Christopher Ledford

In this anthropomorphic fantasy, Callie is a gladiatorial slave to the reigning bear clans. Through a harrowing experience, she manages to escape their dungeon only to be lost in a world she has never known.The swashbuckler Gethen saves her, but the pair find a new host of problems after a run-in with the local pirates allied with the bears.They are rescued by a likable rodent named Filtch and his lover Viviauna. Exchanging services, Callie agrees to help with the pirate problem if they agree to help her, to rescue her sister still held prisoner in the slave pits of the bears.

In this paranormal thriller, Inspector Forbes arrives at the site of a traveling carnival where a local resident has disappeared. While everyone seems helpful, Forbes can't help feeling something is amiss.Following his gut instinct, Forbes and his partner look into background claims from one of the carnival workers. After further investigation, the journey only leaves them with more questions than answers.When police track a criminal suspect to the carnival, disappearances escalate. As inquiries mount, suspicions keep pulling Forbes back to the person where his investigation first began, to Heidi, the lovely curator of the House of Mirrors.

In this sword and sorcery fantasy, a long-running war of the gods has left the realm blanketed in darkness. Many creatures have evolved to survive the changing landscape and stalk the living. The walled city of Sanctuary is the only place known where one can catch even a glimpse of the noonday sun that exists above it.Despite its name, Sanctuary is anything but a place of safety. It is home to the laboratory of the vile Archmage Talon, a mad thinker blending arcane arts and science. Combined with the ironfisted rule of Lord Vargus, the citizens of Sanctuary live in terror.Narsha is the first to survive a horrific experiment that grants the ability to navigate the blackened landscape with ease. When she uncovers a terrifying truth, she escapes with a friend to the underground city of Maldon, only to find the Archmage's reach extends even there.City leaders Tamrick and Wilrein, both adept in their style of magic, join the traveling pair. Despite spending their days defending Maldon against its own threat, the ever-present fungal beings known as Shamblers, they seek the help of the Council. After Narsha's revelation, they execute a plan to push back against the walled city.Recruiting Brie, a troubled soldier with special abilities of her own, the group heads out to accomplish one thing... expose the Archmage Talon, but first they must cross a treacherous path through the darkness.

In this weird western tale, the priestess Red has an unconventional way of raising money for the church; she is a bounty hunter. After an ally's death, the group falls vulnerable to retaliation, which forces Red to carry out her own form of justice. Seeking new work as a mercenary for hire, Red meets the gunslinger Sara, who broke free of a troubled past and set out on the road to adventure.Although luck works against them, they manage to complete their first mission together, delivering an artifact to the mayor of Metaline. However, their work is far from over, the mayor reports a vast unexplained disappearance at a nearby mining camp. Red and Sara seek the assistance of locals, a shotgun toting brute aptly named Ox and his partner Sweets, the practitioner of a dying arcane art.Together, they set out on a quest that leads them down an increasingly dim path. Along the way, they encounter the disease afflicted, bizarre creatures, and the very dead risen from the grave. All this and more culminates into the final battle with those behind the evil, on the outskirts of Tellarosa, a boomtown on the edge of the frontier.

In this sword and sorcery tale, Tiberon strives to overcome the obstacles of a troubled past and keep his sister out of harm's way. Marauding orcs threaten the surrounding area and Tiberon steps up to the challenge of purging them from the land. Once the threat seems avoided, Tiberon moves on to help others in need. Along the way he meets several other adventurers; including Laucian, a soldier with a long history of dangerous trials and a thirst for arcane knowledge. Together, they would seem almost unstoppable if it weren't for an unexpected turn of events.The Swordsman is Book II in the "From the Scroll of Alana" series.Book I: From the Scroll of Alana: The Delve.