It is an age of fire, war, brutality, and ancient magic. A wizard named Ottin'bar is rallying his troops to carve out a kingdom for his own pleasures. Three men are on a collision course with his ambitions; Grimface the wizard, and Benhargan and Bulvife the two Cimmerian rangers. One problem, Ottin'bar is powerful, but the man suffers from arrogance, and that is a weakness. Grimface, Benhargan, and Bulvife must seek out the last pieces of an ancient magic amulet that holds the power of a god-king. Only Grimface knows its use, and once in his command, it will be the instrument of Ottin'bar's...

Carrigan LeRoy is tired of the war. He's seen far too many torn bodies filled with bloody holes, and shattered minds. The war is winding down, and he is weary of the endless cutting, sewing, and hollow promises of life, only to see another soldier buried. It was at just this moment a man no older than twenty was laid upon his operating table and Carrigan's world changed forever. A band of renegades are waiting for a letter carried by a dead man. They have high hopes of riches, if they can procure one very important Northerner. The Confederates know that the war is lost, and their only hope is...

The cries of battle are now just a distant memory for Thadius. He has long since packed away his armor, sword, pilum and shield. Retirement in a sleepy little resort town along the coast has suited him well. Now a widower, he bides his time gardening and spending his remaining years with his old friend Dominus drinking wine and telling tall tales of old. But, Thadius' serene world is shaken by the arrival of a desperate letter from the furthest reaches of the Republic. Summoned to the far away Island of Britannia, Thadius and Dominus are driven to solve a gruesome murder. Hot on the trail of...