The Prince of Luster and Decay

<p><strong>In war men don't only fight the enemy... </strong></p><p>Sergeant Knox leads the Head Knockers scout-saboteurs in the war against the Dread Duke and his armies. They are the favorite squad of Captain Brighton's Stormwalkers a proud company of citizen soldiers defending their homeland. Until Brighton falls in battle.</p><p>Now a new captain has new orders.</p><p>He's sending the Head Knockers to investigate a seemingly abandoned village. The streets and houses are empty and the air is eerily quiet. But something is there waiting for them in the darkness.</p><p>And they'll need both steel and heart to defeat it.</p><p>Dark fantasy warfare sword & sorcery and Lovecraftian horror conspire to corrupt you in this prequel to the gritty coming of age fantasy novel <em>Way of the Sword</em>.</p><p><strong>Fans of Glen Cook's <em>The Black Company</em> and dark occult fantasy will love what the <em>The Prince</em> has in store...</strong></p><p>***</p><p> -- Great sword and sorcery story. – Jenny</p><p> -- I previously believed that something this short could not possibly be worth more than four stars – but I was wrong. My conscience won't let me rate it less than five. – Bobby Craton</p><p> -- Usually with short stories I have a hard time becoming invested in the characters. The Prince of Luster and Decay does not have this problem. The characters are richly developed and become familiar very quickly. – NedG83 </p>