A reality-bending callback to the golden days of Sword & Sorcery when barbarians ruled the world of paperbacks.

To the public Robert Wagner is a man of mystery. The best-selling author is said to reside somewhere in the open countryside surrounded by the same majestic and untamed landscapes that his fictional barbarian hero; Greywolf the Northman, once trod under his fur-booted feet during the age of high adventure. But in reality Wagner is an urban recluse, a lonely and isolated man toiling away at his typewriter to please a global audience that doesn’t even know his real name.

But he is about to partake in a strange adventure of his own. One night, after another attempt at drinking away his sorrows as he struggles to finish the next anticipated book in his epic Viking saga, he is visited by none other than Greywolf himself. The savage warrior has but one demand to his creator, finish the book or face the consequences.

Read time:  45 minutes.
Date of publication: 5 July, 2024.

A short story about gods and forbidden knowledge set in ancient Sumer.

I wrote this simple story as a bit of an experiment to familiarise myself with the short story format and decided to upload here, in full, for all who might be interested.

Read time:  10 minutes.
Date of publication: 11 March, 2023.