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Robert E Kreig
PIT GUARD I
by Robert E Kreig
A YOUNG BOY MUST LEARN THE WAYS OF A WARRIOR IF HE IS EVER TO BECOME A PIT GUARD
Far to the north of Ananduil, in the province of Kedielewen, a peaceful fishing village celebrates the harvest year when raiders attack.
Orphaned and left to fend for himself after the massacre of his entire village, the tanner’s boy chances upon an encounter with a seasoned soldier, Commander Steigauf. A Pit Guard of Dendadia.
Taken under Steigauf’s wing, the boy begins his training at the Shiverwind barracks and quickly gathers the skills to defend himself and fight for others.
When a rider from across the land arrives seeking help with an investigation of the heinous murder of an unknown traveller, the boy accompanies Steigauf and a small band of unskilled soldiers, to Mountainfall, a place with a terrifying history and reputation.
Along the way, the boy battles his inner demons, discovers love, and prepares to stare into the face of death.
But nothing could prepare him for what awaits at Mountainfall.
A dark fantasy journey of survival and becoming, where a boy must rise from loss and face the shadow waiting beyond the road.
“Gripped me and wouldn't let me out of it's clutches! This book was a fantastic ride and I'm sad to leave these characters and the world the author built behind me until the next book is released. It's not a fantasy book about magic, but of friendship, battles and finding your way (including love). Put a wolf in the mix and add creatures usually found in nightmares (e.g. man-wolves) plus a little mystery and you get this book. This can be read as a standalone as it's a finished story in itself with the promise of seeing more of the characters in the books to follow.”
Goodreads Review
“Pitguard: The Tanner's Boy by Robert E Kreig is written in true epic style. The world-building is vibrant, with every page filled with such detail that the reader becomes absorbed in the narrative. It has been a while since I read a book that gave me palpitations and apprehension about the obstacles the characters would encounter and how they would overcome them, whether it is a monster or something more mundane. Robert Kreig has kept to the parameters of classic high fantasy and created a believable world with racial tensions and prejudice. Small-town dynamics and superstitions are also used to provide authenticity to the milieu and characters. He has created a marvelous book that is excellent as a stand-alone but I would love to read more of Arnald and his journey to become a Pit Guard.”
Delene Vrey for Readers' Favorite
Dark stories of survival, pressure, and the unseen forces that shape what we become.
From frozen wilderness to isolated towns and hidden facilities, these stories explore what happens when ordinary people are pushed beyond their limits—facing forces that test their will, their morality, and their survival. Robert E Kreig was born in Newcastle, Australia, and grew up in its outer suburbs, where a love of storytelling took root early. From a young age, he was drawn to stories that combined action, adventure, and an undercurrent of fear—stories that asked what people are capable of when tested. As a reader, he was influenced by writers such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Ray Bradbury, and Frank Herbert, later expanding into a wide range of authors across fantasy, thriller, and crime fiction. Across genres, he gravitated toward stories driven by momentum, moral tension, and consequence. Cinema played an equally formative role. Films like Star Wars, King Kong, Jaws, and Jason and the Argonauts helped shape his fascination with mythic scale, looming danger, and the quiet moments before everything goes wrong. These influences came together in his writing, including The Woodmyst Chronicles, a ten-book epic fantasy series, as well as standalone novels such as Long Valley, The Calm Voice, and Pit Guard: The Tanner’s Boy. Across his work, his stories explore survival, pressure, and the human cost of violence—whether the threat comes from monsters, institutions, or the mind itself. Robert currently lives in Canberra, Australia, where he continues to write stories exploring the limits of endurance, choice, and consequence.
PIT GUARD II
A PROMISE TO HONOUR THE DEAD BECOMES A BATTLE FOR THE LIVING.
When young warrior Arnald Oberlin and elven sheriff Kysha Naberyn arrive in Wyvernmont to lay their commander to rest, whispers of a grim discovery stir the town. Two boys, slain under mysterious circumstances. An expedition into the wilds. An ancient ruin steeped in silence and shadow.
What they uncover there will awaken a hunger long buried—the Upyr, a blood-thirsty scourge capable of turning friend into foe and the innocent into monsters. As the siege of Wyvernmont begins, Arnald and Kysha must unite trolls, fae, and townsfolk in a desperate stand. But even if they survive the night, the true heart of the darkness still waits in the depths.
To destroy it, they will have to return to where it all began… and face the choice between safety and sacrifice, light and oblivion.
LONG VALLEY
In the small community of Long Valley, nestled comfortably beneath snow-capped mountains, people quietly go about their business. Everybody knows everybody and there are no worries to give mind to.
But something has awakened.
In the small community of Long Valley, nestled comfortably beneath snow-capped mountains, people quietly go about their business. Everybody knows everybody and there are no worries to give mind to.
But something has awakened.
A tragic accident near the valley’s army base sparks a number of terrifying events placing the local civilians in mortal danger.
A contagion is subsequently released into Long Valley, infecting pets, livestock, wild life and people.
It’s up to the local law enforcement and a small band of citizens to try and keep the town safe.
In the end, it becomes a struggle for survival as the people of Long Valley are overcome by the urge to feed.
No one in the remote town of Edwards Hill could have known that she was capable of such carnage.
Least of all her parents, the first to die.
Driven by the gentle words of The Calm Voice, she inflicts a barrage of carnage and death, leaving a trail of blood in her wake.
Her goal is to bring death to all who have hurt her.
All she needs to do is listen to The Calm Voice.
All she needs to do is just focus...
Just focus...
Focus...
In 2053, a state-of-the-art power facility harnessing the infinite energy of a singularity is secretly constructed deep beneath the icy expanse of Borden Island. When a UN team, including top officials and an elite security squad, is dispatched for a routine inspection, they stumble upon a horrifying discovery: a brilliant scientist is dead, and her newborn son exhibits terrifyingly rapid growth and intelligence. His chilling words, "Mother is coming," foretell a nightmare they could never have imagined.
As the team grapples with escalating supernatural events, they are plunged into a harrowing fight for survival. Death, chaos, and unimaginable terror grip the facility, pushing the security detail to their limits. With time running out, they must unravel the dark secrets of the singularity and the mysterious boy before a cataclysmic force is unleashed.
Prepare for a pulse-pounding sci-fi horror experience where the future of humanity hangs by a thread, and the greatest threat lurks in the shadows, waiting to be unleashed.