Jacob Peppers

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Jacob Peppers lives in Armuchee, Georgia with his wife, two-year-old tornado named Gabriel, and three dogs. Mostly, he lives in the basement as his wife has a habit of "accidentally" locking him in.

Jacob is the author of the bestselling epic fantasy series, The Seven Virtues as well as The Nightfall Wars.

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The Wandering Sword: Book One of The Last Eternal Mar 3, 2022

by Jacob Peppers

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The hardest war is the one a man fights alone.

One hundred years ago, the Eternals, thirteen men and women of immense power, closer, many believed, to gods than mortals, stood against the greatest threat the world had ever faced.

And they lost.

They died.

All save for one, known as the Youngest, who managed to flee with the enemy leader’s weapon, a cursed blade of incredible power.

He has traveled for a hundred years since, alone save for his companion, Veikr, the only remaining horse of a legendary breed.

The last just as he is the last.

Hunted by creatures out of nightmare, he seeks only to survive, to keep the magical blade from the enemy’s grasp.
Not to save the world, for the time for saving it is past. Instead, he seeks only to delay its ending.

It is a battle he fights alone, for after they defeated the Eternals, the enemy used their magic to pose as their conquered opponents, taking over rule of the world in their stead.

For the last hundred years, the people have believed that the legendary Eternals triumphed, that they are safe. Only the wanderer knows the truth, that the world crouches with its head resting on the executioner’s block, waiting for the axe to fall.

And the only thing keeping that axe at bay is him.
He had a name once, but he has it no longer.
He is simply the Last. The Youngest.
He is the Wandering Sword.

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A Warrior's Burden: Book One of Saga of the Known Lands May 20, 2021

by Jacob Peppers

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Where he walks, death follows.

He was once known as Prince Bernard, ruler of his people and the man who led them in the Fey War against creatures out of myth and legend, beings out of nightmare. A man renowned for his strength, a man feared by his own people as much as his enemies. But there are other names for him, too. Kingslayer. Oathbreaker. Traitor. The Crimson Prince.

And they are all true.

Now, he is simply Cutter, a man who arrived at the village of Brighton, a small place on the outskirts of the Known Lands, where men and women brave the harsh temperatures and freezing winds to survive. A man who brought with him a past full of regrets and an infant child, one he swore to protect.

For fifteen years, he watched over the child, hidden away in the desolate wilderness. But a man cannot run from his past—not forever. Sooner or later, it catches him. Always, it catches him.

Death comes to Brighton, led by a brother he betrayed and the troops of a kingdom he betrayed. Death comes to Brighton—and it is he who brought it.

With an entire kingdom against him, with the Fey stirring restlessly in the Black wood, eager for revenge, a lone warrior, once a prince, will be forced to take up his axe once more to protect the youth. To keep his promise.

It is heavy that axe, that promise, but he carries it, as he must. It is the price of his sins.
It is a warrior’s burden.

A Warrior's Burden is the first book in Saga of the Known Lands, a new series by bestselling author Jacob Peppers. It is a grimdark epic fantasy tale of creatures out of myth and legend, magic, battles, and warriors pitted against each other in a deadly struggle to survive. Are you looking for an action-filled character-driven fantasy? Then come and take your first steps into the Known Lands...

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A Warrior's Curse: Book Three of Saga of the Known Lands Jan 14, 2022

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I am fire and all I touch turns to ash.

Despite the odds, Cutter and his companions managed to bring Matt to the capital where he was crowned king. But instead of getting better, things have only gotten worse.

The Known Lands and its people stand at a precipice. One false move, one mistake, and they will all fall into the abyss.

Cutter wants only to protect his people, to right his many wrongs.

But a warrior’s hands are made for killing, not healing, and fingers drenched with blood can only ruin anything they touch.

Such is the warrior’s truth.

Such is the warrior’s curse.

A Warrior's Curse is the third entry in the bestselling epic fantasy series, Saga of the Known Lands. A grimdark adventure into a world of magical creatures and deadly threats. A legendary warrior prince, an aged assassin, a world-weary mage, and a reformed criminal stand against the armies of the Fey.

