Galloch

Mika is back, fighting cave-dwelling monsters bent on destruction and a shadowy brotherhood that wants his friend, Gair, dead.

When Gair is attacked, Mika doesn't hesitate to jump in and help. But it lands him in a complicated conflict with drug syndicates and freedom fighters. Meanwhile, the Gallochs emerge from underground for the first time in centuries and wipe out the entire clan of Dusters that had adopted Mika's wayward son, Ferran. From the back alleys of Buanfar to...
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Mika is back, fighting cave-dwelling monsters bent on destruction and a shadowy brotherhood that wants his friend, Gair, dead.

When Gair is attacked, Mika doesn't hesitate to jump in and help. But it lands him in a complicated conflict with drug syndicates and freedom fighters. Meanwhile, the Gallochs emerge from underground for the first time in centuries and wipe out the entire clan of Dusters that had adopted Mika's wayward son, Ferran. From the back alleys of Buanfar to the walls of Castle Helskar in the south, Mika must unwind the tangled threads of conspiracy and conquest to discover from what direction danger lies. And stop it before it consumes the world.

"No one writes bastard-son-of-a-bitch characters as brilliantly as Adam Stemple." -- Naomi Kritzer, Hugo-Award-Winning Author of Catfishing on Catnet

Praise for DUSTER, Book One of the Mika Bare-Hand Books

"I can, without reservation, recommend everything Adam Stemple has written, and Duster is no exception." -- Steven Brust, best-selling author of The Baron of Magister Valley

Praise for Adam's first novel, Singer of Souls

"One of the best first novels I have ever read." -- SFWA Grand Master, Ann McCaffrey

*STARRED REVIEW* "A dour, nihilistic, absolutely marvelous grunge fantasy!" -- Ray Olson, Booklist

"Fans of Charles de Lint and Clive Barker will find much to like!" -- Publishers Weekly