SKALD Vol. I: The One True King of Men

by Aubrey Sitterson

Maul, the One True King Of Men, was held captive for a decade, tied to the World Tree in the Elf Realm. But now, freed from his bondage, he has set out on a brutal, bloodstained journey across the sundered worlds, on a quest to return to the Realm of Men and seize what is rightfully his: The throne.

Fans of classic sword & sorcery, like Robert E. Howard's Conan, as well as the more psychedelic variety, like Michael Moorcock's Elric, will feel right at home with SKALD, as will readers who find themselves craving a little more blood, guts, fire and steel in their fantasy literature. This trippy, brutal, psychedelic, nihilistic tale is not for the faint of heart.

This volume contains the first 16 episodes of SKALD, the spoken word, sword & sorcery serial. These episodes, as well as subsequent ones, are available on iTunes, Stitcher and Podomatic.

Genres: Fantasy

151 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 22, 2015

About the author

Aubrey Sitterson is a freelance writer, whose most recent work, No One Left to Fight is currently available in local comic shops, digitally on Comixology, and through special collector’s packages. He’s also the writer of The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, which is available everywhere, including local bookstores, comic shops, and online retailers like Amazon.

Aubrey has written comics for all of the industry’s top publishers – Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse IDW, Oni, Dynamite and Viz. He also wrote and performed the sword & sorcery serial podcast SKALD from April 2015 to April 2018, without missing a single week. A full list of credits can be found here.

Contact Aubrey at dropkickoutthejams at gmail dot com.

Reviews

[Troy Osgood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Originally debuting as a podcast, this works well as a novel. I'll definately pick up the rest of the series, which chronicles the serial (weekly) adventures of Maul. It's a dark story and Maul is somewhat of an unlikable main character but it's interesting and Sitterson tells a good story that makes you want to see where it is all going.