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.

This is not what Nik signed up for.

You can be sure to get it the moment it comes out by pre-ordering the book now.

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– Patrick

Cover art is a stock image by Daniel Comerci.