Life can be hard in Roughside, the toughest, harshest slum in the Frontier city of St. Graves. Here, survival hinges as much on luck as it does wits amidst the gangs, corruption, and streetside violence. Meet Radd Risk; the quickest, slickest, and just plain craftiest young rogue in all of Roughside. Radd enjoys a carefree life; getting by on charm, smarts, and petty thievery...just another young scoundrel doing what he can to get by without anyone getting hurt, especially himself. But things get complicated as Radd finds himself entangled in a plot involving dwarven gangs, treacherous elves,...

Out on the Frontier, where the arm o' the law don't quite reach, sometimes commonfolk need to rely on bounty hunters. Serrada Blue is one of the most feared and respected hunters in all of the Frontier, and with her twin pistols High Noon and Midnight, she gives all manner of bad men reason to run. This book collects The Ballad of Serrada Blue: Dead Man's Stand, originally serialized at onwardbound.net, with special print-only content, including five expanded story pages, an alternate epilogue, and more. Also included is a special first-time-in-print preview for Once Upon a Time in Roughside:...

Leaving behind the life of a thief has had its ups and downs for Radd Risk. Living under the roof of an ornery dwarven lawman may cramp one's style, but having a place to call home is more than worth it. But old habits die hard, and a not-so-chance encounter with a beautiful woman leads to trouble, with Radd soon finding himself tangling with murderous mages and elven assassins. With both new and old friends at his side, Radd must unravel a shadowy plot involving magic, mystery and murder, while accused of a crime he didn't commit. This book collects Once Upon a Time in Roughside: Games of...