Following the events of Shadowtide, Pit of Vipers returns to the mud-choked streets of Serpents Haven, where power struggles and betrayal are more common than clean water. Spry Robin returns home to fulfill a promise, but finds himself in the middle of a dark conspiracy. He and Ydah will need all their cunning and connections to get out of this pit alive.
Joseph Carriker is the developer for Green Ronin’s Blue Rose AGE roleplaying game line. He has been writing in the gaming industry for sixteen years now, and has worked on a variety of game lines over those years.
In 2017, he released his first novel, Sacred Band, and his second, Shadowtide, in 2018. He runs a Patreon dedicated to his Sacred Band world with a variety of short stories, world building and commissioned art.
He is an outspoken queer gamer, having helped organize and take part in the annual Queer as a Three-Sided Die panels at GenCon. Joseph lives in Portland, Oregon with his partner A.J., and likes to believe he does his part in Keeping Portland Weird.
A very satisfying sequel. Exchanging some of the major characters from Shadowtides for some of the minor characters in the same book with few changes to the setting and few new characters makes this easy to jump into. The climax and resolution felt less rushed than Shadowtides, and I wish there was more for me to read!
As a novella it fills some side plots from Shadowtide, putting the spotlight on a delightful character. It shows what is to be a member of the Sovereign’s Finest, and that family is what you choose it to be. Besides some unnecesary developments and a handful of rushed scenes, it is a nice and easy read that moves forward the Blue Rose world.