The Darkslayer Chronicles: Death in the Hills (Book 2): An Epic Sword & Sorcery Adventure Saga

by Craig Halloran

🔥 Some hills are worth dying on… but these hills kill everything that enters them. 🔥

Bound by chains of deceit, Venir the Darkslayer and his cunning ally Melegal the Rat are hurled into the jaws of conspiracy. The Royals call them murderers, but the true killer still stalks the shadows.

Dragged into the Underground—a secret chamber of torture where Royals break their enemies in silence—Venir and his companions must fight to survive while hunted from all sides.

Meanwhile, the real killer walks free. The alien assassin Mask, part human and part abominable, moves through the shadows with a mission of her own. She sets her sights on Venir’s comrade Sticks, but Mask hides a secret so dark it could alter the fate of all mankind.

And beyond the hills, in the burning sands of the Outlands, the Forgotten Empire rallies under the monstrous will of Rulnok the Assimilator. His growing demon horde forges an unholy pact with a surviving remnant of Underlings, rekindling an ancient nightmare that once brought the world to its knees.

Hunted from above, threatened from below, Venir must fight to uncover the truth of his stolen identity and cut through a world drowning in lies. Only the Darkslayer’s fury can hold back the tide—but even his wrath may not be enough.

💀 In this brutal continuation of The Darkslayer Chronicles,
🩸 Savage duels and bone-crunching battles
🪄 Dark magic and alien assassins
🌑 Forgotten empires rising in blood and fire
⚔️ Venir’s rage unleashed in the Carousel of Death

⚡ The saga of sword & sorcery carnage continues. Read free on Kindle Unlimited.

Perfect for fans of Robert E. Howard’s Conan, Michael Moorcock’s Elric, David Gemmell’s Druss the Legend, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, and The Witcher.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2025

About the author

Craig Halloran grew up a role playing fiend and dungeon master's nightmare. Since, he's turned his boundless creativity into more than 80 acclaimed novels that span a wide variety of fantasy fiction sub-genres, from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery to future world apocalypse. Creator of the bestselling Darkslayer and the Chronicles of the Dragon series, he imagines unique worlds and wonders that are breathtaking in concept, and then brings them to life in stories brimming with excitement, suspense, and surprise. A former military policeman who now labors in the realm of the remarkable, Halloran has a large and loyal following of devoted fans who eagerly devour his page-turning, action-packed tales of fantastic adventure.

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Craig Halloran has written yet another fantastical story that reels you in, inch by inch, until you are so far gone that you don't realize it until you've finished the book! Excellent can't wait to read the next book.