A perilous quest. A haunted forest. Even the bravest knight might never return... Gareth Arban knows he must stop the sorceress Azalmora from seizing the Dragonskull, a legendary relic of power. But to catch Azalmora, Gareth must first cross the Qazaluuskan Forest, a land of dark magic and monsters. But even the orcs who dwell within the forest are amenable to bargains. And the cost of their bargains might be the lives of Gareth and his friends...

War comes for an unprepared squire. Gareth Arban wants to become a knight and win glory enough to marry the girl he loves. But death is the other face of glory. When invaders sweep out of the north wielding mighty dark magic, it will take more than a squire’s bravery to stop them…

Dark magic hunts a young knight. Gareth Arban is now a knight of the Northerland, riding to escort his friend Prince Tywall to the High King's seat of Tarlion. But the spider priestesses who rule the Heptarchy have not forgotten their hatred towards Tywall and will stop at nothing to assassinate him. It will take all of Gareth's courage and skill to protect his friend. But what Gareth hasn't realized is that the dark power is coming for him...

A knight armed with sword & shield isn't prepared for a dagger in the back. Gareth Arban intends to return to Tarlion to marry the woman he loves. But dark forces seek the Dragonskull, the lost relic of power, and Gareth is the key to finding it. Unless Gareth watches his back, his death will be the first step on the path to the Dragonskull...

Bold heroes. Daring heroines. Epic adventure! Here in one volume are all eleven short stories internationally bestselling author Jonathan Moeller wrote and published in 2023. Follow the adventures of Gareth Arban as he battles creatures of dark magic, Nadia MacCormac as she fights the sinister forces of Singularity, Caina Kardamnos as she unravel the plots of malicious sorcerers, and Jack March as he battles the cybernetic soldiers of the deadly Final Consciousness.

The Heptarchy is the ruthless empire ruled by the Seven Temples, seeking to feed all the world to their malevolent goddesses. The brutal legions of the Seven Temples were driven from the shores of Andomhaim, but their warships still prowl the southern coasts, raiding and looting. When Ridmark Arban rides to drive back a raid, he soon discovers an insidious plot. For the most powerful weapon of the Heptarchy is not its armies, but subtle and deadly treachery...

Dark magic stirs in an unknown land. The Guardian's duty is to defend mankind from all the powers of dark magic. When she senses an evil power awakening in a strange land, the Guardian must travel there to fight it. But the realm of Norvangenheim is a harsh and dangerous place, and it might kill the Guardian before she can even find the dark power...

Combined for the first time in one volume are the first three books of the internationally bestselling DRAGONSKULL series - DRAGONSKULL: SWORD OF THE SQUIRE, DRAGONSKULL: SHIELD OF THE KNIGHT, and DRAGONSKULL: BLADE OF THE ELVES, along with the short story THE FIRST SORCERESS. War comes for an unprepared squire. Gareth Arban wants to become a knight and win glory enough to marry the girl he loves. But death is the other face of glory. When invaders sweep out of the north wielding mighty dark magic, it will take more than a squire’s bravery to stop them…

A dark sorceress begins a quest that will lead her to ultimate power or final destruction. Azalmora is a priestess of the Seven Temples, one of the brutal rulers of the Heptarchy. But like all the priestesses, she desires to ascend, to become a true urdmordar and rule a realm of her own. When the armies of the Heptarchy attack Andomhaim, Azalmora discovers the secret of her ascension at last. But Azalmora might perish before she can fulfill her quest. For only the most ruthless will possess the magic of the Dragonskull...