For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3. There is a long, high hill in Hadochee. The people there call it Flower Mountain. Once a boy named Joshua had lived
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The Book of the Prophet Joshua – Chapter Three
For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2. The prophet stood on a high bluff. A hot summer wind stirred the trees below, their myriad hues of green shifting like
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The Book of the Prophet Joshua – Chapter Two
For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1. Despite the unholy terror which woke the goats with the morning, the flock was calm and compliant as Adam led them out
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The Swarming in the Dark IX – Paper Goblins
For previous installments, click here. *** Trapped underground, Orsog held the dark at bay with only a guttering torch. He stood in the doorway with his back to an empty chamber, and a horde of
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The Swarming in the Dark VIII – Hordes and Desperation
When the Goblin War began, it had been a single unarmed clan that raided a merchant caravan. Now almost a dozen clans lined the rim of the bowl-shaped valley, armed and armored in the spoils
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The Swarming in the Dark VII – A Lure for Evil
The earth trembled beneath the hooves of the Asentic cavalry as they spilled into the valley, Markos at their head. The gods condemn Nikephoros, that cursed prefect for giving him this command. He probably thought
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The Swarming in the Dark VI – A Stranger in a Strange Land
This is part of an ongoing tale. Click here to catch up on past installments in this story arc or click here to learn more about Orsog and his previous adventures. ♦ Wind whistled between
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The Swarming in the Dark V – Bright Swords and Dark Counsels
Orsog hurled himself from a hillock and plunged into the horde of waiting goblins. His sword cleaved one in twain and left gashes on several more. The hellspawn clumped together in battle, swarming over their
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The Swarming in the Dark IV – The Scouts
Orsog’s band of brawlers made no complaint as they sped over the broad grass and needle-strewn ground of the open pine forest. The last ambush had taught them to keep eyes open and mouths shut
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The Swarming in the Dark III – The Warband
Catch up on the past installments in this series here. ⊗ As Orsog led his rowdy band of bruisers down the streets of the fortress and out into Harnea, the legionnaires and camp aides looked
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