Tides Elba
(2010)
Tides Elba
(2010)
The Annalist for the events is Croaker, who records the details of his band of wisecracking cutthroats after they experience peace for the first time since the epic Battle of Charm. They have been garrisoned in a civilized city, but the arrival of their most hated rival with a cryptic mission from their empress to kidnap a mysterious woman promises intrigue and danger.
Published in the anthology Swords and Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders. An edited version of the same story appeared as chapter 3 of the novel Port of Shadows.
Published in the anthology Swords and Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders. An edited version of the same story appeared as chapter 3 of the novel Port of Shadows.
