Misplaced Mercenaries
You won't get left hanging. The Misplaced Mercenaries Series is complete!
“A puckish, free-wheeling take on the sword-and-sorcery genre.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS
“This is my kind of fantasy.” — ERIC FLINT
Latest Release
Orphaned and alone in the world, Arvin heads to the only place desperate enough to take him: the camp of a war chief. Though the elders in charge of assignments…
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Misplaced Adventures
Six original series by five elegant new authors (and one crusty old one) writing entirely unique books in the Mercenaries’ world you love!
Get started with Last Night at the Jolly Chicken, the anthology that introduces all the new characters in their own short stories!
About Kevin Pettway
Kevin Pettway is a long-time fan of good fantasy as well as a smartass. He has brought together these two burning passions to create the Misplaced Mercenaries series and the…
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Ancient City Con 2024
We like to think of ACC as our “home con,” and we’d be delighted to see you there this year! Check them out at Ancient City Con!
Kevin's Latest Blog
Downstairs
Two weeks ago I fell down the stairs. Loudly. Dramatically. With just bucketloads of cursing. Our laundry machines are in the basement. (Why we have a basement in Florida next to a river is a subject for its own newsletter, but it seemed like a good place to put a washer/dryer at the time.) I began my…
Free short story!
Extorting a township is thirsty work when things go sideways.
When mercenaries Keane and Sarah wander off the job and into an abandoned bar, the setting was perfect for a night of free drinks. But the thing that emptied the bar still sat in the corner, and it was not friendly.
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