Coming on November 18, 2025, a new Mennik Thorn story: The Dead Man.
It’s been a while since the final novel in the Mennik Thorn series, Legacy of a Hated God was published, and now it’s time to plunge back in to Nik Thorn’s chaotic world. Taking place about a month before the events of Shadow of a Dead God, The Dead Man is a prequel novella, a chance to see what Nik’s life was like before he got caught up into the city-threatening evens of Shadow of a Dead God. Hint: Nik is just as chaotic as ever.
Here’s the book blurb:
Becoming a mage-for-hire hasn’t quite turned out the way Nik Thorn hoped.
Sometimes you just have to take whatever job is on offer, whether it’s a missing pet, a curse to break, or tracking down a cheating husband. And sometimes it turns out to be something else altogether.
And if theft, murder, and blackmail aren’t enough, there’s a high mage involved.
It’s publication day. LEGACY OF A HATED GOD, the final Mennik Thorn novel, is out in the world, waiting for you – yes, you! – to read it.
There have been four books in this series, SHADOW OF A DEAD GOD, NECTAR FOR THE GOD, STRANGE CARGON, and now LEGACY OF A HATED GOD. I’ve spent four years in the company of Nik and his friends, but now it’s finally time to leave them.
The first reviews have already come in for the book, and I’m delighted to say that they’ve been unanimously gushing. Thank you, reviewers!
“It’s always bittersweet reaching the climax of a series, and even more so when it has one of your favourite characters, and there is always that question of how everything is going to be wrapped up.
“Brilliantly, as it transpires.
“Legacy of a Hated God encapsulates everything that has made this series so great but turns it up yet another notch.”
– Rowena Andrews, Beneath a Thousand Skies
“Hold onto your hats, kids, this is going to be a rave.
“This is the final Mennik Thorn novel. I’m sad to see the series end, but wow, did it go out with a bang! Legacy of a Hated God took everything I loved about the previous books (and there is a lot to love) and dialed it right up to eleven.”
– Jodie Crump, Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
“The Mennik Thorn series comes to an end in the best, most epic of ways!
“Go get this book. You will not regret it.”
– Phil Parker, fantasy author and reviewer
To everyone who has joined me on this journey, thank you! And to those of you still on the road, I’ll see you at the end!
The new Mennik Thorn novel, STRANGE CARGO, is now available to pre-order. It will be published on July 29, 2022, but if you order it now, it will be waiting for you on publication day. Pre-orders are really helpful for authors, because they raise the profile of our books, so if you are thinking about getting this book, grab it now!
Blurb
What do a smuggling gang, a curse that won’t go away, and a frequently lost dog have to do with each other?
Answer: they’re all here to disrupt Mennik Thorn’s hard-earned peace and quiet.
As the sole freelance mage in the city of Agatos, Mennik is used to some odd clients and awful jobs. But this time, one of his clients isn’t giving him a choice. Mennik might have forgotten about the smugglers whose operations he disrupted, but they haven’t forgotten about him. Now he is faced with a simple ultimatum: help them smuggle in an unknown, dangerous cargo or live his life in fear of their revenge.
Time is running out for Mennik to find an answer, and things are about to get completely out of control.
