Merritt Daniel McDowell

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ink-stained wretch & nom de guerre of jayxwolf.bsky.social Song of the Scourgelands, Bladesmith & Brigand, Beneath the Shattered Gods & more tk. Inquiries: m @ mdmcd.com A drowned man carries no burdens, not even the heart of another—

Extremely beat paperback stuffed with page tabs and pink post it notes
my copy of the SHATTER THE SUN anthology from neon hemlock and a delightful postcard with a very hunky barbarian librarian on it
cover art for BY THIEVESLIGHT featuring main characters Vencario and Ilwyn smirking at each other suggestively
Pencil sketch of Vencario Eratena by Jaxton Kimble; Vencario is a dark-haired fellow in a wide stance with a smirky expression on his face, doing a Knife Trick with his right hand and an i-dare-you gesture with the left; both wrists wrapped and with a cestus over the knuckles. His shirt is open at the front; the whole of him being rather cavalier.
Cover art for Bringer of the Scourge featuring the demon-armored Vierrelyne du Talorr standing triumphant on an iridescent fog of war.
Trope map for Bringer of the Scourge features the cover art of a woman in Elizabethan beaded cauls and a lace collar and heavy ornate fantasy armor a la Warhammer on a shimmering fog of war background The trope map reads: The princess might be a monster Dreadful prophetic dreams Loathsome otherworldly creatures Tough + badass older lady mentor Dramatic escapes Mysterious cultist on an equally mysterious mission Demonic enchanted weaponry Sometimes trauma is a bonding experience
Indie Black Friday Sale image featuring covers from 44 of the 170 books in the sale this year; the full list of books is available on the site linked in the post.
cover of M Daniel McDowell novel Bringer of the Scourge features warrior princess Vierrelyne du Talorr, dressed in heavy fantasy armor and wearing a diadem with an evil green gem. Her pose is heroic, holding a banner aloft and a giant broadsword in hand. She is standing in an eerie iridescent fog of war. the logotype of the title, in an ornate calligraphy, is the same eerie green as her gem.
An iridescent dark cover with glowing text that reads "Crown of the World Unbound" in a swirly calligraphy with "M Daniel McDowell", "Song of the Scourgelands: book 3", and "Full cover to be revealed" in bold type
Cover art for Bringer of the Scourge features Princess Vierrelyne in her cauls and lace collar contrasting her heavy demon armor
On a black background, centered scrollwork modern blackletter calligraphy in white that reads: The Shepherd in Shadow Below this, a centered nine-faceted gem icon in white followed by the text: M. Daniel McDowell FULL COVER TO BE REVEALED
card shows the cover art of Bringer of the Scourge with the text including the title and description "retro grimdark fantasy" with tags reading: prophecies & dark visions, shadow princes, enchanted weaponry, dramatic escapes, sacking a castle for fun & profit, sometimes trauma is a bonding experience, breaking the cycle of a cursed legacy, the princess is a monster in this one"
Image shows the cover of Bringer of the Scourge, a dark fantasy adventure novel with a cover that features a young woman in elizabethan cauls and lace collar wearing intense magical fantasy armor inclucing a crown with a wicked-looking eyelike green gem at its center. the book is categorized as a "retro" grimdark and the image features trope arrows that say: -enchanted weapons -prophetic visions & dark dreams -shadow princes -enchanted weaponry -sacking a castle for fun and profit -dramatic escapes -sometimes trauma is a bonding experience -the princess is a monster in this one -breaking the cycle of a cursed legacy