Above Average Jake
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 8890 words.
Published on May 3, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner is approached by an executive at Interstellar Minerals. The planet of Monument is mineral-rich and lawless. That's endangering IM crews picking up ore, and has allowed a smuggling operation to take root. Will Jake's wits and his cool ship be enough to keep him alive as the planet’s only lawman?
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Robert Collins
Biography
I'm the author of three published SF novels: Expert Assistance, Lisa's Way, and Monitor. I'm also the author of the coming of age novel True Friends, and the fantasy novel Cassia. I have several short story collections available.. I've written several books on Kansas history.
In addition to books, I've sold stories to periodicals such as Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine; Tales of the Talisman; Golden Visions; and Sorcerous Signals.
In addition to books, I've sold stories to periodicals such as Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine; Tales of the Talisman; Golden Visions; and Sorcerous Signals.
Where to find Robert Collins online
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The Magical Cases of Gwen Conner
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 28820 words. Published on April 5, 2013. Fiction.
Gwen Conner solves mysteries in a land where magic is used to create telephones, dictation machines, and streetcars. In this collection she has to deal with sleazy journalists, corrupt politicians, and a scheme to rob a payroll delivery.
Price: $2.99 USD. 28820 words. Published on April 5, 2013. Fiction.
Gwen Conner solves mysteries in a land where magic is used to create telephones, dictation machines, and streetcars. In this collection she has to deal with sleazy journalists, corrupt politicians, and a scheme to rob a payroll delivery.
Seeking Trouble
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 7120 words. Published on April 1, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner heads to Breton system to look for work. He’s intercepted by the law and meets a woman named Nina. She claims to be a telepath, helping the local authorities find criminals, and wants to get away from her boss. Jake also meets a girl named Ella who tells him that the authorities are paying more attention to travelers than their own people. Can Jake sort out who's telling the truth?
Price: $0.99 USD. 7120 words. Published on April 1, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner heads to Breton system to look for work. He’s intercepted by the law and meets a woman named Nina. She claims to be a telepath, helping the local authorities find criminals, and wants to get away from her boss. Jake also meets a girl named Ella who tells him that the authorities are paying more attention to travelers than their own people. Can Jake sort out who's telling the truth?
The Frigate Victory Collection, Volume 2: Pirates & Diplomats
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 34920 words. Published on March 14, 2013. Fiction.
Major Anita Duncan learns too late of the assassination of the President of Extra-Solar Alliance. She has to turn to Captain Jason Ayers of the Terran Federal Republic for help. Duncan and Ayers forge an alliance of humans and aliens to deal with the threat posed by the coup in the ESA. What will this struggle mean for the future of the galaxy?
Price: $2.99 USD. 34920 words. Published on March 14, 2013. Fiction.
Major Anita Duncan learns too late of the assassination of the President of Extra-Solar Alliance. She has to turn to Captain Jason Ayers of the Terran Federal Republic for help. Duncan and Ayers forge an alliance of humans and aliens to deal with the threat posed by the coup in the ESA. What will this struggle mean for the future of the galaxy?
Criminal Masterminds
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 7030 words. Published on March 12, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner is hired by a professor to help him survey a solar system. The professor isn’t worried that he doesn’t know who hired him to conduct the survey. Jake’s ship is fired on, the professor turns up missing, and Jake tangles with criminals and corporate drones. Another job, another series of annoyances to be resolved.
Price: $0.99 USD. 7030 words. Published on March 12, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner is hired by a professor to help him survey a solar system. The professor isn’t worried that he doesn’t know who hired him to conduct the survey. Jake’s ship is fired on, the professor turns up missing, and Jake tangles with criminals and corporate drones. Another job, another series of annoyances to be resolved.
Nobles
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 44970 words. Published on February 26, 2013. Fiction.
“We must have allies in the Domains,” Cassia says to Bart. That means convincing members of the nobility that the Slavers Guild cannot be trusted, and the notorious Blue Pistol is no threat to their rule. That means kidnapping the daughter of one Duke, but sending a merchant and a wizard to help another Duke. Will these nobles heed the Blue Pistol's message of freedom?
