of Grimbolt and his time is running out. Someone has killed the other dragon with a human sword and if the dragon detective can’t find out which of his fellows is the culprit he will die by tooth and claw. G. W. Thomas also includes a second short-short about the world’s smartest dragon called “A Dragon’s Tale”. Both of these stories can be found in Dragontongue & Other Stories.
Heroic Fantasy at 3130 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“Dragontongue” by G. W. Thomas
The trows have taken Tantri’s young children and it is up to Torel the Gelt to get them back or to kill them for anything is better than being a captive of the trows. Taking the terrible job he follows their trail but it ends in a mystery. The trows are dead! And something even worse has the young girls…Dragontongue. This story is included in Dragontongue & Other Stories.
Heroic Fantasy at 5500 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“In Their Pleasant Palaces” by G. W. Thomas
Princess Luantishee wanted only to find the Kalduun crossroads but the people of the little village had other ideas. They wanted her to slay their dragon. But the dragon was no longer a threat, having grown old and weary. So why was she there? The village burgher’s evil plans made a pawn of her and that would never do for the Silver Princess of Sadavol, bearer of the magical sword Ensate! Also includes “Unfinished Portrait”. Both stories can be found in Dragontongue & Other Stories.
Heroic Fantasy at 10,440 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“Skeleton Tor” by G. W. Thomas
Torel warned the strangers to stay away from Skeleton Tor, home of the evil race known as the trows. But the trio have other ideas, ideas that include Sri Lan, the beautiful healer. Torel will follow those who have taken his friend, follow into the most dangerous place in all the Gelt. At the end lies the very heart of Skeleton Tor and its very secret beginnings. This story is included in Dragontongue and Other Stories.
Heroic Fantasy at 7030 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“Wekka’s Gold” by G. W. Thomas
Liaro is on a desperate hunt for his wife and child. Foolish Wekka has taken their baby and gone in search of the legendary treasure in the temple. Only death and worse wait there. Can Liaro find them in time before the terrible guardian reveals the secret of Wekka`s gold.This story is included in Dragontongue & Other Stories.
Heroic Fantasy at 2230 wrds.
Series: Six Cities Series
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“The Children of Cain” by G. W. Thomas
He survived a great battle with the Saxons only to find himself in an impossible world of wind-swept plains and strange rivers. He discovers an eerie city and encounters its only inhabitants .. the Children of Cain. This Science Fantasy tale gives an alternative explanation for one of our classic tales.
Science Fantasy at 4760 wrds.
Series: None
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