The Land of the Diamond Throne Comes Alive! They are seldom seen, but their deeds are often marveled at. They live in legend to serve the land. They are the mysterious runechildren, favored by some greater power to receive a distinctive runic tattoo and the magical power to work great wonders. Runechildren blaze a brilliant path in a world where good and evil are never clear, guiding it to a destiny that not even they always understand. Finally . . . Fiction for Your Favorite Game! Players everywhere have become entranced with the extraordinary setting of Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed: the Land of the Diamond Throne, with its unusual people, unique magic and mystic sites. This anthology showcases the world in more than a dozen thrilling and imaginative short stories. Children of the Rune features the talents of popular fantasy authors Monte Cook, Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb and others. makes a perfect introduction to the Diamond Throne setting no game experience required.

An anthology of Scarred Lands short stories The aftermath of war and a time of new legends. The ancient races of the world known as Scarn still remember a time of relative peace, when they were ruled by titans and the land was whole. Now those times are gone. Over a hundred years ago, the race of young gods overthrew the titans in a bloody war. Their battles shattered mountains, blighted forests and decimated the inhabitants of Scarn. The world that survived is now known as the Scarred Lands. The gods are victorious, the titans have been imprisoned and the people caught between have slowly rebuilt their civilizations. This first Scarred Lands anthology tells the stories of the heroes and villains who have left the greatest mark on the new world. It collects tales of King Virduk of Calastia, the Incarnate, Barconius the holy knight of Corean and more. Enter this fantastic world in its time of new legends.

A Scarred Lands paperback novel The elves of Scarn remember a time when the lands were whole and the gods protected them from the thoughtless titans who dominated the earth. The divine battles shattered the landscape, decimated many races and left gods dead - including the god of the elves, and without their god, the bereft elves of the Scarred Lands are dying out. One elven priest, Vladawen, has not given up in these godforsaken times, despite the ravaged earth and the titanspawn who terrorize good people. Confronted by so much tragedy, he knows only one way to preserve his people and their way of life - to resurrect their slain god.

In the Den of a Vanished Race Vladawen, Titanslayer and priest of a dead elven god, continues his quest to resurrect his faith. To do so, he ventures into the underground ruins built by the dread Slarecians, a people so vile that the Gods and Titans cooperated to destroy them. What hope does a lone priest have in such an empire of the dead? About the Author Richard Lee Byers is the author of many fantasy, science-fiction and horror novels, including Tribe Novel: Children of Gaia, Caravan of Shadows and Dark Kingdoms.

To the Edge of the World Vladawen, high priest of the forgotten god of the elves, is on the verge of abandoning his epic quest to resurrect his deity. He has sacrificed all in His forgotten name, gaining little for his suffering but the scorn of those he loves and the dubious patronage of the Goddess of Murder herself, Belsameth. Desperate and despairing, the elf journeys to the depths of the Sea of Blood to face Kadum, the chained titan. Can one deity resurrect another? And at what cost? About the Author: Richard Lee Byers is the author of many fantasy and science-fiction novels, including Tribe Novel: Children of Gaia, Dark Kingdoms and the previous installments of the Dead God Trilogy.