Ugly as Death, Being a hero isn’t for apprentices: Fantasy Sword and Sorcery Adventure, comedy and action

by Mala Spina

In a frontier town, depraved and lawless, life is harder than elsewhere and the situation can’t get any better if you’re as ugly as death.
When Zira, the barmaid in the worst tavern on the port manages to find a new job, she has no idea she’d be the only one to know when the destruction of the city and its inhabitants would occur.
To make matters worse, she has to deal with a deadly and uncontrollable trunk, a crazed alchemist and creatures with whom the barmaid would never want anything to do.

“I’m not carrying anything if you don’t tell me what this stuff is!”
“Didn’t you want an adventure? Here it is.” Zira placed a hand on the slimy lid.
“We’ve got less than two hours before this thing destroys the city. Will you help me now?”
“By ‘destroy’ you mean…”
“I mean exactly that. We’ll be less than dust.”
“How the hell do you know?”
“I…”
How could she summarize all that had happened from when she first found that message on the tavern’s beam up until now and give a plausible explanation?
“…I am a witch.”
Piluk let out a long whistle that vibrated between his rabbit teeth.
“That explains the face and all the rest. I can’t believe it! I’m going to be the assistant of a witch!”
“Yeah, sure. Now take that damn handle and help me lift it!”
Piluk nodded vigorously, with his protruding ears tomato-red from the excitement.

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"Ugly as Death" is the second adventure, full of action, in the world of Altro Evo , Sword & Sorcery fantasy novel , adventurous and self-contained.

Altro Evo is a series of adventures in an alternate fantasy world (some sort of Sword & Sorcery magic-punk).
Every ebook has a different hero, the story is independent but closely connected to the other episodes. All events take place over the same day, within the walls of the same old city, like a jigsaw puzzle.
The series can be read in any order and each one is a self-contained ebook.

Find more content and illustrations on www.AltroEvo.com/english/

Sword and Sorcery, coming of age, fantasy adventure, fantasy comedy, fantasy noir, fantasy for young adults, dark fantasy novels, dark places setting, dark fantasy, action adventure thriller, wizard, mystery, Small Town, humor, action, adventure, fantasy series, fantasy in inglese, Fantasy novels, Small Towns

112 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 23, 2016

About the author

Sognatrice di avventure e imbrattatrice di tele digitali.
Amo la letteratura fantasy e d’azione, il progetto Altro Evo è il mio modo per far venire fuori tutte le storie che mi ronzano in testa. Sono appassionata di grafica e illustrazione digitale.