A young mage ventures with his master to a hidden temple to spar in his mastery test. Using a mix of martial arts and elemental magic, the examinees must face one another in the combat arena.
Joshua Dyer writes speculative fiction, westerns, and horror in both novel form and short stories. His works have earned national and international recognition in competitions and have appeared in award-winning anthologies and journals.
As J. E. Dyer, he writes historical fiction, romance, and literary fiction works. His novels have won national awards and made the short list for Chanticleer’s Van Goethe Award for best historical fiction novel. His shorter works have appeared in various journals and magazines.
Dyer also works as a slush reader for Empire & Great Jones Press and as an associate acquisitions editor for After Dinner Conversations. He has read and judged for the League of Utah Writers, and the Romance Writers of America. He’s mentored numerous fellow writers via SFWA and privately.