Warriors of Spirit and Bone
'ArcanePunk'
Where the dark sides of magic and medieval science meet
A Dragon of the Veil
Warriors of Spirit and Bone Book One
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Some lies are best left buried…
Laoch, a ranger deeply scarred by the Unbeliever Crusades, seeks salvation in the dishonoured elven warrior, Sura. Together, they are thrust into a new conflict when a powerful enemy crashes into a Meister’s alchemical experiment, setting off a wave of fear and magic that ripples throughout the realm, threatening to tear the very souls from its people. Laoch is forced to confront his past, and choose between standing for a Queen who challenges the deceitful lies of her Gods’ Overseers, or to turn away and abandon the last vestige of his honour.​
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“Diabolical magic and alchemical mayhem,” FanFiAddict
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“What a ride! Power-packed world-building with layers of deception, half-forgotten myths and unorthodox characters.” Paul G. Zareith, author of The Grandmaster’s Gamble
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'It's action-packed to the brim, frenetic and just damn cool…' Bill Adams, author of The Godsblood Tragedy​​​
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A City of Ashes
Warriors of Spirit and Bone Book Two
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Some lies are hidden in plain sight…
With the Veil Dragon, Nathair, a reluctant ally, Laoch hunts for a weapon to use against the coming invasion.
While he scours the abandoned city of the soul-eaters, Brandshold’s Queen is now a major player in the Overseer’s deceptions. Struggling under the guilt, she turns to the last person in her life she wanted to depend on.
And the Unspoken rises on the wings of her artifice dragon, spreading fear and burning all before her. In her wake, the people look for solace in the Seven Houses , and their grip upon the realm tightens in preparation for the true enemy. The Fleshmaster is coming...
and thirsts for revenge.
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"A work of coal-dark fantasy that is continually surprising, provocative, and compulsively entertaining." Self-Publishing Review
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“A dark ambiance that is largely unmatched by anything else I have read." SFFInsiders
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Indyman, Fantasy Book Blogger Review
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A Queen in Blood
Warriors of Spirit and Bone Book Three
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Not all heroes carry swords…
As the invasion of Brandshold begins, the realm is haunted by the Infected ‒ devastated and spirit-poisoned townsfolk who hunger for flesh and souls to salve their pain. When the city of Jense falls to a wave of bloody teeth and foul claws, the Constructor's Emperor strikes, shattering city walls with his newly awakened artifice dragon, and the dreaded Kraken soulship.
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For a queen bathed in the blood of her own people, hope lies in the alchemy of the meisters, a traitorous mechanical dragon, and loyal but broken soldiers.
Yet Sura retains faith in Laoch, believing he will return with a weapon like no other, as the final battle for the souls of the realm nears its catastrophic end.
For peace can only be forged by the spirits of the fallen.
"Haunting, bleak, and beautifully told…" SPR
SFF Insiders Review​​
Editorial Review
A Dragon of the Veil
'Introducing an elaborate new world of wicked queens, wyrms, and unlikely antiheroes, A Dragon of the Veil by Nick Snape is a classic genre escape that artfully mixes elements of arcanepunk and high fantasy. In a world where the entrenched forces of tradition and religion are being strengthened by ominously familiar science and technology, a Queen hopes to finally eliminate the bastions of Unbelievers with a devastating new weapon. A once-heroic washout of a warrior is given a final chance at heroism to save his realm and the dragons who call it home, only to find that loyalties and morality are not always aligned. Bound together with lavish descriptive language and a patiently unfurled plot, this is a riveting start to a new fantasy series from an undeniably skilled storyteller, who shows impressive flexibility as a writer with this fully realized work of fantasy, which matches the astounding scope of his previous science fiction series.'
★★★★★ SPR