The Return of the Horde is currently available direct from Andarian Publishing. It is also available for pre-order from all major online bookstores, where it will be released on March 24, 2022.
Prologue to Chaos continues in Hell Gate: The Return of the Horde, the second episode in Sanctum of the Archmage: Dawn of Chaos.
The Demon Horde returns to Carlissa with the opening of the Hell Gate. Can the land’s heroes survive its sudden and brutal onslaught? And even if they do, can they stop it from conquering the world?
Thousands of years ago, an epic battle was fought between good and evil. The demon lords had opened a door to the realms of hell itself, and their horde threatened to overrun the earth. But the Kalarans, led by the hero Calindra, destroyed their hellgate and drove them from the world.
The Great War has long since been lost to myth and legend. The Church struggles for relevance as the people forget their covenant with the gods. A renaissance of freedom and learning stirs the air in the modern age of Carlissa, led by the royal family, and the wisdom of the Archmage.
All of that comes to an end when a dome of shimmering magic appears in the capital city.
The people fight desperately to survive in the chaos that follows, and wonder bitterly why the gods seem to have abandoned them. Their only hope lies with the magic of the Archmage — and his, with a young princess who never wanted to rule. She must find the strength to set aside her bard’s calling and take up a battle against impossible odds, or surrender her land and people to the Black Magus and his demons.
- Prologue – The Legend of the Defender
- Chapter 1 – The Return of the Horde
- Chapter 2 – The King’s Magic
- Chapter 3 – The Better Part of Valor
- Chapter 4 – The Hunt Begins
- Chapter 5 – A Brief Respite
- Preview: The Ring of the Killravens
The Return of the Horde will continue in Hell Gate, Part II: The Ring of the Killravens.