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Ashbound Oaths: The Prophecies of Zarune, Volume II
466 pages, Hardcover
Published November 18, 2025
About the author
Russell Carroll
9 books33 followersRussell Carroll is an accomplished author focusing on dark, sword and sorcery fantasy. He passionately crafts tales of noble, but flawed heroes overcoming personal demons to vanquish wicked villains. The kind of adventures he and his friends lived while growing up playing Dungeons and Dragons. A hallmark of his writing is vivid combat so visceral it places the reader in the middle of the action.
In 2020, he fulfilled a lifelong ambition when his short story, The Purple Heart, was published as part of the Days of the Dead fanthology, Nevada Necromance edition. He released his first novel, Relentless Blades: The Prophecies of Zarune, Volume I on October 21, 2024, to much success. Ashbound Oaths, the exciting sequel, releases in the fall of 2025. Together they constitute love letters to his teenage self and all those who enjoy epic fantasy.
He and his family are passionate about animals and have a growing number of pets, including two German shepherds, Auggie and Luna, their ackie monitor, Mushu, a blue-tongue skink named Dewey, a green cheek conure parrot named Piko, their ball python, Yoshi and two crested geckos, Lucius and Iris.
You’re never too old to chase your dreams!
As a 'thank you' for all those who purchase his books, please contact him. He will add you to his email list and give you access to bonus deleted scenes from Relentless Blades and a draft sample chapter from Ashbound Oaths.
In 2020, he fulfilled a lifelong ambition when his short story, The Purple Heart, was published as part of the Days of the Dead fanthology, Nevada Necromance edition. He released his first novel, Relentless Blades: The Prophecies of Zarune, Volume I on October 21, 2024, to much success. Ashbound Oaths, the exciting sequel, releases in the fall of 2025. Together they constitute love letters to his teenage self and all those who enjoy epic fantasy.
He and his family are passionate about animals and have a growing number of pets, including two German shepherds, Auggie and Luna, their ackie monitor, Mushu, a blue-tongue skink named Dewey, a green cheek conure parrot named Piko, their ball python, Yoshi and two crested geckos, Lucius and Iris.
You’re never too old to chase your dreams!
As a 'thank you' for all those who purchase his books, please contact him. He will add you to his email list and give you access to bonus deleted scenes from Relentless Blades and a draft sample chapter from Ashbound Oaths.
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