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Four dangerous mercenaries. Four exciting missions. Four page-turning novellas. Blood Mercenaries Origins shares the origin stories of the four legendary heroes in the epic Blood Mercenaries sword & sorcery series. The author advises that readers read this prequel book BEFORE reading The Crimson Flame. IRONGLADE When Aeron Ironglade gets kicked out of the army for his addiction to painkilling magic mushrooms, he is forced to leave Wafer, his battle wyvern, behind. As he leaves, he swears to get Wafer back someday. But Aeron’s former commander is holding a grudge, and he works to stop Aeron and Wafer from reuniting at every turn. With no money, a dead-end job, and a hopeless future, Aeron decides to rescue Wafer from Brove’s clutches—even if it means risking his life. ETHERIDGE When his forbidden magic powers are exposed, Kent Etheridge is forced to flee his home country, leaving behind his title of nobility, his wealth, his murdered father, and his traitorous brother. Kent takes refuge in the neighboring rival country of Inoth and soon finds himself face-to-face with its beautiful queen—who wants him dead. Can Kent convince the queen to trust him despite his previous life? Or will she execute him as an enemy of the state? REQUIEM Mehta, once the best assassin in the Xyonate cult, is running for his life. Upon realizing they can no longer control Mehta, the Xyonate clerics try to have him killed, but Mehta escapes, wounded, and finds refuge with a local priest. But the cultists catch up, slay the priest and his wife, and Mehta barely escapes with the priest’s eight-year-old daughter, Ferne, in tow. Realizing he can’t run forever, Mehta decides to make a final stand against the remaining cultists—and he’ll have to if he and Ferne want to survive. SHATTERSTONE A secret treasure resides beneath a cult temple, and only Garrick Shatterstone and his mercenary crew can retrieve it. Along with an alchemist and a thief, Garrick recruits a climber and a mage to help. But once Garrick and his team descend into the depths below the temple, they encounter an ancient dungeon riddled with a river of lava, traps, and hideous fell beasts. Can they overcome the dungeon’s overwhelming dangers and recover the lost treasure? Or will they succumb to the dungeon’s perils? Dive into this prequel collection of unique fantasy stories full of twists and mayhem today. Get it now. REVIEWS “In every story he tells, Ben Wolf has a way of drawing you into the world he's created. The Crimson Flame is no exception. It's a perfect blend of peril, death, and humor, and the cast of unique and interesting characters keep you turning pages till the end. A must read!” - Daniel Kuhnley, Author of The Dark Heart Chronicles “These stories took me back to the days of the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance novels, which I still regard very highly. I MUST know what happens next. Each story leaves you hanging like a season finale. I am certainly looking forward to the rest of this series!”
- Chris Hall, Reader “Not only is Ben Wolf handsome, but he’s a damn good writer as well!”
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At the age of nine, Ben Wolf slayed his first dragon. As the dragon perished, it bequeathed a measure of its power to Ben. It told him, "You now have the ability to lie more creatively than any other being on this planet—except for politicians. Use this power wisely." The dragon died with one final puff of smoke from its lungs, but Ben Wolf lived on. For years, Ben honed his craft. At the age of twelve, he lied to his sister about having thrown darts at a poster of her favorite boy band. At the age of sixteen, he lied to a policeman who'd pulled him over for speeding, and it got him out of a ticket. At the age of eighteen, he lied to himself about what a good decision it was to go to Bible college and major in Pastoral Studies (that one has come back to haunt him several times). Given the unique power he'd inherited from the dying dragon, Ben Wolf had expected his life to look very different from how it did when he turned twenty-three. Then the dragon's words regarding his power returned to him: "Use this power wisely." The truth was, Ben hadn't been using the magnificent power wisely. He'd been using it for personal gain, and to dig himself out of bad situations (or, in the case of Bible college, to get himself into them). So he asked himself, "What would be a wise way to use this power?" At that very moment, a bus drove past the street in front of him. On its side was emblazoned the phrase, "You should write a novel!" Having graduated from Bible college a year earlier, Ben took it as a divine message. What's more, he'd already written one novel at that point, and he'd enjoyed it, so he figured he might as well write a few more. That was 2009. Now, more than ten years later, Ben has written north of ten books, including an award-winning children's book and an award-winning novel. Awards are great, but what Ben has found even more reassuring is the consistently great feedback he's gotten from readers. They've raved about his work and told him he was the best, most creative liar they'd ever heard of. So now Ben is on the cusp of making serious headway with his lying skills. His debut fantasy saga, the Blood Mercenaries series of dark/epic/sword & sorcery novels, is raking in tons of stellar reviews from readers everywhere. And now you can be a part of his creative lying journey. If you've read Ben Wolf's work, love him as a person, or plain old just think he's a handsome guy (he is, and he is now making it known that it wasn't him who wrote this (but it was actually him)), then please review his books here and on Amazon.com. Ben, who we swear didn't write this, thanks you.