Price: $2.99 USD. 44970 words. Published on February 26, 2013. Fiction.
“We must have allies in the Domains,” Cassia says to Bart. That means convincing members of the nobility that the Slavers Guild cannot be trusted, and the notorious Blue Pistol is no threat to their rule. That means kidnapping the daughter of one Duke, but sending a merchant and a wizard to help another Duke. Will these nobles heed the Blue Pistol's message of freedom?
Dangerous Dream
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5960 words. Published on February 20, 2013. Fiction.
A man comes to Gwen Conner desperate for help. He’s had a dream of his hands covered in blood, standing over the body of a young woman. He doesn’t know if he killed her, or if his vivid dream was real. Gwen has to dig into deep into the manufacturing world to determine what really happened.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5960 words. Published on February 20, 2013. Fiction.
A man comes to Gwen Conner desperate for help. He’s had a dream of his hands covered in blood, standing over the body of a young woman. He doesn’t know if he killed her, or if his vivid dream was real. Gwen has to dig into deep into the manufacturing world to determine what really happened.
Pirates & Diplomats
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 4040 words. Published on February 12, 2013. Fiction.
The coup in the Extra-Solar Alliance has led to an increase in interstellar piracy. The Terran Federal Republic has long suspected the Free Confederacy of helping these pirates. What will be revealed when a Confederacy diplomat meets with the Republic’s Captain Jason Ayers and ESA “outlaw” Anita Duncan?
Price: $0.99 USD. 4040 words. Published on February 12, 2013. Fiction.
The coup in the Extra-Solar Alliance has led to an increase in interstellar piracy. The Terran Federal Republic has long suspected the Free Confederacy of helping these pirates. What will be revealed when a Confederacy diplomat meets with the Republic’s Captain Jason Ayers and ESA “outlaw” Anita Duncan?
Heroes Eat Well
by Robert Collins
Price: $1.99 USD. 11260 words. Published on February 3, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner returns! After the events of EXPERT ASSISTANCE, Jake is comfortable at last. He’s also bored, but that comes to a quick end when he stumble across a damaged starship, a woman hiding out from those who attacked the ship, and her mysterious red box. What is she hiding in the box? What does food have to do with her plight?
Price: $1.99 USD. 11260 words. Published on February 3, 2013. Fiction.
Jake Bonner returns! After the events of EXPERT ASSISTANCE, Jake is comfortable at last. He’s also bored, but that comes to a quick end when he stumble across a damaged starship, a woman hiding out from those who attacked the ship, and her mysterious red box. What is she hiding in the box? What does food have to do with her plight?
The Plum Grove Robbery Case
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 6950 words. Published on January 22, 2013. Fiction.
Gwen Conner is back in this new story. She’s asked by the younger sister of a man accused of train robbery to help her brother. The sister insists her brother would never rob a train. Gwen learns that the take from the robbery was small, and passengers on the train weren’t questioned by police. What will be revealed when Gwen untangles the loose threads of this mystery?
Price: $0.99 USD. 6950 words. Published on January 22, 2013. Fiction.
Gwen Conner is back in this new story. She’s asked by the younger sister of a man accused of train robbery to help her brother. The sister insists her brother would never rob a train. Gwen learns that the take from the robbery was small, and passengers on the train weren’t questioned by police. What will be revealed when Gwen untangles the loose threads of this mystery?
Open Eyes
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5370 words. Published on January 8, 2013. Fiction.
Major Anita Duncan stumbles across a coup to replace the President of Extra-Solar Alliance. She fails to stop the coup, and must seek sanctuary in the Terran Federal Republic. Will meeting Captain Jason Ayers and the leaders of the Republic show her a way forward during this interstellar crisis? This short story was first published in “Just Because” in September, 1998.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5370 words. Published on January 8, 2013. Fiction.