But against such threats as they face, will even their significant power be enough? Come and find out now!

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A Warrior's Redemption: Book Two of Saga of the Known Lands Sep 11, 2021

by Jacob Peppers

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When a man goes out seeking blood, he will find it.
Always he will find it.

It was a truth Cutter had learned long ago, for he had been that man. For countless years, on countless battlefields, he had sought violence and blood…and the gods help him, he had found it. Found more than his share.

But there was another truth, one he was only now beginning to understand.

The truth that, once a man wed himself to violence, to war, he could not easily put it aside, for carnage was a jealous bride who, upon discovering that its groom had forgotten it, set out to make him remember.

She did that reminding not with soft words but with battle cries and the screams of the wounded.

And death, of course. That most of all.

And so Cutter finds himself taking shelter in the woods with the remaining survivors of a bloody massacre. Now, he and his companions journey to New Daltenia, the capital of the Known Lands and the seat of his brother’s power. For only there can they prove Matt’s royal blood and keep him safe.

But Feledias is not the only threat they face.

The Fey were defeated once, but while the kingdom of the Known Lands has nearly ripped itself apart during the feud of its royal princes, the denizens of the Black Wood have worked within the shadows.

In the darkness of the Black Wood, they have plotted their revenge.

They do not know it yet, but the people of the Known Lands are at war. A war taking place not on distant battlefields but in the quiet alleyways of their own cities, within the walls of their own homes.

The Fey aren’t coming—they’re already here.

So it is that in order to save the kingdom he failed so long ago, Cutter must stand against his enemies and those he once called friends.

Should he fail, should he fall, then the Known Lands will fall with him.

And if by some thin chance he succeeds, then perhaps he might find what he has sought for fifteen years—redemption.

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The Antiheroes: The world needed heroes...It got them instead. Nov 19, 2020

by Jacob Peppers

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The world needed heroes...It got them instead.

A swordsman past his prime who has vowed to never wield a blade again.
A mage who’d rather throw fists than fireballs and thinks magic is for sissies.
An assassin who grows sick at the sight of blood.
And a man with a pet squirrel he believes to be an ancient god from long ago.

An evil has risen in the land, one that, if not dealt with, threatens to start a war which would include the gods themselves. To counter it, the realm must call on its greatest heroes, its most courageous adventurers. Unfortunately, those great heroes, those brave adventurers, are all busy—being dead mostly.

So it is left to Dannen Ateran, known in his youth as the Bloody Butcher but, more recently as the passed-out drunk at the table in the corner, to lead his companions against an army of the dead.

They are not heroes. But perhaps they just might do.

The Antiheroes is the first book in a new epic fantasy series by bestselling author Jacob Peppers. It is a tale of fast-paced action, swordfights, magic, and humor. Think you can't laugh at undead armies and battles of life and death? Come find out.

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Probably it's Prophecy: Book Three of The Antiheroes Dec 9, 2021

by Jacob Peppers

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The only thing rarer than a homicidal chicken is a hero who lives to see retirement.

Dannen Ateran spent the week following his battle with the necromancer and his undead army doing exactly what he enjoyed most—nothing.

Certainly nothing heroic. At least nothing more heroic than lying in Claire’s bed and reveling in the feeling—depressingly unfamiliar—of having no one try to kill him.

At least, that was, until Perandius summoned him to the land of the gods once more with a mission to rescue a shepherd boy foretold of in prophecy.

Dannen didn’t care for shepherd boys—the fools never could seem to stay out of trouble—and he cared even less for prophecies. But considering that the messenger god confiscated the Divining Stone—which Dannen had given to Claire as a necklace and which she loved, likely more than him—he decided it might be best to leave Talinseh for a time.

And so Dannen, hoping to keep breathing a bit longer, sets off to the south with his companions. But that was the thing about fleeing from death—no matter how fast a man runs, it’s always ahead of him.

And that death, this time, might well come in the form of wererats, plague-ridden beasts infesting the sewers of a port city or, perhaps, in an ancient sea monster and, if all else fails, there’s always the group of assassins hunting them.

