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Did knowing Deidra's latest prophecy truly give any sort of advantage? Given what incomprehensible nonsense it all seemed to be, Erelah could hardly see the value in it. Still, since her God had revealed it to her, she knew it had to be important. So, as she pushed herself to traverse the mountain pass, she repeated the soothsayer's words in her head.

Following his crimes in Bruisewater and the murder of his brother-in-law, Woodson Fulk travels with the mysterious Asher to the town of Barrenwood in the Wyoming territory. There, he meets Abigail Friedan and her posse of bounty hunters. They agree not to turn in Fulk, in exchange for his help hunting down outlaws more terrible than himself, and bringing them to justice.

Railroad worker Woodson Fulk wants nothing more than to keep his head down, do his job, and live out his days in peace. However, when his sister comes to him covered in bruises that her husband gave her, Fulk’s rage drives him to murder the wife-beater. With his brother-in-law’s blood on his hands, Fulk goes on the run, looking for a place that he can lay low and wait out the law. He soon finds an old shepherd and his grandson who are being harassed by local cattlemen. Fulk offers to scare off the ruffians in exchange for room and board.

After having defeated Queen Felicia, Mousey has settled down in the forest as a local healer. He uses his magic to make the lives of those in his community easier and happily spends his days with his family and with Sopher, the magic book. But when a kitten comes to him sick from poison, Mousey decides to investigate.

Mousefred Souris lives in a world without humanity, and animals have risen to become like people. Mice like him live as slaves under the rule of a cruel cat, who lords over them with her armies of weasels and bats. For the crime of helping an injured stranger, Mousey is imprisoned and told he must either join the evil queen's army or die. But a chance encounter with a golden book sets Mousey on the path to freedom. The book teaches Mousey the secrets of magic, and with these newfound secrets he sets out on a journey to become the hero he was born to be.

When Reverend Frank Cross and his teenage son Theodore come across a young family murdered in their own home, they discover a single witness who reluctantly identifies the cult responsible for the atrocity. But the law is too afraid to go after the murderers, and Cross must find a way to bring a posse together to make certain evil does not reign unchecked.

Two years after the death of her husband at the hands of the Bloody Espinosas, the Smiling Snake has become a successful bounty hunter in Denver Colorado. An adolescent boy named Mordecai Gray comes to hire her to help hunt down the woman who killed his father. Snake soon discovers that Mordecai and his family were slaves on the Gray Plantation before the Civil War, and the daughter of their former master is hunting down and killing the runaways. Snake must brave the growing cold to hunt down this murderous woman and her hired guns and put a stop to the bloody feud.

After having defeated Lord Swine and liberated his farm, Mousey returns to Vulpa the Trickster Vixen in the ruined city of the Tall Apes. There, he encounters a wrong that is worse than all others, the dreaded Silence. The Silence is a predator worse than any other, as it makes no sound, has no scent, and no one knows what it looks like.

Under the three moons of Ymir, Emblyn has been anointed by the gods to rid the world of evil at the point of an enchanted sword. An old friend from her childhood, Joel, finds that he cannot rest easily, for dreams of the future haunt him. In those visions, he has seen the Anointed One fall in battle, which he fears will herald the rise of darkness. Out of a sense of duty and love for his old friend, he sets out to warn her of the danger. The problem is, as a crusader, it is Emblyn’s solemn duty to execute anyone who claims they can see the future.

Josiah awakens with no memories of his past and finds himself in a world where the dead walk, the sky burns, and monstrous creatures called “abominations” threaten the innocent. Soon, he discovers that he, too, has a grotesque and monstrous form, though he’s told he can become human again if he does enough good works. In hopes of regaining his humanity, he joins Judge Priscilla Danforth and her posse as they travel the land hunting down abominations and wiping them from the face of the earth.

1863. Mutilated bodies have been found all over Colorado. The papers say that this is the work of the Colorado Axe Men. Allison Enderson and her husband Jesse are unfortunate enough to have a run-in with these serial killers. After they carve her face into a permanent smile, Allison goes hunting after these men to bring them to justice. Along the way, she'll travel with militiamen, vigilantes, soldiers, and mountain men. The venom in her mouth earns Allison the nickname "The Smiling Snake," as her lust for vengeance turns her heart to stone.

Woodson Fulk rides with Abigail Friedan's posse once again, this time to rescue a kidnapped young woman. They soon discover that their quarry has been taken to the town of Devil's Gate, which is inhabited entirely by outlaws of many different gangs, all engaged in a tenuous truce to keep the peace.