Major Anita Duncan stumbles across a coup to replace the President of Extra-Solar Alliance. She fails to stop the coup, and must seek sanctuary in the Terran Federal Republic. Will meeting Captain Jason Ayers and the leaders of the Republic show her a way forward during this interstellar crisis? This short story was first published in “Just Because” in September, 1998.
The Opposite of Absolute
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 56070 words. Published on December 3, 2012. Fiction.
John Ewert is one of a handful of survivors of a mysterious plague that leaves those survivors with magical powers. One group gathers around a man named Gabe, believeing The End Times are at hand. Others follow a woman named Lucy, who tells them they’re going to win the final battle of the haves against the have-nots. John wonders, “Is the apocalypse, or just an incredible simulation?”
Price: $2.99 USD. 56070 words. Published on December 3, 2012. Fiction.
John Ewert is one of a handful of survivors of a mysterious plague that leaves those survivors with magical powers. One group gathers around a man named Gabe, believeing The End Times are at hand. Others follow a woman named Lucy, who tells them they’re going to win the final battle of the haves against the have-nots. John wonders, “Is the apocalypse, or just an incredible simulation?”
The Trail to Better Days
by Robert Collins
Price: $1.99 USD. 9360 words. Published on November 26, 2012. Fiction.
One day Will Beck says to his patron, “I’m under siege on two fronts. My trading business has to pay duties to bring goods here, and I have pay more for plows for my estate.” Beck has an idea: go west over the plains, and establish a direct trade route to the dwarves and their prized metal goods. Will that solve Beck's problems? Will it do more?
Price: $1.99 USD. 9360 words. Published on November 26, 2012. Fiction.
One day Will Beck says to his patron, “I’m under siege on two fronts. My trading business has to pay duties to bring goods here, and I have pay more for plows for my estate.” Beck has an idea: go west over the plains, and establish a direct trade route to the dwarves and their prized metal goods. Will that solve Beck's problems? Will it do more?
Cassia
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 61440 words. Published on November 1, 2012. Fiction.
A young woman named Cassia, journeyman in the Slavers’ Guild of the Settled Domains, is tasked to capture a mysterious outlaw named The Blue Pistol. Her encounter with him will shatter her life and subject her to physical and emotional agony. But in understanding his battle and her past, Cassia will seek to overcome her pain and prove that she can be of value to those who are willing accept her.
Price: $2.99 USD. 61440 words. Published on November 1, 2012. Fiction.
A young woman named Cassia, journeyman in the Slavers’ Guild of the Settled Domains, is tasked to capture a mysterious outlaw named The Blue Pistol. Her encounter with him will shatter her life and subject her to physical and emotional agony. But in understanding his battle and her past, Cassia will seek to overcome her pain and prove that she can be of value to those who are willing accept her.
A Somber Tale
by Robert Collins
Price: $1.99 USD. 15680 words. Published on November 1, 2012. Fiction.
Four old friends, former officers in the army of their kingdom, gather one night. One them, looking haunted by his past, tells them of his meeting with a legendary warrior on the vast plains, his encounters with the Lizard Men, and what he knows of the powerstones that fuel magic.
Price: $1.99 USD. 15680 words. Published on November 1, 2012. Fiction.
Four old friends, former officers in the army of their kingdom, gather one night. One them, looking haunted by his past, tells them of his meeting with a legendary warrior on the vast plains, his encounters with the Lizard Men, and what he knows of the powerstones that fuel magic.
Surgard’s Lousy Celebration
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 4310 words. Published on October 8, 2012. Fiction.
Surgard’s first published adventure finds him in a land of jealous gods and goddesses, monstrous outlaws, and magic weapons. Looks like he’s not going to get to enjoy his stay...
Price: $0.99 USD. 4310 words. Published on October 8, 2012. Fiction.
Surgard’s first published adventure finds him in a land of jealous gods and goddesses, monstrous outlaws, and magic weapons. Looks like he’s not going to get to enjoy his stay...
