Sea of Revenants

Sixth in an ongoing Fantasy Series, 'Sea of Revenants' continues with another story of violent action, foul-mouthed wisecracking heroine tougher than Conan, and oddball mages with a penchant for mass destruction. Following in the steps of the Gray Mouser, Elric, Druss, and many more heroes of Sword and Sorcery, the elf called Nysta will carve her own epic path.

And that path will be bloody.

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“Yeah.” The elf spat into the mud beside the dead Grey Jacket. “They ain’t special. They die just like us.”
“Reckon she knew that already.” He shook his head at her, lips curled in distaste. “No matter how much you think she’s like you, she ain’t. She ain’t cruel.”
The elf shrugged, dismissing his insight. “We’re all cruel, feller. Or we wouldn’t be here.”
Lux moved smoothly through the clutter of corpses. The long staff in his fingers tapped at the ground in front of him, nudging bodies which he eased around. He continued quickly toward the gate. “Come,” he said. “Rockjaw, lead us to the temple. Nath and his fool army are waking something which should never be woken.”
“Waking?” The ork followed, but his expression was suddenly wary. “What do you mean by that? Hey, deathpriest. Answer me. What do you mean?”
“Madness,” Lux said. “Is just a dream. And that dream is ending.”

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Madness rides the blood-drenched tides...

He lurks in the dark waters, glowing eyes searching. His breath whispers on the wind and his words bring madness.

When Nysta is shipwrecked on the islands called the Crossbones, she didn't expect to be fighting for her life against draug. And not just any draug. These ones were men, once. Raiders who'd waged a war of piracy down the Caspiellan coast. Raiders who promised their dead bodies to an ancient and terrible force.

For centuries, the Covenant has been held. The Madman had kept his promise and protected the islands. But the Covenant has been broken and the draug now hunt Fnordic and Caspiellan flesh alike.

She'll need to find out why if she hopes to survive. But Temple is an island which guards its secrets. And it has many. One could save her. One could enslave her. And one could drive her mad...