While working as a mercenary, Conan and his party are ambushed. The attack is swift, precise and well-planned; the party have been double crossed. However, the traitor didn't account for a man like Conan. Along with Titus, another formidable mercenary, Conan fights off the horde, takes payment and finds comfort in a nearby tavern. Wanderlust and duty soon separate the two, but fate will reunite them on the battlefield. A community organizer and middle school teacher, his work has appeared in magazines like Lightspeed Magazine, Weird Tales, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Asimov's, Cemetery Dance, Uncanny Magazine, with some of his stories having been collected in The Voices of Martyrs. His books include the urban fantasy trilogy The Knights of Breton Court, the steampunk works Buffalo Soldier, and the award-winning Pimp My Airship. His middle grade detective novels include The Usual Suspects and Unfadeable. As an editor, he's worked on Dark Faith anthology series, Fireside Magazine, Streets of Shadows, People of Colo(u)r Destroy Horror, and Apex Magazine. Learn more at MauriceBroaddus.com.