The Hero, the Dragon, and Surgard/Surgard’s Beautification Project
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 4140 words. Published on September 12, 2012. Fiction.
Surgard returns in two short stories. In the first, Surgard arrives in a land where a hero has to fight a dragon to save a maiden. What Surgard can’t figure out is why everyone sings every so often. In the second, Surgard has to teach a lesson about beauty and vanity.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4140 words. Published on September 12, 2012. Fiction.
Surgard returns in two short stories. In the first, Surgard arrives in a land where a hero has to fight a dragon to save a maiden. What Surgard can’t figure out is why everyone sings every so often. In the second, Surgard has to teach a lesson about beauty and vanity.
The Fantastic Cases of Gwen Conner
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 44210 words. Published on September 2, 2012. Fiction.
Gwen Conner’s world isn’t your typical fantasy setting. She solves mysteries in a land where magic is used to create telephones, dictation machines, and streetcars. It’s also a world of scheming criminals, cheating spouses, and charming con artists. This collection contains nine Gwen Conner stories, plus three more set in her world.
Price: $2.99 USD. 44210 words. Published on September 2, 2012. Fiction.
Gwen Conner’s world isn’t your typical fantasy setting. She solves mysteries in a land where magic is used to create telephones, dictation machines, and streetcars. It’s also a world of scheming criminals, cheating spouses, and charming con artists. This collection contains nine Gwen Conner stories, plus three more set in her world.
The Valley Springs Resort
by Robert Collins
Price: $1.99 USD. 18060 words. Published on July 10, 2012. Fiction.
The Valley Springs Resort is a place on a distant world where visitors can relax and have a good time. You might not think such a place has much of a story. You’d be wrong, which is why you need to go there. From its founding by a lovable eccentric to its sad-yet-funny end, this novella tells the tale of the Valley Springs Resort.
Price: $1.99 USD. 18060 words. Published on July 10, 2012. Fiction.
The Valley Springs Resort is a place on a distant world where visitors can relax and have a good time. You might not think such a place has much of a story. You’d be wrong, which is why you need to go there. From its founding by a lovable eccentric to its sad-yet-funny end, this novella tells the tale of the Valley Springs Resort.
Better Tomorrows: A Speculative Fiction Collection
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 34080 words. Published on June 26, 2012. Fiction.
Here’s a collection of ten science fiction and fantasy stories with an optimistic streak. These stories, all by author Robert Collins, have appeared in The Fifth Di and Hadrosaur Tales, among others, and have appeared as short-story ebooks
Price: $2.99 USD. 34080 words. Published on June 26, 2012. Fiction.
Here’s a collection of ten science fiction and fantasy stories with an optimistic streak. These stories, all by author Robert Collins, have appeared in The Fifth Di and Hadrosaur Tales, among others, and have appeared as short-story ebooks
The Frigate Victory Collection, Volume 1
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 40550 words. Published on April 7, 2012. Fiction.
This collection contains 13 Frigate Victory science fiction short stories. Captain Jason Ayers and his crew deal with aliens, politicians, colonists, and pirates. There are action stories, mysteries, and dramas. The stories are in chronological order, and are together for the first time.
Price: $2.99 USD. 40550 words. Published on April 7, 2012. Fiction.
This collection contains 13 Frigate Victory science fiction short stories. Captain Jason Ayers and his crew deal with aliens, politicians, colonists, and pirates. There are action stories, mysteries, and dramas. The stories are in chronological order, and are together for the first time.
Something About The Vegetables
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5040 words. Published on March 6, 2012. Fiction.
A young woman comes to private investigator Gwen Conner, concerned that her father’s murder during a robbery was about more than just a theft. Could his allergic reaction to magic be a vital clue?
Price: $0.99 USD. 5040 words. Published on March 6, 2012. Fiction.
A young woman comes to private investigator Gwen Conner, concerned that her father’s murder during a robbery was about more than just a theft. Could his allergic reaction to magic be a vital clue?
An Unconventional Little War/Positive Spin
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published on February 14, 2012. Fiction.
