Beginning of the Trail

A short story in the Blood and Steel: Legends of La Gaul collection, Beginning of the Trail is a preamble to the novel Overkill.



Betrayed by her own blood, and beset by enemies wielding dark magic, the fate of Queen Garnet is in the hands of the fabled warrior Gorias La Gaul and a handful of men under the command of her loyal General Thynnes. The battle is not one against flesh and blood alone, as rumors swirl of a darker, ancient power stirring within the world.



Follow the dark fantasy/sword and sorcery adventures of Gorias La Gaul, in this story and others from Steven Shewsbury, such as the novels Thrall and Overkill, and the short stories Insurmountable, and Author and Finisher of Our Flesh.