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    Tales of Magic and Mayhem
    Tales of Magic and Mayhem
    Tales of Magic and Mayhem
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    Tales of Magic and Mayhem

    By Mark Lord

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    “The pacing is excellent and Mark Lord does not waste a word too much.”
    Review of ‘Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure’ at Edi’s Book Lighthouse

    “Mark’s story is engaging and thrilling ... his pacing is good, the dialogue is tight, and the plot is absorbing. His style is clean and precise and executed extremely well.”
    Review of ‘Bisclavret (The Werewolf)’ at StevenTill.com

    If you like your fantasy gritty and thrilling then you need to get a copy of Tales of Magic and Mayhem. In this collection of stories you can read about marrying a werewolf, pacts with demons, the domestic disputes of gods, the horrors of medieval war, and why not to dabble in necromancy. Every story is full of action, adventure and the supernatural.

    Tales of Magic and Mayhem is a collection of five fantasy short stories from Mark Lord. The collection includes:

    Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure
    Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic
    Bisclavret (The Werewolf)
    Forged in Blood
    Demon River

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlt Hist Press
    Release dateNov 3, 2012
    ISBN9781301424511
    Tales of Magic and Mayhem
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    Mark Lord

    Mark Lord studied Medieval Studies at the University of Birmingham and wrote his M. Phil. Thesis on Medieval Alliterative Poetry. Since then he has worked in publishing and writes historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction in his spare time.Mark is the author of the novels Hell has its Demons, The Return of the Free and numerous short stories. He is also editor of the popular Alt Hist magazine - one of the few literary magazines to focus exclusively on historical fiction and alternate history.He lives in Hertfordshire with his family.

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