Brian Wakeling

• Nov-2008
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Most nuisance neighbours can be dealt with by a court order. When your neighbour is a country ruled by an evil wizard, we recommend a demon. Of course, you need someone ... disposable ... to summon the damn thing. Meet Cullan and his companions, Alys...

• Dec-2008
• / Fantasy
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Whenever you kill an evil wizard, there are three things you should remember: Kill his bodyguards and sidekicks *as well*; Steal *all* his treasure; Have an escape route planned *in advance*. So ... Second time lucky? A second chance arriv...

• Apr-2009
• / Fantasy
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Inter-monarchial relationships can be tricky things. There are all sorts of things to consider concerning alliances, succession, trade, and so on. Not to mention security - with all the travelling between two countries that will be going on, it makes...

• Apr-2010
• / Fantasy
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Gods exist. Some of them are family. And all families have squabbles. Some might say there's profit to be made from them - others say that now's a good time to hide in the cellar. A chance sight of a Princess on the streets of Doronatha causes big...

• May-2011
• / Fantasy
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People keep getting kidnapped. It's not usually an occupational hazard when you're a mercenary, so when it happens to you, it usually means your friends have to go and do the rescuing. An obscure cult from the mysterious continent across the Eastern...

• Aug-2011
• / Science Fiction
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Most nuisance neighbours can be dealt with by a court order. When your neighbour is a country ruled by an evil wizard, we recommend a demon. Of course, you need someone ... disposable ... to summon the damn thing. Meet Cullan and his companions, A...

• Apr-2012
• / Fantasy
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Delve into intrigue, penetrate a fortified palace, recruit warriors, sail to a foreign land, experience a foreign culture, battle an evil cult, stumble upon a conspiracy, join a false flag operation, and eliminate traitors. All this and more await yo...

• May-2012
• / Fantasy
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There's a vicious new bandit chief operating in the area. There's also a conspiracy to usurp King Dashell and prevent his marriage to Queen Elspeth (for economic reasons, not political). Guess who gets hired to sort it all out? If there's one piec...

• Jan-2018
• / Fantasy
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War! Invasion! Massacre! Betrayal! Mercenaries! The Burning Rose have quite spectacularly failed in their mission to avert a war with an enemy that has a dragon. As a punishment, they are not allowed to take part in the desperate defence of the No...

• Jan-2018
• / Fantasy
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War is coming to the North, whether it wants it or not. They are ill-prepared, fragmented, and unenthusiastic about the prospect - unlike their opponents. As the powerful joint Kingdom of Turnobae-Galorndan scrambles to forge an alliance that will gi...

• Jan-2018
• / Fantasy
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An exhausted and desperate man staggers out of a mountain pass bringing dire news from the South. Ancient legends are re-awakening, and dark forces are mustering to bring them into the light. The Burning Rose Armed Company, now a Royal bodyguard det...

• Mar-2019
• / Fantasy
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Follow the intrigues of life in the Inpokkari capital, find out where Half-Orcs come from, discover what life is like for ordinary folk in the North, and learn some ancient history that may or may not become relevant. The short stories in this col...