[Free eBook REPEAT] Chieftain of Andor by Andrew J. Offutt [Sword & Sorcery Sci-Fantasy]

Chieftain of Andor by the late Andrew J. Offutt is his vintage standalone hybrid science fiction/sword & sorcery fantasy novel, free again for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1976 by Dell, and was also known as Clansman of Andor in its UK editions.

The story is a mix of science fiction and fantasy, where a misfit man from our Earth gets to live out his adventurous barbarian dreams when he is chosen to have his mind take over the body of a warrior leader whose own mind is dying on a distant sword & sorcery planet, only to have the experience turn out to be far more complicated than he was expecting.

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[Free eBook REPEAT] Demon in the Mirror by Andrew J. Offutt & Richard Lyon [Adventure Fantasy]

Demon in the Mirror by the late Andrew J. Offutt & the late Richard Lyon is the 1st novel in their War of the Wizards trilogy of swashbuckling adventure fantasy, free again for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture Press imprint.

This was originally published in 1978 by Pocket Books and was later reprinted as part of their Timescape line with an added The prefixing the title. The trilogy takes place in a magical fantasy setting, starring a young woman who goes adventuring on various quests to find items and defeat evil.

This installment kicks off her lifetime of adventures as she makes her first quest in search of her missing brother, going up against an ancient evil who may prove the risky key to finding him, and the assorted forces who stand in her way, which include vampire nuns and werehawks, just so you know.

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[Free eBook REPEAT] Deathknight by Andrew J. Offutt [Sword & Sorcery Fantasy]

Deathknight by the late author Andrew J. Offutt is his standalone sword & sorcery fantasy adventure novel, free again for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1990 by Ace Books. The story is an epic tale of revenge in a an adventurous fantasy world, as a knight from an elite warrior order which has become targeted by parties unknown must journey to discover who is behind the murders of his colleagues and avenge them accordingly, while uncovering startling discoveries along the way.

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[Free eBook REPEAT] The Iron Lords by Andrew J. Offutt [Sword & Sorcery Fantasy]

The Iron Lords by the late Andrew J. Offutt is the 1st novel in his War of the Gods on Earth series of epic sword & sorcery adventure fantasy, free again for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1979 by Jove.

The series is set in a sword & sorcery fantasy world, and this installment begins the quest of an orphaned villager to avenge his lost loved ones killed during a tragic tragic occurrence and seek healing for his injured sister, facing trials and challenges that will determine whether his fate will be as a healer or destroyer.

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[Free eBook] Swords Against Darkness [Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Anthology]

Swords Against Darkness credited to the late Robert E. Howard and edited by the late Andrew J. Offutt is the 1st volume in the Swords Against Darkness vintage anthology series of sword and sorcery fantasy, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1977 by Kensington’s Zebra imprint, credited to editor Andrew J. Offutt only (the publication frontmatter for this volume appears to be slightly inaccurate, claiming a print date of 1974 from British publisher Robert Hale).

This anthology contains original sword & sorcery stories written in the vein of Robert E. Howard’s classic pulp fantasies, including a tale by Howard himself. Each story is prefaced by a special introduction, and contributors include notable authors such as SFWA Grand Master Poul Anderson, frequent British Fantasy Award horror awardee Ramsey Campbell, popular MilSF author David Drake, and more.

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[Free eBook] The Lady of the Snowmist by Andrew J. Offutt [Sword & Sorcery Fantasy]

The Lady of the Snowmist by the late Andrew J. Offutt is the 3rd novel in his War of the Gods on Earth trilogy of classically epic sword & sorcery fantasy, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1983 by Ace Books. The trilogy stars a tragically orphaned former village boy originally out on the obligatory quest for revenge against the forces which destroyed said village.

This final book concludes his adventures as he has now become a champion with a great weapon and also a warrior-woman companion, and must choose sides in a conflict between a powerful sorceress of ill repute who has done him a favour and may not be as evil as the group wishing to destroy her claims she is.

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[Free eBook] Demon in the Mirror by Andrew J. Offutt & Richard Lyon [Adventure Fantasy]

Demon in the Mirror by the late Andrew J. Offutt & the late Richard Lyon is the 1st novel in their War of the Wizards trilogy of swashbuckling adventure fantasy, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture Press imprint.

This was originally published in 1978 by Pocket Books and was later reprinted as part of their Timescape line with an added The prefixing the title. The trilogy takes place in a magical fantasy setting, starring a young woman who goes adventuring on various quests to find items and defeat evil.

This installment kicks off her lifetime of adventures as she makes her first quest in search of her missing brother, going up against an ancient evil who may prove the risky key to finding him, and the assorted forces who stand in her way, which include vampire nuns and werehawks, just so you know.

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[Free eBook] The Eyes of Sarsis by Andrew J. Offutt & Richard Lyon [Adventure Fantasy]

The Eyes of Sarsis by the late Andrew J. Offutt & the late Richard Lyon is the 2nd novel in their War of the Wizards trilogy of swashbuckling adventure fantasy, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture Press imprint.

This was originally published in 1980 by Pocket Books. The trilogy stars a young woman who goes adventuring on various fantastic quests to find items and defeat evil. This tale is a piratical adventure as the heroine, now become a pirate queen and Captain of her own ship, is asked to take up the quest of a King’s lost daughter and defeat the terrible magical thingamajig which was unleashed by an earlier attempt to regain her.

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[Free eBook] Thieves’ World: Shadowspawn by Andrew J. Offutt [Adventure Fantasy]

Shadowspawn by the late Andrew J. Offutt is the 4th novel in the highly popular Thieves’ World series of adventure fantasy, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture Press imprint.

This was originally published in 1987 by Ace Books. The Thieves’ World series created by Robert Asprin is a shared magical universe consisting of stories and novels contributed by many different authors, and was a hit franchise back in the 1980s, with contributors including the late SFWA Grandmaster Poul Anderson and Hugo Award-winning author C. J. Cherryh. This story is a standalone starring two people making their way on a perilous desert journey during which they have many adventures, complicated by the fact that one of them used a magical wish to attract the other to his side, and must come to terms with his guilt in using his powers to illicitly obtain a close companion.

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[Free eBook] Messenger of Zhuvastou by Andrew J. Offutt [Science Fiction Adventure]

Messenger of Zhuvastou by the late Andrew J. Offutt is his standalone science fiction “fantasy” adventure novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press’ Venture imprint.

This was originally published in 1973 by Berkley’s Medallion imprint. This is a science fiction novel of the old school fantasy-ish “planetary romance” type, set in a future where an athletic playboy from Earth goes undercover on a primitive, sword-swinging planet in order to track down someone who has fled there for reasons unknown, and finds himself fitting in better with the swashbuckling “barbarian” culture than any he knew before.

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