Twelve Nooses
Before Kurval became King of Azakoria in the year of the forked serpent¸ he was commander of a mercenary company in service to his predecessor King Orkol.
While helping to bring the rebellious northern provinces back under Orkol's heel¸ Kurval is ordered to hang twelve innocent young women as an example to the rebels.
Kurval is disgusted by Orkol's cruelty. But can he find a way to save the twelve young women from the gallows? And dare he defy King Orkol?
The new sword and sorcery adventure by two-time Hugo finalist Cora Buhlert and her occasional alter ego¸ 1930s pulp writer Richard Blakemore. This is a novelette of 14200 words or approx. 50 print pages in the Kurval sword and sorcery series¸ but may be read as a standalone. Includes an introduction and afterword.