Shona Ni’Warden (SHOW-nah nee-WAR-den) a young mageborn apprentice to Etienne
Skaldi (SKALL-dee) Haxon term for a story teller or a keeper of old lore
Solus (SOLL-us) literally “light” in the mage tongue
Synalia (sin-NAL-ee-yah) the capital of Garrowye where the king of Garrowye was born and where he holds the seat of power; also renowned for its fine but potent wine.
Talena (ta-LEE-na) A Garrowyean mercenary
Tamnagh (TAM-nah) a kingdom in north central Ard-Taebh and Alaric’s birthplace (see map)
Taneslaw (TANES-law) An ancient kingdom in The Ranges where the Aelfyn still worship the White One (see map)
Thunor (THUE-nor) Haxon god of battle and fertility
Turlough Greenfyn (TERR-low GREEN-fin) High Mage of the Council of Mageborn, distant uncle to Fenelon Greenfyn, and a rather sour old coot at that
Vagner (VOG-ner) a greater demon (one with five fingers and toes) of the Youngerkin who loves music
Wendon Stanewold (WEN-don STAIN-wold) a mageborn who wants to be a master mageborn
Wotan (WHOA-tan) All Father, chief god of the Haxons
Yewer (YOU-er) easternmost kingdom of Ard-Taebh (see map)
Ymir (EE-mer) The legendary giant whose body was used to create the world (Haxon myth)
Youngerkin (YUN-ger-kin) Demons born after the Corruption.
About the Author
(who also did the cover art)
Laura J. Underwood sometimes wonders if she was influenced by all those books she used to place on the floor and walk on as a child before she started reading them, or if it is just the plain fact that her entire family likes to tell stories, and she likes to write stories down. She is the author of Hounds Of Ardagh, Dragon’s Tongue, Ard Magister, Song Of Silver, The Lunari Mask and The City Under The Bridge.
Her short fiction has been seen everywhere from Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine to anthologies such as Turn The Other Chick, Bubbas Of The Apocalypse, Sword And Sorceress, Strip Mauled, The Book Of Tentacles, and A Bubba In Time Saves None, as well as a host of her own collected works.
When not writing, she is a librarian who lives in East Tennessee with her folks and a cat that needs a brain transplant (because she has concluded that he doesn’t have one—really). She is an active member of SFWA and a member of the SFWA Musketeers who likes to play with pointy steely objects from time to time.
Yard Dog Press Titles As Of This Print Date
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A Bubba In Time Saves None, Edited by Selina Rosen
A Glimpse of Splendor and Other Stories, Dave Creek
A Man, A Plan, (yet lacking) A Canal, Panama, Linda Donahue
Adventures of the Irish Ninja, Selina Rosen
The Alamo and Zombies, Jean Stuntz
All the Marbles, Dusty Rainbolt
Almost Human,Gary Moreau
The Anthology From Hell: Humorous Tales From WAY Down Under, Edited by Julia S. Mandala
Ard Magister, Laura J. Underwood
Bad City, Selina Rosen &,Laura J. Underwood
Bad Lands, Selina Rosen & Laura J. Underwood
Black Rage, Selina Rosen
Blackrose Avenue, Mark Shepherd
Bobby’s Troll, John Lance
Bride of Tranquility, Tracy S. Morris
Bruce and Roxanne Save the World... Again!, Rie Sheridan
The Bubba Chronicles, Selina Rosen
Bubbas Of the Apocalypse, Edited by Selina Rosen
The Chains Series: Chains of Freedom, Chains of Destruction, Chains of Redemption, Selina Rosen
Checking On Culture, Lee Killough
Chronicles of the Last War, Laura J. Underwood
Dadgum Martians Invade the Lucky Nickel Saloon, Ken Rand
Dark & Stormy Nights, Bradley H. Sinor
