About Malmorthael
In the shadow of Elgilithgorg, where ancient kings forged empires from forbidden fire, exile is the only mercy for the cursed. Malmorthael, a leper haunted by the screams of the dead, bears scars deeper than his festering flesh—a vow unbroken, a love slain, a power he dares not unleash. When a hidden prophecy stirs the mountain’s heart, summoning him to reclaim a throne lost to slithering horrors and a slumbering Alphir, he must lead a fractured band of warriors into the abyss. But the engensis chamber holds more than secrets: a living abomination, birthed from stolen blood and science, that hungers for the very souls who awaken it. As ulir stalk the fog-choked wilds and Narag hordes swarm from cracked earth, alliances shatter, and betrayal coils like venom in the veins. To seize the chamber’s power is to embrace the urmat—the forbidden becoming that twists man into monster—and risk unraveling the fragile threads of fate itself. In a world where every shadow whispers of forgotten gods and every step echoes with the weight of the dead, one question burns:
Can a broken man forge a new dawn, or will he drag all into eternal night?
From the shadowed vaults of a dying age rises a tale of vengeance, forbidden transformation, and the brutal cost of legacy.
A revenge-soaked saga of fractured brotherhoods, science-laced sorcery, and a fellowship that feels like home forged in fire.
Early readers call it “the epitome of epic fantasy,” praising its revenge-scarred hero, gripping fusion of past and present, its fierce found-family fellowship that binds the tale together, and forbidden science that is “a total knock-out.” One insists the layered flashbacks and creature-rich realm already mark it “a new classic in the making.”
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Author Bio:
Pierce Novak grew up amid the lakes and forests of Minnesota, where long winters taught him the power of a good story to outrun the dark. A polymath with a BS in Mass Communications and Advertising, an MS in Cybersecurity, and an MBA, he balances a day job in technology with a PhD candidacy in Computer Science that keeps him deep in code by night. For over a decade, he has honed his craft through short stories and a novella, quietly building worlds until he realized the epic he craved simply didn’t exist so he wrote Malmorthael. When he’s not writing, Pierce deadlifts heavy, runs farther than necessary, hacks for fun, and mainlines coffee like rocket fuel. He lives in the Midwest with his wife and children. Join the fellowship for updates and lore.