Plenty of ways to die and die horribly but then, Dannen had lived long enough to know that if a man went looking for ways to die, he never had to look very far.

Probably it’s Prophecy is the third installment in the humorous, action-packed epic fantasy series, The Antiheroes. It is a story of magic and magical beasts, of assassins and blades in the dark, of monsters out of myth and men out of their minds. And one unfortunate, reluctant hero, known as the Bloody Butcher, who is only trying to survive it all.

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A Sellsword's Compassion: Book One of the Seven Virtues Oct 4, 2017

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Thrust into a world of mythical assassins, a madman with superhuman strength, and a nagging ball of light with a superiority complex claiming to be the embodiment of compassion, a jaded sellsword takes on his hardest job yet—staying alive.

The king is dead.

The world is thrown into war as the late king's sons and daughters battle over who will claim their father's throne and soldiers flock to one cause or the other in hope of a better tomorrow.

At least, most of them.

If life has taught the jaded sellsword, Aaron Envelar, anything, it's that hope is for fools and causes are a sure remedy for breathing.

But when his latest job sends him stumbling into a prince's assassination and a conspiracy threatening to destroy the entire realm, Aaron is forced to choose sides in a fight he doesn't want between forces he doesn't understand.

With his enemies hunting him and the entire kingdom at stake, Aaron discovers a hard truth, one his years as a mercenary have not prepared him for.

Sometimes, gold isn't enough. Sometimes, blood is the only payment worth taking.

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A Sellsword's Wrath: Book Two of the Seven Virtues May 30, 2018

by Jacob Peppers

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Aaron Envelar thought a sellsword's life was as dangerous as any life could be.

He was wrong.

Trapped in a conquered city with a reward on their heads, Aaron and his companions must find a way to elude the soldiers pursuing them while he struggles to understand his bond with Co, a magical creature of myth and the Virtue of Compassion. There is power within the bond, power that could help him protect his friends, if he's lucky enough to master it before the darkness within the bond consumes him.

But luck, Aaron knows, is a blade reached for in the dark, the man who grasps it as likely to bleed for his trouble as find the handle.

Stalked by Belgarin's soldiers, Aaron and his companions struggle to find allies before it's too late. But Belgarin's army is not the only danger they face, and even should they escape, even should Aaron master his bond with a legendary creature of magic, they may still fail. They may still die.

For there are other legends in the world, other magic. And not all legends are good ones. Not all magic is benign.

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Don't Feed the Trolls (The Antiheroes Book 2) Jul 9, 2021

by Jacob Peppers

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Hero Checklist for a long and happy life:

Step One: Don’t be a hero.
Step Two: If by some horrible miscalculation, a man finds himself a hero, then he should not, under any circumstances, accept a “quest.” Particularly one including magical rings, swords in stones, or any talk of “chosen ones.” Quests, after all, are only death with a lot of walking beforehand.
Step Three: If said hero is so foolish as to actually find himself on a quest, he is advised to run heroically for the nearest exit. He’ll die anyway, but if the gods are kind, he’ll do so with an ale in his hand.
P.S. The gods are never kind.
Step Four: If the unfortunate soul is unable to find an exit—or at least one not containing a rampaging troll—he should, by any means necessary, ensure that there are as many people between him and the troll as possible in the hopes that it won’t be hungry by the time it reaches him.
P.S. Trolls are always hungry.
Step Five: If all else fails and a hero finds himself confronting a mythical monster or a magic-wielding necromancer, he is to draw his sword. It won’t help, but it will give him something to do while he waits to die.
Step Six: If “death” outcome is unacceptable, see steps 1-4.

Dannen Ateran had never gone so far as to write the list out, but he knew it by heart. He ought to, as he had been telling it to himself for years and himself—fool that he was—had been ignoring it for just as long.

So it was that he found himself standing beside Fedder, Mariana, and Tesler, watching as an undead dragon soared toward them.

