Another great review

Spinner of Lies, the sequel to Sword of the Gods, is due out in June. If you haven't read Sword of the Gods yet, check out this wonderful review of Sword of the Gods by See Jaime Read.

-http://seejaimeread.tumblr.com/post/22502665391/sword-of-the-gods-a-forgotten-realms-novel-review

Rise of the Underdark: Spinner of Lies

My novel Spinner of Lies is part of the Rise of the Underdark. Demascus must contend with nothing less than a priestess of Lolth (even as he attempts to defeat all the ghosts of past incarnations).

Spinner of Lies

Spinner of Lies is a SWORD OF THE GODS book. If you loved Sword of the Gods, pre-order your copy of Spinner of Lies today!  (For Kindle: Amazon, for Nook: Barnes 'n Noble)

Memories of his past incarnations haunt Demascus, even as he searches for stolen portraits that contain the trapped souls of demigods. Meanwhile, drow creep beneath the city of Airspur, intent on precipitating war between Akanûl and a rival nation. As Demascus attempts to win freedom from the ghost of his murdered lover, he agrees to thwart the drow’s secret scheme, sending him on a trail that stretches between the Demonweb, Airspur, and an island that appears on no map.

Demascus and Drizzt

A great new review just came in for Sword of the Gods. One that was quite positive. An excerpt:

I will make my next statement very clear. I know it will upset a few (probably quite a lot), but I am prepared to take the risk:

Demascus should be the next Drizzt Do’Urden.

Bruce Cordell makes an excellent job of creating someone that has something to offer to everyone. As a character, Demascus is full of mystery, excellent personality, approachable, naive enough, vulnerable, strong beyond his own knowledge and very, very likeable.

For the full review, head over to GMsMagazine.com and give it a whirl. It certainly put a smile on my face :-)

Review: http://bit.ly/lxOHOB

Necropolis of the Sword

Sword of the Gods includes a scene where the characters Demascus and Chant (and Riltana) discover a portal to a mysterious destination. Demascus knows his enemy Kalkan has recently fled through the portal.

When Chant and Demascus decide to follow Kalkan, they find a strange new place—the lost necropolis of Khalusk.

The backdrop article I've written provides an excerpt from the novel, some background history, context, and a bit of game mechanics for Khalusk. You can use the information to inspire a few D&D game encounters, or use it as the basis of a longer adventure set in one of the lost places of the Forgotten Realms® setting.

Article: http://bit.ly/khalusk

Complete Back Cover Copy

Check out the complete back cover copy for Sword of the Gods, which doesn't appear on Amazon or in other places marketing the book. Which is a shame, because it's distinctly good:

Demascus wakes up on the cold stone slab of an ancient altar. He doesn't know who he is. he doesn't know where he's from. He doesn't even know his own name until a stranger tells it to him. But someone--or something--wants to kill him. This he knows with the certainty of the grave.

At the same time, a demon from a dead universe, a gift from the Chained God, is freed from its fossilized prison. Its essence takes root in the nightmare reality of the living, sparking a transformation once thought halted by forgotten heroes.

Demascus is the last of those forgotten heroes. He alone knows the havoc that will follow in the demon's wake. And he is all that stands between the light of the world and the phantasmagorical torments of the Abyss.

But Demascus keeps secrets . . . sometimes even from himself.

Fable the Cat

Did you know Fable the Cat, Chant Morven's vociferous feline pet in Sword of the Gods, is based on my own cat CC? No?

Well, it's true.

Here's a link to a growing link of of pictures starring Fable:

Fable the Cat Facebook Album

(Yeah, that's right. Now I have a legitimate reason to post cat pictures on the internet. I win.)