Dennis L McKiernan Books in Order

Princess Laurelin has been captured by Modru's forces, and her fate hangs between cruelty and strange kindness. While Tuck and the wizard Galen choose to build alliances rather than chase an impossible rescue, Patrel and Danner fight to reclaim their devastated Boskydell, and the struggle for Mithgar deepens underground in Kraggen Cor.

An unnaturally long winter grips Mithgar, and vicious Vulgs raid the farms of the small folk Warrows. Young Tuck Underbank, Danner Bramblethorn, and other Thornwalkers march out to guard their homeland and soon find themselves drawn into a wider war against the dark mage Modru of Gron.

As Modru moves to unleash his exiled master and wrap Mithgar in magical darkness, the free peoples gather for a last march. Tuck, Merilee, Danner, and their companions face devastating losses, desperate infiltrations, and a final confrontation where one Warrow's courage may tip the balance between night and dawn.

With Kraggen Cor besieged, Durek divides his forces, sending Perry, Cotton, human warrior Kian, and a picked Dwarven band into the mountain through the treacherous Brega Path. Their goal is to outflank a nightmare guardian and open the Dusk Door before the Dwarf armies outside are trapped and destroyed.

More than two hundred years after Modru's defeat, Dwarf King Durek leads his people back to reclaim their ancestral stronghold of Kraggen Cor, now overrun with Foul Folk. To guide his armies through the deadly tunnels he recruits Warrows Perry and Cotton, whose knowledge of old chronicles may mean the difference between victory and slaughter.

Centuries after Prince Elgo slew the dragon Sleeth and carried home its cursed hoard, the treasure has sown war between Men and Dwarves. When Black Kalgalath rises to avenge Sleeth, sworn enemies Elyn and Thork must join forces to seek a legendary warhammer that might save their peoples from ruin.

In this graphic novel set in Mithgar, a female Warrow named Petal is kidnapped by Baron Stoke, a ruthless shapechanger and master of the wolf like Vulgs. As an old storyteller recounts the tale in the inn called the One Eyed Crow, Petal's friends undertake a desperate rescue against a near immortal foe.

A baleful star called the Eye of the Hunter burns in Mithgar's sky, heralding the return of long banished evil. Elf companions Riatha and Aravan join Warrows Gwylly and Faeril and the wee Petal on a journey that weaves old prophecies, deadly Foul Folk, and long remembered betrayals.

When the legendary Hidden One Farrix disappears after glimpsing strange auroras, his mate Jinnarin turns to the human Mage Alamar for help. Together they enlist Elf captain Aravan and his ship Fox Rider for a sea voyage that leads to a power mad mage, a captive Farrix, and a looming threat from a Dark God.

Snowbound travelers crowd into a cozy inn called the One Eyed Crow and pass the time by telling stories. Their eleven tales range across Mithgar's ages and peoples, offering quick, vivid glimpses of battles, romances, odd corners of magic, and the everyday courage of its folk.

The Black Foxes, an elite team of adventure gamers, agree to test a new virtual reality run by an artificial intelligence named Avery. Inside his convincing fantasy world they awaken as their game personas with no memory of real lives, and must outwit their capricious host before the simulation becomes a permanent prison.

Elven Lady Arin is plagued by visions of dragons laying waste to Mithgar and a prophecy that speaks in riddles of a lost relic called the Dragonstone. Determined to prevent the coming ruin, she gathers companions and sets out on a dangerous quest to find and interpret the talisman in time.

When two young Warrows from the village of Twoforks try to help a dying soldier, they inherit a copper coin and a warning meant for the High King. Their attempt to carry that message east forces Tip and Beau through haunted forests, frozen passes, and the opening battles of a vast war.

The second half of the Hel's Crucible saga follows Warrows Tip and Beau and their allies as the war against Modru explodes across Mithgar. From besieged strongholds to icy wilderness, they fight alongside Elves, Dwarves, wolves, and mages to quench the fires threatening their world.

Two children are born under rival prophecies: Kutsen Yong, marked as the Dragon's chosen conqueror, and Bair, the long awaited Impossible Child of the Elves. As war and cults sweep Mithgar, Bair joins Aravan in a far ranging hunt for the tools and knowledge to challenge a Dragon crowned tyrant.

Camille, the poor daughter of a crofter, agrees to marry Prince Alain of Summerwood and finds herself in a Faery castle with a masked husband under a terrible curse. When one desperate choice shatters their happiness, she must quest east of the sun and west of the moon to set things right.

This collection gathers twelve more tales from Mithgar, framed by the rambunctious crew of the Elven ship Eroean swapping stories in the bordello called the Red Slipper. The pieces range from lighthearted yarns to bittersweet and tragic glimpses of the world's long history.

Prince Borel of the Winterwood is haunted by dreams of a blindfolded golden haired maiden trapped in a chamber ringed with blades. Convinced she is real and in deadly danger, he ventures through Faery, facing witches, trolls, and stranger things to reach her before time runs out.

In the Springwood, gallant knight Roél finds his heart's desire in Princess Céleste, but joy is short lived. To save his abducted sister from a lord who steals souls, the pair follow a cryptic map across Faery, guided only by perilous riddles and stubborn hope.

When wounded knight Sieur Luc rides into the Autumnwood, Princess Liaze falls in love with a man who does not know his own past. As dark forces steal him away, Liaze must follow riddling hints from the Fates to uncover his true identity and win him back.

Witch Hradian plots to free the dark wizard Orbane from his prison in the Castle of Shadows, a plan that could destroy both Faery and the mortal world. Heroes from Winterwood, Summerwood, Autumnwood, and Springwood unite in a last, crowded stand against gathering nightmare.

Elven ship captain Aravan and seeress Aylis lead a mixed crew of men and dwarves on a voyage to seek a legendary city carved of jade. Their search for wonder becomes a struggle against storms, sea beasts, and a necromancer whose schemes could drown Mithgar in ruin.

Raven Conway, a young bestselling author, returns to her family's old retreat beside Hunters Wood to visit a sister she has not seen in years, only to find the girl missing. Searching for Elizabeth, Raven uncovers buried family history and something predatory in the trees.

This e book collection gathers short stories McKiernan originally published in other anthologies and magazines. The pieces span fantasy, science fiction, and horror, offering experimental tales, quiet character studies, and side glances at worlds both inside and outside Mithgar.

Jezebel is a stand alone novel from Dennis L McKiernan, set outside his Mithgar and Faery settings. It offers a self contained story that leans into his taste for suspense, layered secrets, and characters wrestling with the costs of their choices.

Nearly a year after a lightning strike warped the AIVR Avery, the Black Foxes receive a chilling three word summons back into his lethal virtual world. To rescue a teammate, they brave warped fantasy realms, alien planets, and a court battle over Avery's very soul.

Prince Reyer survives the coup that kills his parents and puts a usurper on Mithgar's throne. Raised in secret on an Elven island, he comes of age, gathers allies, and risks a brutal war to reclaim his stolen kingdom.