And if, by some feat of magic or luck—with undead dragons, skill rarely factored into it—they survived, there was only the little issue of a master swordsman and his necromancer brother to worry about, not to mention an undead horde.
Plenty of ways to die, then, if a man liked a little variety with his suffering.
And the week was just getting started.

Don't Feed the Trolls is book two of The Antiheroes, an epic fantasy series by Jacob Peppers, the author of the bestselling grimdark fantasy series The Seven Virtues. It is a tale of mythical creatures and magic, of swordsmen, necromancers and undead hordes. Do you enjoy character driven fantasy with a lot of action and humor? Then come and enjoy the fun. Just...don't feed the trolls, alright?

It only makes them hungrier.

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A Sellsword's Resolve: Book Three of the Seven Virtues Jul 19, 2018

by Jacob Peppers

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War isn't coming. It's here.

Aaron and his companions prevented the assassination of a queen but in doing so they angered an ancient evil. Angered it, wounded it, but did not kill it, for such evil never truly dies.

An army greater than any the world has ever known marches bringing steel and death with it and somewhere a thousand-year-old evil lurks in the darkness, plotting and bending its will toward revenge.

Aaron and his companions have gathered allies to help them in the coming battle and each day his bond with the Virtue of Compassion grows stronger, gifting him greater and greater power.

But if life on the street taught Aaron anything, it’s that no one is better able to stab you in the back as those standing behind you. And as his power with the legendary creature grows, so too does an uncontrollable rage that threatens to consume him.

His enemies are many, his friends few, but no matter what happens, they will all learn the truth of a sellsword’s strength.

He will show them a sellsword’s resolve.

A Sellsword's Resolve is the third book in the epic fantasy series the Seven Virtues by Jacob Peppers. It is an action-packed dark fantasy tale of sword fighting, magic, and legends come to life.

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The Son of the Morning: Book One of The Nightfall Wars Oct 30, 2017

by Jacob Peppers

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When the heroes meant to defend the world from darkness are unable to help, who will stand against the rising shadows?

Creatures lurk in the darkness, monsters out of legend, hungry for blood, ambushing any unfortunate or foolish enough to leave the light behind. They are called nightlings. They came once before, were defeated only at great cost by warriors given magical powers by the gods themselves.

Now, the nightlings have returned, but the Chosen who once defeated them are old and tired, shadows of what they once were.

And so, new champions must be Chosen. A castle servant many believe to be cursed, a musician and singer who wields her talent like a weapon, and a nobleman with a dark secret and the gods’ own luck.

These three chosen warriors will stand against creatures out of nightmare, against cruel men and gods who serve the Darkness. They are the world’s last hope, it’s last chance.

But will they be enough?

Venture into a world of warriors and magic where the gods are at war and choose mortals to fight for their cause. The Son of the Morning is a character-driven epic fantasy in the spirit of David Gemmell and Joe Abercrombie, written by Jacob Peppers, the author of the bestselling dark fantasy series, The Seven Virtues.

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A Sellsword's Valor: Book Four of the Seven Virtues Oct 7, 2018

by Jacob Peppers

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The Battle is won. But the war is just beginning.

Belgarin’s forces have retreated, but in the city of Perennia there is no rejoicing. The air is filled with the mourning cries of survivors, and the wind that blows through the city carries the smell of freshly dug graves and death.

As the city grieves, Aaron and his companions attempt to hold together an alliance that threatens to crumble around them. While the alliance’s leaders bicker and argue, Boyce Kevlane, an ancient wizard bent on revenge, has taken Belgarin’s place as king and uses his twisted powers to create an army out of nightmare.

To stand a chance of keeping the coalition together, Aaron is forced to venture into Baresh, a city gripped by madness and terror, in search of proof of the coming danger.

But evil is a thing of shadows and darkness, and it will not go easily into the light.

To survive, Aaron will be forced to call on his friends and the growing power of his bond with a creature of myth. Yet even this may not be enough. For there are other powers in the world, darker ones, and there is no telling what secrets the shadows hold.

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Aaron Envelar thought a sellsword's life was as dangerous as any life could be.

He was wrong.

War isn't coming. It's here.

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