Here are two more "Frigate Victory" SF stories. The first is an action tale of terrorists stealing Victory. The second is one of confrontation over a politician's assassination. Both stories have been previously published.
Price: $0.99 USD. 4760 words. Published on February 14, 2012. Fiction.
Here are two more "Frigate Victory" SF stories. The first is an action tale of terrorists stealing Victory. The second is one of confrontation over a politician's assassination. Both stories have been previously published.
Lisa's Way
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 75790 words. Published on November 22, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Lisa Herbert lives in on the planet Fairfield. The “Savage Rain” decades earlier isolated her world. A remark from her sister gets Lisa to ask, “If life was better before the ‘Savage Rain,’ why couldn’t it be better again?” Lisa travels to three planets, using wits, compassion, and a little sneakiness to rebuild civilization.
Price: $2.99 USD. 75790 words. Published on November 22, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) Lisa Herbert lives in on the planet Fairfield. The “Savage Rain” decades earlier isolated her world. A remark from her sister gets Lisa to ask, “If life was better before the ‘Savage Rain,’ why couldn’t it be better again?” Lisa travels to three planets, using wits, compassion, and a little sneakiness to rebuild civilization.
Hope For The Future: Three Science Fiction Stories
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5820 words. Published on November 1, 2011. Fiction.
Here are three science fiction short stories about positive change, from personal change to improving a society. They are: "The Black Flowers," "The Choice," and "A Good Reason to Drink." All three stories appeared in small-press magazines.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5820 words. Published on November 1, 2011. Fiction.
Here are three science fiction short stories about positive change, from personal change to improving a society. They are: "The Black Flowers," "The Choice," and "A Good Reason to Drink." All three stories appeared in small-press magazines.
Dark Futures: Two Science Fiction Short Stories
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5980 words. Published on October 4, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
"Dark Futures" contains two somber SF stories. One involves a vacation gone terribly wrong. The other is about a man hiding his past in a post-apocalyptic world. Both stories have been published previously.
Price: $0.99 USD. 5980 words. Published on October 4, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) "Dark Futures" contains two somber SF stories. One involves a vacation gone terribly wrong. The other is about a man hiding his past in a post-apocalyptic world. Both stories have been published previously.
The Last Medal Winner: Four Science Fiction War Stories
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 6890 words. Published on September 20, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
In this short collection are four science fiction stories about war, from an effort to get a hero his due to the use of a new technology to keep a planet free. All four stories have been previously published.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6890 words. Published on September 20, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) In this short collection are four science fiction stories about war, from an effort to get a hero his due to the use of a new technology to keep a planet free. All four stories have been previously published.
True Friends
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 47770 words. Published on August 30, 2011. Fiction.
It’s fall, 1983. David Chalmers hangs with a group of science-fiction fans. Alison Hughes runs with the popular crowd. Events cause David and Alison to consider the meaning of friendship and how strong their bonds to their "friends" will be after high school.
Price: $2.99 USD. 47770 words. Published on August 30, 2011. Fiction.
It’s fall, 1983. David Chalmers hangs with a group of science-fiction fans. Alison Hughes runs with the popular crowd. Events cause David and Alison to consider the meaning of friendship and how strong their bonds to their "friends" will be after high school.
The Camlan Gift
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5750 words. Published on August 9, 2011. Fiction.
The Camlan Gift (short story): Young Queen Mary has been ousted from her throne by an usurper. While fleeing to safety she meets up with a strange man named Trent Wade. Wade is armed with guns the like no one has ever seen. He offers to teach her allies how to make more such guns. But will there be a price for such advances? First published in “Hadrosaur Tales,” Volume 2, 1997
Price: $0.99 USD. 5750 words. Published on August 9, 2011. Fiction.
