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In 59 AD, as the Celt horde on Anglesey succumbs to Roman aggression, war goddess Fey grants Lucan Mac Aliester his wish—life. Lucan soon discovers that it is not his Druidic people the bargain elevates, but himself.

20 tales of action, suspense, intrigue and terror set in the Majestic Universe by the author of Nocturnal Vacations and Depths of Savagery. "His dark and primal passion explodes in vicious tales. Likened to the timeless author Robert E. Howard's barbarism, Steven L. Shrewsbury is the reincarnated Howard." -Peggy Jo Shumate aka Brutal Dreamer, Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

"Depths of Savagery is a collection of 13 tales of barbaric heroic fantasy. Through tales involving ancient Celts, Vikings, other-worldly Crusaders, and Confederate Guerillas, the human animal is dissected to the bone..." Click for more info.

Nocturnal Vacations, by Steven L. Shrewsbury. "Dack Shannon, albino agent from secret intelligence cabal Majestic Services, is exiled to a remote locale and dispenses ruthless justice as he sees fit..."

DeathGrip: Legacy of Terror, spanning the globe with tales of ancient horror. "PREORDER NOW! 18 mind-blowing stories by an international cast of authors revolving around the theme of ancient horrors! Shipping October 2003!"

"Herman Melville said it best when he proclaimed that every path eventually leads to the sea. For it is the sea that holds our most sacred and terrifying fears, yet it also holds a glorious mysticism over us as a race, an attraction so strong that most of us flock to beaches, river banks, creeks, and lakes at every opportunity to stare out into the vast blueness and wonder: what's out there?"

"Grimoire de Solace is a dark fantasy anthology by 15 writers, with illustrations by 15 artists. A vast array of stories covers many settings and themes, with elements of horror, romance, mystery, action, and everything in between. A must for readers of the fantasy genre."

"In the world of The Blackest Death things are never what they seem and a trip down a lonely stretch of highway, through the shadow-rooms of a darkened house at the edge of the woods, or through the inhuman imagination might just bring you face to face with your worst possible nightmare come true..."

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Foreword

"Having the fortune to edit a number of the tales in this anthology, I was also asked to write the forward—which I am pleased to do. I first became acquainted with Steven L. Shrewsbury and his works through the anthology Grimoire de Solace: Lost Runes and Sorrow, in which his tale Nothing Sacred first came to print (also included in this work). It was definitely one of the standout pieces of the anthology, indicative of Shrewsbury’s overriding style. His works are entertaining and engaging, treading heavily and simultaneously on both primal and intellectual levels—thought-provoking savagery, and perhaps this intellectual counterpart is the metaphorical hidden depth at which the title hints. This mindful penning is the reason readers will discover satisfying endings to the tales, a feature that is sorely lacking these days in stories written by lesser authors. Please enjoy Depths of Savagery, as I’m sure that you will."

-Christopher Heath,
Heathen Oracle

Introduction

Welcome to my first collection of barbarian tales. Perhaps that isn’t the best way to classify them, but it gets my point across. I’ve heard such writing called ‘Heroic High Fantasy’ and that’s fine. Many of the tales fall into this realm, while works like ‘Nothing Sacred’ I leave the realms of Earth history completely. My psychometric archeologist, Elijah Blackthorn, appears in several tales, giving us a peek into the past. ‘Black Ribbon of Josephine’ shows that there were barbarians even in the American Civil War. This collection concludes in the depths of the earth via diamond mines in South Africa. Perhaps we aren’t far from what we were, and maybe that isn’t all bad.

-Steven L. Shrewsbury,
Rural Central Illinois

The Tales

Shalt Thou Reign Forever? (Vikings and the Head of John the Baptist)

Creating a Barbarian Man

Generation Clash

Raw Boned Woman

Heed the Call

Paradigm Vault

Nothing Sacred

Parting Shot

Annihilation of an Epoch

Black Ribbon of Josephine

Not to Be

Spirit of the Game

Depths of Savagery

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