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A Study in Scarlet Swords


A Fantasy Novel


Book 1 of the Legendary Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Grimdark,
  • Dark Fantasy,
  • Monster Hunting,
  • Antiheroes,
  • Quest
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Blood-soaked specters haunting cursed swamps
  • Antiheroes with tragic pasts and dangerous secrets
  • Prophecies and betrayals in a land of haunted ruins
Publisher Description

In the cursed swamps of Rotmoor, a new terror has risen. They are called the Red Folk—blood-soaked specters that rise from the mire without warning, slaughtering without mercy, leaving nothing but ruin in their wake. No sword can stop them. No prayer can protect you. Something old has returned. And it hungers.

Hardened monster hunter Theron Ward never runs from a fight. But when he and his battle-worn companions encounter Baron Ulrich Sturm—a broken man plagued by visions of a monstrous warlock named Vonlych—they are pulled into a hunt that may already be lost.

As they descend into a land of haunted ruins and forgotten horrors, betrayal festers in the shadows. Prophecies collide. Madness takes root. And the truth beneath the blood-soaked soil may doom them all.

A blade in the dark. Blood in the water. The hunt begins.

Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, The Witcher, and grimdark fantasy filled with brutal action, tragic magic, and heroes on the edge of damnation.

Includes a full cast of unforgettable antiheroes—a flame-wielding wizard, a cursed crusader, a scarred monster hunter, a tormented alchemist, a fearless shieldmaiden, an unerring archer—locked in a quest that may damn them all.

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