Sign-In
Cart
Fortune's Wake
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781923459076
Publisher: Grimdark Magazine
Published: Aug 24 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Witcher series meets RJ Barker's The Bone Ships and Nicola Griffith's Spear in this standalone dark fantasy novella about a failed monster-hunter, from the award-nominated author of The Unbroken, Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, Fate's Bane and more.
Kill the beast.
Earn some coin.
Get the girl.
Or at least, that's how it was supposed to go. Kova of Stormwatch made a promise when she left her mother and sweetheart weeping on the shore back home: she'd earn her fortune slaying the beasts that haunt the woods and the horrors that lurk in the shadows, or she would die trying. But to do that, she needs an apprenticeship with a master monster hunter. The best of the best: Sayre Boarbane.
Pity that Sayre works alone.
When Sayre drags Kova home by the ear, they're both in for a rude awakening. Kova's mother? Missing. Kova's lover? Taking long walks on the beach with a stranger.
And all those monsters Kova wanted to slay? They're back in Stormwatch, dragging villagers into the ocean.
Effortlessly immersive worldbuilding and C.L. Clark's signature razor-sharp prose set the stage for a tale of fraught relationships, loss, and, of course, monster-fighting action. If you're craving a short, pacey read that packs a heavy punch, look no further than Fortune's Wake.
-M.J. Kuhn, internationally bestselling author of Among Thieves & Thick as Thieves
1 different editions
Also available
Also in
Fantasy
The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, Book 1) (Indie Exclusive Edition)
Gillig, Rachel
Paperback
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paperback
The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Paperback
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Kuang, R. F.
Paperback
Japanese Gothic: A Folk Horror Novel of Japanese Mythology, Murder, and Family Duty Across Two Timelines
Baker, Kylie Lee
Hardcover
Assistant to the Villain: A Cozy Fantasy Romantic Comedy from a Tiktok Sensation
Maehrer, Hannah Nicole
Paperback
Before I Knew I Loved You: A Cozy Magical Realism Novel of Time Travel, Love, and Memory, Set in a Fabled Tokyo Café
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
Hardcover