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The Dark Lord's Guide
Series · 1 book · 2025
By
Timothy Long
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The Dark Lord's Guide to Hostile Corporate Takeover (Book 1)
2025
From ruling the underworld to battling co-pays and deductibles—evil has met its match.
When Dark Lord Morthisal Ebonwrath escapes certain death, he expects to land in another realm he can conquer. Instead, he wakes up in a flimsy mortal body belonging to Vince Logan—a stressed-out Seattle office worker with bad health insurance and worse life choices. Now stripped of his power (mostly), Morthisal must survive a world ruled not by dark sorcery, but by HR departments, co-payments, and the maddening magic of “Wi-Fi.” His attempts at domination earn him suspicious looks, psychiatric evaluations, and a growing list of people who think he’s having a mental breakdown. Yet there
is
power in this world—electricity—and every time he taps into it, echoes of his former might return…for a price. And then there’s Yvette Sterling, the terrifyingly competent CEO who might be the first mortal he’s ever feared—and the first he might actually want. Because in this world, the true boss battles aren’t fought with swords and spells—they happen in boardrooms, over contracts, mergers, and corporate treachery.
Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett, The Office, Legends and Lattes, and The Magicians.
Author
Timothy Long
Author · 23 books
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