Hey everybody, M. here,

Earlier today DMR Books announced the table of contents for the upcoming Walpurgis Witcheries anthology (slated to hit the shelves on April 30), so I can finally reveal that I am going to have a story in this one! Among the nine brand new tales of might and magic in this collection you will find my story The Wandering One and the Witchdance.

Walpurgis Witcheries is the followup to the hugely popular Samhain Sorceries anthology, and like its predecessor features all sword & sorcery and dark fantasy tales themed around a particular festival with pagan origins (in this case, Walpurgisnacht, a holiday that has served as a celebration of St. Walpurga since the Middle Ages, but still draws costumed revelers to the Harz Mountains in Germany each year to honor its more ancient significance).

Along with the excellent stories there is, as you can see, an absolutely beautiful cover by artist Adam Burke, who also provided art for Samhain Sorceries (take a look at both and tell me those won’t look amazing next to each other on the shelf!). So get ready to ring in spring with weird witchcraft and the clang of sword striking against sword!

And since the release date lines up with the Walpurgisnacht festival in April, that also means that you’ll be able to get your hands on some new sword & sorcery by yours truly before the arrival of my collection Kingdoms Trembling in June!

Plenty more about Kingdoms Trembling on the way in the coming months, but if you want a taste of the weird world you’ll encounter when June comes around, don’t forget that you can find the story that introduced the fictional universe that the collection returns to, The Tears of Blood, in the recently released DMR Books digital sampler The Battle Rages On for free. Or if you prefer print, don’t mind paying, and want a bunch of other, different great stories along with it, you can still grab a copy of the story in the first Die By The Sword anthology (not to mention its direct followup, The Eye Within The Eye, in the second volume of DBTS).

More news soon, take care everybody!
-M.