The Martuk Series, Vol. 1: A Collection of Short Fiction

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An almost-king haunted by horrifying truths. A powerful Priest wrapped in the darkest of magic. An innocent devoured by dangerous myth. A tortured heart betrayed and a savage immortal battered and broken in a prison of screams. This is the The Martuk Series, Vol. 1: A Collection of Short Fiction.

Inspired by the full-length novel Martuk… the Holy , it begins with 'The Wounded King'. A young king terrified of a crown, one heavy with the callous ambition of cunning priests, and tormented by the Bones in the Stones. Bones embraced by 'The Elder', a man who chooses monstrosity over humanity for the promise of a life never-ending only to lose himself to a Darkness older than Time.

A Darkness that whispers in the ear of an innocent acolyte in 'Red and Gold', the tale of a boy butchered and embalmed in molten metal, a soul crushed by the sting of bloody betrayal.

A betrayal that lies at the center of 'The Tall Priest', a story of a heart broken. And of how honesty and devotion become the unwitting keys to an eternity as a wandering revenant. An eternity embodied in 'The Magi', a monster shrouded in savage infamy. Immortal and fallible. Willing to embrace the heartless for the impossible, his desperation opening the door to a chaos borne by the consequence of catastrophic choice.

Blood-drenched depravity. Ancient curses. Sadistic betrayal and cruel heartbreak. Destruction. Madness. Doubt.

This is The Martuk Series: Volume One.