IтАЩm Val Thorvald, and IтАЩm an assassin.
When magical bad guys hurt people, I take care of them. Permanently.
This doesnтАЩt make me popular with the rest of the magical communityтАФas you can tell from the numerous break-ins and assassination attempts IтАЩve endured over the years. But thanks to my half-elven blood, a powerful sword named Chopper, and a telepathic tiger with an attitude, IтАЩve always been able to handle my problems with aplomb. Maybe some cursing and swearing, too, but definitely aplomb.
That changes when my boss is afflicted with a mysterious disease, a government agent starts investigating me, and a godforsaken dragon shows up in the middle of my latest job.
IтАЩve taken down vampires, zombies, and ogres, but dragons are way, way more powerful. And it doesnтАЩt look like this one is going to like me.
Worse than that, he wants to use his magic to compel me to do his bidding, as if IтАЩm some weak-minded minion.
ThatтАЩs not going to happen. IтАЩd die before being some dragonтАЩs slave.
But if I canтАЩt figure out a way to avoid him, save my boss, and get rid of the government spook, IтАЩm screwed. Or dead. Or screwed and dead. And thatтАЩs never comfortable.
Pick up Sinister Magic today to see if I make it. Even if you donтАЩt care about me, I promise the tiger is cool.