Book Spotlight: Accrue's End: Affliction by E.R. Smo

His parents were heroes, and now he may get his chance to be one. Whether he’s ready or not.

When Kyo’s godfather is infected by the corruption-a spreading affliction that turns people into murderous shadow monsters, he goes to the only mages who can help. But the duo are not the kindly healers they appear. Kyo stumbles upon the victims of their manipulation and necromancy magics, and during the confrontation, the pair vanish with his godfather as a hostage.

Desperate to reclaim his family, Kyo gives chase, but his first encounter teaches him he won’t defeat them alone. With the help of an anxiety-ridden cleric, a runaway princess, a fatherly stowaway, and a ten-year-old with the power to summon gods, he sets out to stop the mages before they turn the entire world into living dead and ravenous shades.

GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy

LINKS: Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: E.R. Smo writes fantasy novels for the sole purpose of entertaining his readers. He especially enjoys writing stories with an abundance of magic and action-filled fight scenes. JRPG video games such as Final Fantasy are a big inspiration for his stories and his favorite to play in his spare time. Fantasy is his favorite genre to read and has a fondness for stories involving zombies.

Outside of writing, he is a long-time gamer, playing on both PC and console, and will happily admit to enjoying midday naps. He lives in Virginia and is glad to remain near his family.

Visit him online at: https://authorersmo.wixsite.com/home

Instagram: @ersmo_author

Twitter: @ERSmo_Author

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All things end, and all must die.

But death is not always the end.

When Geiravor Lokisdottir was stripped of her name and cast out of Asgard, torn from her family and the life she had known, she thought she’d lost it all. But in the shadows of Niflheim she discovers the path to her destiny, and what it truly means to be queen.

This is a prequel short story to THE PROPHECIES OF RAGNAROK trilogy by Meri Benson and Marie Sinadjan, and a retelling of the myths involving Hel, the Norse goddess of death and the queen of the underworld.