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

And check out our shiny new Misplaced Adventures novels.

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!

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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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