The Mace of Malice — Rick Ferguson

A relic that controls destiny. An extra-dimensional terror that wants to devour the Multiverse. A hero who just ate a bag of magic mushrooms. What could go wrong?In The Mace of Malice, Volume II of the epic and hilarious heavy-metal fantasy trilogy The Chronicles of Elberon, Prince Elberon of the Isles pursues his quest to save the Multiverse by collecting the ten Phylaxes of Koschei the Deathless, the Dark Foe of Woerth. After mastering the Screaming Skull, Elberon and his merry band of heroic reprobates encounter the Mace of Malice, which proffers the one wielding it with the power to roll the Cosmic Dice and change fate.Along the way, Elberon will lead thousands of elves and dwarfs in the most epic fantasy battle ever committed to page, play poker at the end of the universe, become trapped in a gnome seraglio, fight demons and devils in Hell, and square off with an evil extra-dimensional spider queen – all before happy hour. Can Elberon roll the Cosmic Dice to save the Multiverse? Or will he roll a one and doom everyone he loves? More importantly, how potent are those magic mushrooms he just ate?Find out in volume II of the fantasy series Publishers Weekly calls A wildly original debut [and] a self-aware whirlwind of epic fantasy tropes and absurdist humor. Buy The Mace of Malice today!