The Dark Lord's Guide to Hollywood

The Dark Lord's Guide #2

by Timothy W. Long

Fame, love, and vengeful enemies collide as the former Dark Lord takes on Hollywood.

Morthisal Ebonwrath, the former Dark Lord of Mythralon, finds himself in Hollywood, battling more than just shady studios and empty promises. Living in a cheap motel with eccentric characters, he wraps up a film with the peculiar Marty Klein, catapulting his career to new heights. Amidst the chaos of newfound fame and rekindling his romance with Yvette Sterling, Morthisal faces a dire a vengeful group from Mythralon determined to destroy him. Can he navigate the treacherous path of stardom while keeping his dark past a secret?

378 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 23, 2026

About the author

When not sitting around watching Rick and Morty reruns in a bathrobe, Timothy W. Long writes stuff. He has a predilection for weird literature and sometimes drinks Coke for breakfast. Don't tell his mom.

Tim is the author of over 30 novels in genres ranging from cozy/Isekai, to all manner of post-apocalyptic because no one has managed to take away his word processor.

Tim is an active member of SFWA, HWA, and Thriller Writers. He recently signed a three-book deal with Aethon Books for his Dark Lord Reborn Series.

Reviews

[Victorya Rouse]

Interesting story, a good editor could save it

The story itself is pretty good, but there are some editing and continuity issues -- for example Vince has to be at the studio, re.ady to work at 7am... gets up goes for a run, and at 9:00am is getting ready for the car to pick him up? There is a party on Friday, and they
are getting ready to go on Saturday... if these.
sorts of inconsistencies bother you -- give this one a pass... still, a good editor could save it.

[Douglas]

Awesomeness

Devoured this novel in record time. This second novel in this series may well be better than the first. Great writing, good dialog and a story that doesn't get dull. I am actually a little sad that I will have to wait to see if another novel comes out.

For the author.... great novel dude!

[Alicia Scarborough]

I require more

As Morthy would say, "More material is needed." Or so he would say in a rather more wordy manner. Enjoyed this one a lot. I hope there will be more to come because I delight in the Dark Lord's struggles and victories.

[Kim]

Entertaining story but too many typos and inconsistencies (wrong character names in a sentence or description) for my liking.