Can’t Wait Wednesday: Necrobane by Daniel M. Ford

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

I did a double take when I saw this cover on Goodreads and had to go confirm it was the official book cover! The cover artist has changed and it’s a BIG stylistic change but I dig it. I absolutely loved the first book, The Warden, and can’t wait to check out the sequel and see how Aelis’ discoveries unravel into what I imagine will be a very exciting second installment. Necrobane will be released April 23, 2024.

Aelis de Lenti, Lone Pine’s newly assigned Warden, is in deep trouble. She has just opened the crypts of Mahlgren, releasing an army of the undead into the unprotected backwoods of Ystain.

To protect her village, she must unearth a source of immense Necromantic power at the heart of Mahlgren. The journey will wind through waves of undead, untamed wilderness, and curses far older than anything Aelis has ever encountered. But as strong as Aelis is, this is one quest she cannot face alone.

Along with the brilliant mercenary she’s fallen for, her half-orc friend, and a dwarven merchant, Aelis must race the clock to unravel mysteries, slay dread creatures, and stop what she has set in motion before the flames of a bloody war are re-ignited.