Tavern (Dargath Chronicles)

Tavern (Dargath Chronicles)

Information, Power. Respect. Xelnath of the Gnarled Root—a tavern owner, information broker, healer, and guildmaster of the Blackwind Company—has found a place, far better than the forest from which he came in the magical metropolis and city-state of Lladad in the Magiian Empire. When a simple act of kindness draws the ire of a troubled assassin, his love-stricken Archmage father and an army of magically constructed golems, Xel must scheme with vipers of the high court, mingle with royalty at the castle, blackmail drug dealers in the slums, and fight assassins and mercenaries in the streets. He needs to lean on the support of his motley crew of a dark elf assassin, a dragon pirate, a high elf royal, and a talking dog artificer to keep him from his own inner demons and doubts. Perfect for fans of World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls, Brandon Sanderson, Michael J. Sullivan, Nicholas Eames, and Scott Lynch. Genre : Epic Fantasy/High Fantasy/Swords and Sorcery Market : New Adult to Adult "World building at its finest. The races, kingdoms, politics, and magic systems are all compelling. There's a great deal of depth that truly hints that a whole world is waiting to be explored. For the first of Munden's Dargath Chronicles, readers should find themselves eagerly awaiting each new installment." - Emmet Moss, Author of The Mercenary Code " A delightful debut founded on many of fantasy gaming's most enduring tropes, Tavern offers us a glimpse into a richly-realized setting. With a unique protagonist who's easy to cheer for, this is a novel that tells a story of loss, self-discover and the enduring power of friendship--both old and new." - Deck Matthews, Author of the The First of Shadows and Dust of the Darkness Deston "D.J." Munden is a fantasy and science fiction author, living near the Outerbanks of North Carolina. Somewhere in the vague realm of his late twenties and early thirties, he lives with his brother in a small house in the woods where he taught himself how to imagine and write down worlds with orcs, swords, and magic (and sometimes mutants and spaceships). When he's not writing, he's playing video games with his best buds, rolling horribly on multisided dice, eating double his weight in food, trying out new recipes, collecting samurai memorabilia and watching as much anime and reading as much manga as humanly possible (sometimes doing more than one of these things at once). His current work includes the Dargath Chronicles novels and Dusk Mountain Blues, his scifi webseries. He's a huge fan of the fantasy and science fiction genre, including both the modern and classic works. Nothing he loves more than finding new authors all over the genre and then recommending them to all of his friends (that are willing to listen at this point). This will be his official debut in the fantasy world he has grown up in (at least in his head) his entire life.