<div><B>In the fifth book of the Illmoor Chronicles, an ancient and sinister force is rising, and the kingdom&rsquo;s much-maligned capital is in serious trouble</B><BR /><BR />Viscount Curfew is an impostor, a henchman in an evil scheme to bring Dullitch to its deadly and final destruction. His true form is that of Sorrell Diveal, a ruthless practitioner of dark magic who will stop at nothing to maintain his disguise. From his lofty position in the palace of Dullitch, Diveal can wreak havoc&mdash;and the city is in desperate peril.<BR /><BR />Unaware of the troubles in Dullitch, King Groan Teethgrit, a hulking mass of muscle who recently ascended to the throne of Illmoor, has arrived in the capital. Along with his brother, Gape, and his partner, the axe-wielding dwarf Gordo Goldeaxe, King Groan has discovered an old and mystical hammer, a valuable relic he hopes to trade with the viscount. But the hammer is much more important than Groan realizes, and with his flair for making a bad situation worse, the stage is set for an all-out battle over the future of Illmoor.</div>

The Vanquish Vendetta

<div><b>To save the future of their homeland, a young herald and petty thief must face off against a boy consumed by dark magic</b><BR>Illmoor&rsquo;s capital has a problem: rats. And lots of them. Desperate for a solution, the chairman of the Dullitch Council seeks the help of Illmoor&rsquo;s roving mercenaries, hoping to find someone who can tame the ever-swelling tide of rodents. Jimmy Quickstint, the chairman&rsquo;s grandson and junior thief in training, returns to Dullitch with the hulking Groan Teethgrit and his angry dwarf sidekick, Gordo Goldeaxe. Together, they are Dullitch&rsquo;s best hope to eradicate the rats&mdash;until Diek Wustapha arrives.<BR>Diek, still just a boy, has been possessed by a magical power that gives him the uncanny ability to control not just animals, but also people. He gets rid of the rats in town, but the relief in Dullitch is short lived. The city refuses to pay Diek, and he does not take the insult lightly. He is determined to strike back at Dullitch by kidnapping all of the capital city&rsquo;s children. That is, unless Jimmy Quickstint and his two new friends can find a way to stop him.</div>

The Ratastrophe Catastrophe

<div><B>In the final book of the Illmoor Chronicles, the oldest evil has awoken, and the fate of the kingdom rests in the hands of only one . . .</B><BR /><BR />Illmoor has seen many heroes: Groan, the muscled mercenary who became king; Jareth Obegarde, a mysterious and quick-witted half vampire; and Jimmy Quickstint, a former thief and professional gravedigger who has embarked on more than a few dangerous adventures. But when the ancient and powerful Vanquish rises in Illmoor after an eon in waiting, the continent seems doomed. Towns across the kingdom are in ruin, destroyed by a marching zombie horde controlled by the terrible Vanquish. And there&rsquo;s nothing the few remaining defenders of Illmoor can do about it.<BR /><BR />That is, unless they can find an equally ancient and powerful force to combat the one that has set their homeland aflame. This ragtag band of Illmoor&rsquo;s most dubious heroes must join together one final time to bring the kingdom&rsquo;s last great hope for survival into the battle&mdash;before it&rsquo;s too late. <BR /></div>

The Coldstone Conflict

<div><b>In the second book of the Illmoor Chronicles, a motley crew of Dullitch residents must defend their city against an evil, shadowy group intent on awakening a long-dormant god</b><BR>Yowler was the god of stone, capable of turning people into rocks with little more than a glance. He has been gone for years, but one dangerous, centuries-old brotherhood in Dullitch plans to change that. The Yowlers&mdash;a dark and terrible cult&mdash;will see Dullitch turned to stone if it is the last thing they do. The only ones who could thwart the Yowlers&rsquo; deadly plans are a ragged band of Illmoor natives, as peculiar as they are unlikely heroes.<BR>There is Jimmy Quickstint, a one-time thief who helped save the town in <i>The Ratastrophe Catastrophe</i>; Duke Modeset, the maligned and bumbling former leader of Dullitch; and Jareth Obegarde, a mysterious and quick-witted half-vampire (on his mother&rsquo;s side). Together, it will be up to them to stem the latest plague of evil rising in Dullitch, lest their city be laid to final, devastating ruin.</div>

The Yowler Foul-Up

<div><b>In the third book of the Illmoor Chronicles, three competitive mercenaries embark on a perilous quest to compete for a princess&rsquo;s hand in marriage&mdash;but stumble instead into a dark and murderous plot</b><BR>Groan is a hulking mountain of muscle. Gape is his similarly large but slightly smarter half-brother. Gordo is Groan&rsquo;s partner, a dwarf who is absolutely deadly with an axe. Together, they have roved the lands of Illmoor, often thieving and occasionally lending a helping hand to the kingdom&rsquo;s ragged towns. But Groan and Gordo have ended up on the rulers&rsquo; bad side too often, and now the king of Phlegm has enlisted the help of Duke Modeset to eradicate them. The royals create a grand tournament whose prize is the princess&mdash;a competition the warriors cannot resist&mdash;and then usher the men off on a series of deadly missions that they could not possibly survive. The hazardous adventure sends them around the kingdom, battling foes of all shapes and sizes, until the final confrontation that will change the future of Illmoor forever.</div>

The Shadewell Shenanigans

<div><b>In the fourth book of the Illmoor Chronicles, a peculiar assortment of investigators must solve a mystery: Who kidnapped the viscount of Dullitch?</b><BR>Viscount Curfew, the ruler of Dullitch, has gone missing. In the middle of the night, with his entire palace guard inexplicably asleep, the viscount disappeared from his bedroom&mdash;a skillful kidnapping that will require help from the sharpest minds in Dullitch if the city is ever to see its leader again.<BR>Enoch Dwellings is as wily as he is arrogant. One of the capital city&rsquo;s best detectives, he is called upon to root out the perpetrators. But Jareth Obegarde, a half-vampire and rival sleuth, refuses to let the case go without a fight. Grappling for an advantage, Dwellings turns to Jimmy Quickstint, a gravedigger and former thief; Parsnip Daily, a professional tracker with a short-term memory problem; and even Lusa Mardris, Jareth&rsquo;s newly discovered daughter. Pursuit of the kidnappers leads Enoch and his crew on a wild journey into battle with everyone from a deadly shape-shifter to a master swordsman, all of whom demand one price in exchange for Viscount Curfew: blood.</div>

David Lee Stone

Books By David Lee Stone (6 Books)

The Vanquish Vendetta

The Ratastrophe Catastrophe

The Coldstone Conflict

The Yowler Foul-Up

The Shadewell Shenanigans

The Dwellings Debacle

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