The Camlan Gift (short story): Young Queen Mary has been ousted from her throne by an usurper. While fleeing to safety she meets up with a strange man named Trent Wade. Wade is armed with guns the like no one has ever seen. He offers to teach her allies how to make more such guns. But will there be a price for such advances? First published in “Hadrosaur Tales,” Volume 2, 1997
Dramatic Solution/The Allergy Factor
by Robert Collins
Price: $0.99 USD. 6020 words. Published on July 13, 2011. Fiction.
Here are two short science fiction stories featuring the crew of the Victory of the Terran Federal Republic, "Dramatic Solution" and "The Allergy Factor." Both feature the crew trying to deal with problems faced by colonists on distant worlds. Both stories have been previously published.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6020 words. Published on July 13, 2011. Fiction.
Here are two short science fiction stories featuring the crew of the Victory of the Terran Federal Republic, "Dramatic Solution" and "The Allergy Factor." Both feature the crew trying to deal with problems faced by colonists on distant worlds. Both stories have been previously published.
Fun Tales of Fantasy and the Future
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 29500 words. Published on March 6, 2011. Fiction.
Inside this collection are tales of a spooky mansion eager to be bought; a clever antiques dealer; disappointed model railroad denizens; and a doorknob that greets your hand, literally. Thrown in at no extra charge are con-men, cranks, and college-age aliens.
Price: $2.99 USD. 29500 words. Published on March 6, 2011. Fiction.
Inside this collection are tales of a spooky mansion eager to be bought; a clever antiques dealer; disappointed model railroad denizens; and a doorknob that greets your hand, literally. Thrown in at no extra charge are con-men, cranks, and college-age aliens.
Expert Assistance
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 61950 words. Published on January 29, 2011. Fiction.
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
To get out of debt, spacer Jake Bonner takes on two odd jobs. The first, chauffeur pop star Evvie Martini on her tour; the second, helping Daniel and Clarissa Rosen overthrow their planet’s tyrannical ruler. Unfortunately for Jake, Evvie finds out about his second assignment and, hoping to advance her career, invites herself to the revolution.
Price: $2.99 USD. 61950 words. Published on January 29, 2011. Fiction.
(3.50 from 2 reviews) To get out of debt, spacer Jake Bonner takes on two odd jobs. The first, chauffeur pop star Evvie Martini on her tour; the second, helping Daniel and Clarissa Rosen overthrow their planet’s tyrannical ruler. Unfortunately for Jake, Evvie finds out about his second assignment and, hoping to advance her career, invites herself to the revolution.
Kansas 1874: Triumphs, Tragedies, and Transitions
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 66480 words. Published on January 5, 2011. Nonfiction.
1874 in the Sunflower State was a time of the Wild West and of Indian attacks, but also of a rising poet and debates on temperance. It was the year the Mennonites first arrived, and when Abilene’s T. C. Henry began to promote winter wheat as a good crop for Kansas farmers. Few other years in state history show Kansas in its transition from part of the frontier to its own identity so clearly.
Price: $2.99 USD. 66480 words. Published on January 5, 2011. Nonfiction.
1874 in the Sunflower State was a time of the Wild West and of Indian attacks, but also of a rising poet and debates on temperance. It was the year the Mennonites first arrived, and when Abilene’s T. C. Henry began to promote winter wheat as a good crop for Kansas farmers. Few other years in state history show Kansas in its transition from part of the frontier to its own identity so clearly.
The Sagas of Surgard the Traveler
by Robert Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 32750 words. Published on September 21, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Gather ‘round, one and all, and thrill to the rediscovery of the sagas of Surgard the Northerner as he collected tales from across the known lands of man. Stand alongside the heroic and witty Surgard as he faces down foolish giants, singing dwarves, duplicitous wizards, suspicious savages, and worst of all, a monster with an attorney!
Price: $2.99 USD. 32750 words. Published on September 21, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review) Gather ‘round, one and all, and thrill to the rediscovery of the sagas of Surgard the Northerner as he collected tales from across the known lands of man. Stand alongside the heroic and witty Surgard as he faces down foolish giants, singing dwarves, duplicitous wizards, suspicious savages, and worst of all, a monster with an attorney!
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