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Five hundred misfits, one home
The Dread Army of Dark Lord Drekar Nightshade has made its mark on the otherworld, sending chills down the spines of bandits and nobles alike. But inside the horde, their greater concerns are how to make an honest living and how to house and feed the Dark Lord’s followers. What’s a supposedly evil overlord to do?
Contains 3 novellas:
The Salty Mageknight and the Sweet Dark Lord
Dark Lord Drekar Nightshade, Sorcerer Unyielding, exploded onto the scene with a challenge. One Visitor took up the call: Sir Solan the Mageknight, dark knight of the Western Plains. Their epic showdown fell apart into shooting the breeze about tabletop gaming and swordfighting techniques.
The would-be rivalry soon grows into friendship. Solan has some difficult questions for himself, like: why does he feel so good just being around Drekar? And Drekar has some less difficult questions, like: can he manage his raging crush on the local dark knight who seemingly has no romantic interest in him?
Evil Overlord for Hire (Authenticity Not Guaranteed)
Dark Lord Drekar Nightshade’s electrifying appearance in the middle of a countess’s Midwinter ball has become the envy of noble circles, and invitations start piling up. But Drekar has other things to do with his time, and instead Zilyana, scout for the Dread Army, finds herself on a secret mission she never expected. With a team of illusion mages, amateur actors and more, she’ll have to figure out how to produce an evil overlord that can get the nobility’s hearts thumping and spines tingling. Safely. Of course.
On the Care and Feeding of an Evil Army
Aspen, assistant to the Dread Army’s quartermaster, has always been a true believer in the Dark Lord, but he doesn’t reach for glory. All he asks for is peace and quiet and time to do his job right. Getting too close to people is a recipe for heartbreak, after all.
Then Aspen’s boss assigns him to an important project: expanding the mess hall to support the Army’s growing town. Aspen won’t work on this alone; a mysterious figure from his past is cooking up his own ideas. Will one vision rise to the top, or can they blend together into something the Dread Army has never seen?
Contains depictions of depression, closed-door sexual activity, duelling violence, and mentions of past character death in a reincarnation fantasy context. Full Content Notes
Also see my overall statement, So Is This Book Cozy or Not? (Though the note above about content probably makes the point.)
No AI was used in the writing, editing, cover, or insert art in this book. MS Word Spellcheck was used.
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First published May 2026; The Salty Mageknight and the Sweet Dark Lord first published April 2024; the other two novellas are new to this collection.
Cover art by Cryling.Art
Insert art / original cover for book 7: Yirienkaki
Insert art for book 9: PKSosa / InazumaSosa
Insert art for book 10: Ahem
What’s Next?
The three novellas in Omnibus 4 have been decided upon (all titles are working titles):
- Sparklebloom Meadows, about a new arrival on Berry’s farm
- Bandit Bed and Breakfast, about Mordeleg’s band of mountain bandits from book 3 deciding to go legit
- (not its actual title at all) Sucks to Be a Sassy Sidekick, about a mage who runs afoul of a curse
Beyond that, story threads are being drawn together to examine the effect Visitors have had on the world, for good and ill…
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