Bruce Blake

To some, death is the end; to others, a beginning. To Icarus Fell, it should have been a relief from a life gone seriously awry.But death had other plans.Icarus doesn't believe that the man awaiting him when he wakes up in a cheap motel room is really the archangel Michael, or that God's right hand wants him to help souls on their way to Heaven. Icarus doesn't believe there's a Heaven, so why should they want his help?But the man claiming to be the archangel tempts him with an offer he can't ignore--harvest enough souls and get back the life he wished he'd had.It seems Icarus has nothing to lose, until he botches a harvest and the soul that went to Hell instead of Heaven comes back to make him pay by threatening to take away the life he hoped to win back.To save the wife and son he already lost once, Icarus will have to become the man he never was. Somehow, he will have to learn to believe.

An Icarus Fell Novel

On Unfaithful Wings

Llyris Fildarae is an outcast tainted by a sliver of magic in a world terrified of the supernatural. Loathed and distrusted, she uses her ability to control a magical Unnamed to survive. Caedric Carpera is desperate to save his son from a deadly illness. He enlists Llyris to locate a lost tome containing secrets capable of healing him, but its location is a mystery that's already claimed lives. Thrust into a hostile world, Llyris and her companions risk everything to find the relic and return before the child's sickness prevails. But who is the enigmatic old man who appeared out of nowhere to set them on this dangerous expedition? And what does he really want? Only a perilous mission to an untamed land can save the boy and reveal the truth. Except some truths are too shocking to be exposed.

The Book of Shadow

A kingdom torn by war. A curse whispered by dying lips. A hero born against his will. Khirro never wanted to be anything more than the farmer he was born to be, but a Shaman's curse binds him to the fallen king and his life changes forever. Driven by the Shaman's dying words, Khirro's journey pits him against an army of the dead, sends him through haunted lands, and thrusts him into the jaws of beasts he wouldn't have believed existed. In one hand he carries the Shaman's enchanted sword, a weapon he can barely use, in the other he holds a vial of the king's blood, the hope of the kingdom. His destination: the Necromancer's keep in the cursed land of Lakesh. Only the mysterious outlaw magician can raise the king from the dead to save them all from the undead invasion, but can Khirro live long enough to deliver the vial? Can a coward save a kingdom?

Blood of the King

If we're good, we go to Heaven; if we're bad we go to Hell. No one wants to go to Hell. Except one man who wishes people would just remember to call him Ric. In the aftermath of a serial killer's murderous spree, souls who didn't deserve damnation went to Hell. The archangel Michael doesn't seem concerned, but Icarus Fell can't bear the guilt of knowing it's his fault they ended up there. But how can he save them when the archangel forbids him from going and his guardian angel refuses to help? The answer comes in the form of another beautiful, bewitching guardian angel who offers to be his guide. They travel to Hell to rescue the unjustly damned one by one, but salvation comes at a cost and the economy of Hell demands souls. Is it a price Icarus is willing to pay?

All Who Wander Are Lost

A hundred hundred seasons have turned since the Goddess banished the Small Gods to the sky, leaving the land to mankind alone. For Prince Teryk, life behind the castle walls is boring and uneventful until he stumbles upon an arcane scroll in a long-forgotten chamber. The parchment speaks of Small Gods, the fall of man, and the kingdom's savior-the firstborn child of the rightful king. It's his opportunity to prove himself to his father, the king, and assure his place in history. All he needs to do is find the man from across the sea-a man who can't possibly exist-and save mankind. But ancient magic has been put in motion by a mysterious cult determined to see the Small Gods reborn. Powerful forces clash, uncaring for the lives of mortals in their struggle to prevent the return of the banished ones, or aid in their rebirth. Named in a prophecy or not, what chance does a cocky prince who barely understands the task laid before him stand in a battle with the gods?

The First Book of the Small Gods

When Shadows Fall

Blood has been spilled on the altar of the Evenstar. As the prophecy forewarns, the return of the banished is nigh.The forgotten scroll spoke of unbelievable things: A man from across the sea, a barren mother, a living statue, and the return of the Small Gods. Unbelievable, and yet the pieces for the second coming of the Small Gods are drawn together by fate's hand, destined to bring evil back to the world.Those who would stop them are spread far and wide without hope of coming together, leaving them no chance of fulfilling their destines. Captured, threatened, fleeing...the sister, the firstborn, the Mother can all only pray to escape with their lives.If they die, what hope is there for a kingdom?

The Fourth Book of the Small Gods

When Ravens Call

The Evenstar has ridden a ball of fire from the sky. Ine'vesi is the harbinger of the Small Gods' return, and a reminder of the destruction inevitable in their wake.Who can yet save mankind?The man from across the sea, on whose ankle is locked a cuff with no key, can't even remember his name. The seed of life is lost. The barren mother faithless. The living statue victorious.One thoughtless action is all it takes to set in motion the final pieces of the prophecy. One selfish decision to bring about the kingdom's end.With the last of the prophecy's protectors beaten, who will stand against the gods? Is this really the end of man?

The Fifth Book in the Small Gods Epic Fantasy Series

The Twilight Fades

A mysterious healer brings Teryk back from the brink of death, but at what cost?Rescued from a place that must have been hell itself, the Barren Mother still struggles to find her way without sight, without help. Without faith.Hidden in a pouch at the princess' hip, the Seed of Life speaks to her. But if she doesn't understand what it says, how can she fulfil her destiny?The ominous golem has found that for which it searched as the Evenstar's patience grows thin. Soon the stars will fall, and night will descend. Then He Who Watches from the Sky will rule again.How can a handful of people, as mortal, vulnerable and unknowing as can be, ever hope to stand in the way of gods' own will, sorcery and dark magic?

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