Fourteen Tremendous Authors. Fourteen Extraordinary Stories. One Amazing Anthology.An ancient spear of legend warded by a torturer. Swords that define families, for good and ill. Magic too powerful not to use, but too dangerous to keep. It's all here, along with dragons, ogres, and gods both old and new. These fourteen great stories continue universes you know and love, including Glen Cook's Black Company, Jon R. Osborne's Milesian Accords, and D.J. Butler's Tales of Indrajit & Fix. And there are fresh new voices bringing worlds you're going to love. Turn the page and read of valorous deeds and the keen edge of steel, shining in battle.

Fifteen tremendous authors. Fourteen extraordinary stories. One outstanding anthology.It is a time of high adventure! A time for noble men and women to say "No!" to the evils that will befall their families and friends if they don't rise to the task at hand. If their valor doesn't hold, civilization will fall.Fifteen authors have spun fourteen tales of hateful wizards, treacherous seas, and scheming foes. Of times when ancient evils roamed the Earth, looking for souls to claim, and dark prophecies foretold what would happen if the Evil Ones were allowed to succeed. This anthology has all of this and more. When Valor Must Hold focuses on heroes worthy of facing such enemies. A tiny brownie stands up to a massive ogre. A mother races to protect her children. A hunter chases raiders. A guardian serves his king. Heroes lead forces into battle against overwhelming odds. There's even a goblin trying to save his people by stealing dwarven rum. Inside are fourteen fantastic stories of enemies testing the valor of heroes great and small. If their valor should fail, they will lose far more than their lives. Will their swords shatter shields? Will their magic shine forth? Or will they see their homes and families perish when they fail? Step inside and find out!With stories by:Christopher Woods Christopher G. Nuttall William Alan Webb William Joseph Roberts Benjamin Tyler Smith Sarah A. Hoyt Rob Howell Kevin Steverson & Tyler Ackerman Dexter Herron Cedar Sanderson RJ Ladon John R. Osborne D.J. Butler Quincy J. Allen

Welcome to Necrolopolis, a fantasy world with a postal system as inefficient as our own, an undead pharaoh with an ego as big as his pyramid, a ghoul with an unhealthy interest in soup pots, not to mention a faction war between mummies and ashlings. A necromancer's job is never done, especially in a city of four million undead souls!