Derek Prior Books in Order

A stolen artifact sends holy knight Deacon Shader away from the quiet life he wants. Plague spreads, the dead rise, and an ancient evil awakens, forcing him to choose between his wavering faith and his deadly skill as a warrior.

Postgraduate Harry Chesterton follows a trail of dark science to an old monastery above Aberystwyth. Bodies, strange wounds, and a missing chaplain draw him into a frightening investigation of death, consciousness, and the world of Thanatos.

With Shader believed dead and a piece of the Statue of Eingana in Shadrak's hands, the threat of the Unweaving grows. Dr. Cadman and Aristodeus make dangerous plans as reavers, undead allies, and rival powers close in.

Awakened after a year of unnatural sleep, the Nameless Dwarf must face memories of the massacre that made him an outcast. A philosopher gathers desperate allies against a mad sorcerer's rising threat, and redemption may cost the world.

Ravine Guard Carnac Thayn investigates a murder and a stolen book while something ancient stirs beneath his dwarven city. Rumors of a lost axe and unseen manipulation force him to make a choice that could save or damn his people.

Half-human Maresman Jebediah Skayne hunts demons called husks, or risks becoming prey himself. A trail brings him to corrupt Portis, where the hidden creature leaves no evidence and knows a secret that could change Jeb's life.

Sektis Gandaw has assembled the Statue of Eingana, bringing the Unweaving close to reality. Shader, Shadrak, and Rhiannon travel into dangerous lands, where old regrets and divided loyalties may prove as deadly as the coming cataclysm.

Assassin Shadrak the Unseen is ordered to kill his closest friend, the Nameless Dwarf. A philosopher offers another path, three deadly quests to break the Black Axe's curse, but old secrets and Shader's return could ruin everything.

Captain Deacon Shader leads the Seventh Horse as news arrives that the Lich Lord is moving again. Facing an army of the dead outside Trajinot, his cavalry must resist a terror powerful enough to break hardened soldiers.

Seven-year-old Deacon Shader begins harsh training under the philosopher Aristodeus, who believes the boy may prevent the Unweaving. When reavers from the Lich Lord's realm approach Maranore, his lessons quickly become a fight for survival.

The Nameless Dwarf needs three legendary artifacts to destroy the Black Axe and escape its curse. His uneasy allies include Shadrak the Unseen, an assassin bound by contract to kill him before the quest can succeed.

Wanted for assassination and trafficking husks across the Farfall Mountains, Shadrak the Unseen is a marked man. This novella follows the small, deadly assassin as old crimes, dangerous enemies, and his complicated place in Aethir catch up with him.

After an accident leaves her scarred, Tey Moonshine is sent to train as a clan sorcerer. Her skin hides symbols of ancient power, however, and the demon guiding her may turn an island's long-simmering rivalries into open war.

Seven quiet years end when news arrives that Arnoch has fallen beneath the waves during a dragon attack. To save his people, the Nameless Dwarf must find the long-exiled dwarf lords on the death world of Thanatos and persuade them to return.

Seeking to save the dwarves who survived his massacre, the Nameless Dwarf enters the nightmare realm of Cerreth. With Nils, a shapeshifter, and a compromised sorcerer beside him, he faces monsters, divided loyalties, and an ancient evil beneath the sea.

The Nameless Dwarf is condemned by the survivors of Arx Gravis, leaving Nils and Silas to attempt a rescue. As ravenous beasts threaten the last dwarves, Silas is haunted by the Lich Lord's grimoire and a crimson-eyed skull.

As a bloodthirsty horde drives refugees south, Jeridium faces siege from another invading force. Skald Nyra Sahtis, Sister Caelin, and Shadrak the Unseen are drawn into a desperate search for a grieving warrior and his mythical axe.

After dying in the dwarven civil war, the Nameless Dwarf expects a proper afterlife. Instead, he finds unfinished penance and an evil spreading through the Supernal Realm, threatening to turn the world beyond death into another Abyss.

On Sorcerers' Isle, Tey Moonshine's dangerous connection to ancient magic pulls her deeper into a struggle for power. With rival clans and ruthless sorcerers closing in, she must decide how much of herself she will sacrifice to survive.

Lowborn dwarf Snuv Scavage is sent to kill a pregnant skald whose unborn child is feared. As old enemies, forbidden magic, and a returning Witch Queen threaten the realm, Snuv meets a dwarf who knows far too much about her.

A dangerous hunt leads into a world where demons are not always the clearest villains. To catch a creature built for deception, a hunter must rely on knowledge and alliances that could be every bit as dangerous as the prey.