Deja Doo, Edited by Selina Rosen
Diva, Mark W. Tiedemann
Dracula’s Lawyer, Julia S. Mandala
The Essence of Stone, Beverly A. Hale
Extensions, Mark Tiedemann
Fairy BrewHaHa at the Lucky Nickel Saloon, Ken Rand
The Fantastikon: Tales of Wonder, Robin Wayne Bailey
Fire & Ice, Selina Rosen
Flush Fiction, Volume I: Stories To Be Read In One Sitting, Edited by Selina Rosen
The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse: Flatulence, Halitosis, Incest, and... Ned, Edited by Selina Rosen
The Four Redheads: Apocalypse Now!, Linda L. Donahue, Rhonda Eudaly, Julia S. Mandala, & Dusty Rainbolt
The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse, Linda L. Donahue, Rhonda Eudaly, Julia S. Mandala, & Dusty Rainbolt
The Garden In Bloom, Jeffrey Turner
The Golems Of Laramie County, Ken Rand
The Guardians, Lynn Abbey
Hammer Town, Selina Rosen
The Happiness Box, Beverly A. Hale
The Host Series: The Host, Fright Eater, Gang Approval, Selina Rosen
Houston, We’ve Got Bubbas!, Edited by Selina Rosen
How I Spent the Apocolypse, Selina Rosen
I Didn’t Quite Make It To Oz, Edited by Selina Rosen
I Should Have Stayed In Oz, Edited by Selina Rosen
Illusions of Sanity, James K. Burk
In the Shadows, Bradley H. Sinor
It’s the Great Bumpkin, Cletus Brown!, Katherine A. Turski
The Killswitch Review, Steven-Elliot Altman & Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse
The Leopard’s Daughter, Lee Killough
The Long, Cold Walk To Mars, Jeffrey Turner
Marking the Signs and Other Tales Of Mischief, Laura J. Underwood
Material Things, Selina Rosen
Medieval Misfits, Tracy S. Morris
Mirror Images, Susan Satterfield
More Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl, Edited by Selina Rosen
Music for Four Hands, Louis Antonelli & Edward Morris
My Life with Geeks and Freaks, Claudia Christian
The Necronomicrap: A Guide To Your Horoooscope, Tim Frayser
Playing With Secrets, Bradley H & Sue P. Sinor
Redheads In Love, Linda L. Donahue, Rhonda Eudaly, Julia S. Mandala, & Dusty Rainbolt
Reruns, Selina Rosen
Rock ’n’ Roll Universe, Ken Rand
Shadows In Green, Richard Dansky
Some Distant Shore, Dave Creek
Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl, Edited by Selina Rosen
Strange Twists Of Fate, James K. Burk
Tales from Keltora, Laura J. Underwood
Tales from the Home for Wayward Spirits and Bar-B-Que Grill, Rie Sheridan
Tales Of the Lucky Nickel Saloon, Second Ave., Laramie, Wyoming, U S of A, Ken Rand
Texistani: Indo-Pak Food From A Texas Kitchen, Beverly A. Hale
That’s All Folks, J. F. Gonzalez
Through Wyoming Eyes, Ken Rand
Turn Left to Tomorrow, Robin Wayne Bailey
Wandering Lark, Laura J. Underwood
Wings of Morning, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Zombies In Oz and Other Undead Musings, Robin Wayne Bailey
Double Dog
(A YDP Imprint):
#1:
Of Stars & Shadows, Mark W. Tiedemann
#2:
Gods and Other Children, Bill D. Allen
Tranquility, Tracy Morris
#3:
Home Is the Hunter, James K. Burk
Farstep Station, Lazette Gifford
#4:
Sabre Dance, Melanie Fletcher
The Lunari Mask, Laura J. Underwood
#5:
House of Doors, Julia Mandala
Jaguar Moon, Linda A. Donahue
Just Cause
(A YDP Imprint):
Death Under the Crescent Moon Dusty
Rainbolt
It’s Not Rocket Science: Spirituality for the Working-Class Soul Selina Rosen
Non-YDP titles we distribute:
Chains of Freedom
Chains of Destruction
Jabone’s Sword
Queen of Denial
Recycled
Strange Robby
Sword Masters
All by Selina Rosen
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