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The Barbaric Ledgers #2
Devouring Gods
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Expected 2 Mar 27Award-winning author Jedediah Berry and bespoke barbarian Gotchimus return in Devouring Gods, an action-packed sword & sorcery heist. To steal their prize from the goddess of keys, Gotch's crew face battle-nuns, drunken gentry, and giant frogs in evening wear.
They’re off to steal a wizard!
The noble families of Inwardly have gathered for the social event of the season. Hosted by the captive goddess Culavu and her devoted warrior nuns, the Festival of Keys offers the rich and powerful a chance to dine on choice morsels and amuse themselves with age-old sorceries. And this year’s special guest is a spectacle like no Gotchimus, the great barbarian, the wizard slayer.
While his hosts debauch themselves, Gotchimus has bigger plans. Trapped in Culavu’s prison realm is a wizard possessing knowledge he and his allies need. To free him, the barbarian will have to outwit the nobles, protect his own dark secret, and turn the party of the year into the heist of the century.
And somehow he has to pull it all off without killing the wizard.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
They’re off to steal a wizard!
The noble families of Inwardly have gathered for the social event of the season. Hosted by the captive goddess Culavu and her devoted warrior nuns, the Festival of Keys offers the rich and powerful a chance to dine on choice morsels and amuse themselves with age-old sorceries. And this year’s special guest is a spectacle like no Gotchimus, the great barbarian, the wizard slayer.
While his hosts debauch themselves, Gotchimus has bigger plans. Trapped in Culavu’s prison realm is a wizard possessing knowledge he and his allies need. To free him, the barbarian will have to outwit the nobles, protect his own dark secret, and turn the party of the year into the heist of the century.
And somehow he has to pull it all off without killing the wizard.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
176 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication March 2, 2027
About the author
Jedediah Berry
22 books311 followersJedediah Berry is the author of two novels, The Naming Song (Tor Books, 2024) and The Manual of Detection (Penguin Press), and a story in cards, The Family Arcana. He lives in Western Massachusetts. Together with his partner, writer Emily Houk, he runs Ninepin Press, an independent publisher of fiction, poetry, and games in unusual shapes.
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