Author, editor, and a wanderer. James D. Mills writes books and short stories that translate classic heroism for the modern reader. He is a girl-dad and EiC of The Arcanist: Fantasy Publishing.
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Author reviews
★★★★★
Coy Hall, author of Devilry in Godling Wood
With SOIL, Mills scratches at the frozen skin of a hardscrabble land, unleashing a tale that seeps forth like lifeblood from a cold wound. Worthy of the skalds of old.
★★★★★
S.E. Lindberg, author of Grave’s Daughters
In the highland village of the Shins, every child is born into a family or onto an Old God’s dinner plate… expect the heartfelt drama of Larkrise to Candleford with ghost hunting, child sacrifices, werewolves, and witch trials.
★★★★★
Erik D. Goodwyn, author King of the Forgotten Darkness
[Ashen Rider is] Dark as the abyss, and beautiful as Elysium…bold, wildly evocative, and at once empyrean and intensely human.
Free Short Story
The Evil Eye: A Great Cave Tale.
Gora Younger is exiled from his village in the Great Cave. After years sealed away in the dark, he is summoned home to investigate a demonic presence. Diving into uncharted depths alongside a healer from a strange city, Gora must dispel a curse that has long shackled his people… and his soul.
Swords & Sorcery short story published in partnership with Michael A. Stackpole’s The Chain Story Project.
Free Short Story
A Feast for Pan
Related to:
SOIL
Genre:
Swords & Sorcery
IN THE WASTES, ALL ARE FODDER FOR PAN. Hromgir of the Sparrow Clan is on the run after a raid gone wrong. Braving the frozen wastes of the northern coast, he must reach the mountain pass to escape Wystran riders. Taking shelter in the depths of a strange cave, he unearths otherworldly horrors better left buried….
Swords & Sorcery short story published in partnership with Michael A. Stackpole’s The Chain Story Project.
