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Dwarvish Dirty Dozen
Series · 4 books · 2022-2023

Books in series

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#1

Mud War

2022

War is a messy business and anyone who claims otherwise is trying to sell you something. The dwarvish legions, the Holt’Dwan, are familiar with this but these are strange times. The dead are rising from the earth in the freshly settled Ysgand Vale and the war just got a lot messier. So an old custom was resurrected and the Bad Badgers were formed. Condemned and disowned, the Badgers have nothing to lose and everything to prove. But in a world where the dead don't stay dead and victory will cost you everything, what can be done? A lot, if one has the will and stomach for it.
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#2

Dirt Line

2022

What do you do after surviving a suicide mission? Do your best to get home in one piece, naturally. Things aren't going to be that easy for the Bad Badgers. There are miles to go, and they’re on foot with their prize in tow and an army of undead at their heels. Not exactly an easy stroll toward the line on the map that marks safety. Safety is a rare commodity for all sides in the Vale. Unnamed ancient horrors and secrets best left buried lie ahead…and perhaps closer than the dirty dozen imagined. Our ragtag bunch of dwarves soon learn that there's more than just the enemy at their backs to worry about. The test that shakes them is far deeper and much more personal. As the Bad Badgers’ honor and mettle are tested by the trials and travails of war, how far is too far? And can they ever come back if they cross the line?
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#3

Dust Song

2022

After all of the blood, fear, and downright suffering Torbjorn and his crew have endured, you’d think they’d deserve better. A hero’s welcome this ain’t. But such is the life of the shabr’dwal, eh? It seems our band of misfits lot in life is to be suspected, mistreated, and imprisoned. Betrayals endured, enemies at home and abroad, and there’s no one to feel sorry for them. Not that they want any more than the respect they’re due, of course. What sort of self-respecting dwan would put up with that pity nonsense? Yet, there’s intrigue afoot as allies fall on hard times. A dwarf of the Bad Badgers doesn’t have many friends to begin with. There’s no choice but to head out for another round of brawlin' and bruisin’ in their sword and sorcery universe. Time to load that duabuw, sharpen that magsax, and get down to some dirty business.
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#4

Stone Cold

2023

War is never pretty, and sieges are the uglier offspring of its dirty doings. If one people can weather the storm of nasty, it’s the dwarves. Stern, stoic, and stout, they meet any challenge with the endurance of mountains, but what happens when the enemy is as relentless as death itself? Pairing dwarven fortitude with something more...unorthodox is the only solution. Thankfully, that's exactly where the scoundrels of the Bad Badgers do their best work. From baited traps to counter-ambushes and every scheme in between, they're about to show the enemy why they’re called the Dirty Dozen. Things are getting complicated in the Dwarvish Empire. It’s not all booze and brutality. There’s a whole lot of scheming happening behind closed doors, too. Wheels are spinning and gears are turning. Deals are cut and knives are being sharpened for the reckless heroes’ backs. The Bad Badgers have their work cut out for them, but that’s nothing new. When the enemy goes low, the Bad Badgers can always go lower. The Bad Badgers know that this isn't just about one battle, but the whole war. Can they stand against a foe that has broken mountains in their conquests? Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE and grab your copy of the raucous, rampaging Dwarvish Dirty Dozen series today to find out!

Authors

Aaron D. Schneider
Aaron D. Schneider
Author · 15 books

Aaron was born to parents who taught him two very important things: truth matters and imagination is not a crime. Our protagonist has spent the rest of his life trying to live out those two maxims, much to the chagrin of every unfortunate around him (progenitors included). As such, by age six or seven, he was writing stories about a dark, reptilian avenger who brought final, painful justice to the guilty- with unsettling illustrations to boot. His beloved and benighted parents realized that budding sociopathy would simply not do, and so they began introducing him to tales of great and good heroes. First the account of a certain carpenter, then a hairy-footed burglar, then a savior lion, and after that point our protagonist was plunging face first and arms out into a world of heroism both real and imagined. While far from a hero himself, he has endeavored to try and capture that same bowed but unbroken spirit that dwells in a dark and ugly world, because that as far as he can tell is what makes it all worth while. Along this rambling, dreaming way he managed to find a woman he could bamboozle into loving him, and then even have children with, Lord have mercy on them all. Now Aaron has managed to cram no few exciting jobs and hair-raising experiences into his life so far, and God help him, he hopes for many more. It is these that drive his captured glimpses of something epic. If you have the time you should pull up a chair, grab a beer, light a pipe, or whatever your pre-literary consumption ritual may be and give them a look. It's been said they are truly monstrous, but as any true hero knows, monsters often guard treasure.

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