paizo.com Top Sellers in Short Fictionpaizo.com Top Sellers in Short Fiction2021-03-26T22:39:02Z2021-03-26T22:39:02ZPathfinder Tales: Shattered Steel ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92ni?Pathfinder-Tales-Shattered-Steel-ePub2013-10-22T22:52:47Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0041E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by F. Wesley Schneider</p>
<p>An unlikely vigilante slips through the alleys of Old Korvosa, the armor of the insidious Gray Maidens—former stormtroopers of an insane queen—imprisoning her within a past she can neither forget nor atone for. But when an innocent comes to her in need, this mercenary avenger must test her mettle against a foe just as resolute and merciless as she once was. </p>
<p>From award-winning author and Paizo Editor-in-Chief F. Wesley Schneider comes a story of power and vengeance set in the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0041E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by F. Wesley Schneider</p>
<p>An unlikely vigilante slips through the alleys of Old Korvosa, the armor of the insidious Gray Maidens—former stormtroopers of an insane queen—imprisoning her within a past she can neither forget nor atone for. But when an innocent comes to her in need, this mercenary avenger must test her mettle against a foe just as resolute and merciless as she once was. </p>
<p>From award-winning author and Paizo Editor-in-Chief F. Wesley Schneider comes a story of power and vengeance set in the world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:52:47ZPathfinder Tales: The Twelve-Hour Statue ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92ng?Pathfinder-Tales-The-TwelveHour-Statue-ePub2013-10-22T22:51:13Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0039E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Michael Kortes</p>
<p>Xaven has a dilemma. Two, actually. The first is a half-orc partner who may or may not have left him to die in an ancient temple. The second is the pressure plate trap that will bring the same temple crashing down on his head should he so much as twitch the wrong way.</p>
<p>From Michael Kortes, author of such Pathfinder adventures as "A History of Ashes," "Entombed with the Pharaohs," "The Haunting of Harrowstone," comes a story of trust and tenacity set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0039E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Michael Kortes</p>
<p>Xaven has a dilemma. Two, actually. The first is a half-orc partner who may or may not have left him to die in an ancient temple. The second is the pressure plate trap that will bring the same temple crashing down on his head should he so much as twitch the wrong way.</p>
<p>From Michael Kortes, author of such Pathfinder adventures as "A History of Ashes," "Entombed with the Pharaohs," "The Haunting of Harrowstone," comes a story of trust and tenacity set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:51:13ZPathfinder Tales: The Fate of Falling Stars ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92nc?Pathfinder-Tales-The-Fate-of-Falling-Stars-ePub2013-10-22T22:47:02Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0035E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Andrew Penn Romine</p>
<p>Palace Astrologer Haron esh Kazzar believes himself destined for greatness—a belief that remains unshaken when he's caught ‘borrowing' scrolls from the satrap's personal library and finds himself sent on a quest for a mysterious relic in the desert. Accompanied by an enigmatic priestess of Sarenae and foul-tempered band of soliders Kazaar is confident he can locate the fabled Tower of Azzah and redeem himself. But will Kazzar survive to fulfill his star-promised destiny, or is it his fate to be consumed by the desert sands?</p>
<p>From author Andrew Penn Romine comes a story of courage, destiny, and faith, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0035E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Andrew Penn Romine</p>
<p>Palace Astrologer Haron esh Kazzar believes himself destined for greatness—a belief that remains unshaken when he's caught ‘borrowing' scrolls from the satrap's personal library and finds himself sent on a quest for a mysterious relic in the desert. Accompanied by an enigmatic priestess of Sarenae and foul-tempered band of soliders Kazaar is confident he can locate the fabled Tower of Azzah and redeem himself. But will Kazzar survive to fulfill his star-promised destiny, or is it his fate to be consumed by the desert sands?</p>
<p>From author Andrew Penn Romine comes a story of courage, destiny, and faith, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:47:02ZPathfinder: The Shroud of Four Silences ePub ($4.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btq027rw?Pathfinder-The-Shroud-of-Four-Silences-ePub2021-03-26T21:47:42Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0072E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Liane Merciel</p>
<p>For Wendlyn, the coastal logging town of Otari provides more opportunities for mischief than true adventures, but that's about to change. When she and her friend Eleukas, a member of the village guard, stumble across a horrible accident on the outskirts of town, they soon find themselves embroiled in a mystery that will take them far beyond the safety of their hometown. With the help of Wendlyn's sister—an acolyte of the goddess of healing—and an unlikely goblin ally, the young heroes are all that stands in the way of a sinister plot that could impact not just Otari, but the entire world.</p>
<p>From fan-favorite author Liane Merciel (<em><a href = "/products/btpy8sa9">Nightglass</em></a>, <em><a href = "/products/btpy99k6">Nightblade</a></em>, and <em><a href = "/products/btpy9e45">Hellknight</a></em>) comes a gritty tale of fledgling adventurers taking their first steps into a dangerous world, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Originally published in serialized form in Paizo's weekly newsletter.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0072E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Liane Merciel</p>
<p>For Wendlyn, the coastal logging town of Otari provides more opportunities for mischief than true adventures, but that's about to change. When she and her friend Eleukas, a member of the village guard, stumble across a horrible accident on the outskirts of town, they soon find themselves embroiled in a mystery that will take them far beyond the safety of their hometown. With the help of Wendlyn's sister—an acolyte of the goddess of healing—and an unlikely goblin ally, the young heroes are all that stands in the way of a sinister plot that could impact not just Otari, but the entire world.</p>
<p>From fan-favorite author Liane Merciel (<em><a href = "/products/btpy8sa9">Nightglass</em></a>, <em><a href = "/products/btpy99k6">Nightblade</a></em>, and <em><a href = "/products/btpy9e45">Hellknight</a></em>) comes a gritty tale of fledgling adventurers taking their first steps into a dangerous world, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Originally published in serialized form in Paizo's weekly newsletter.</p>Paizo Inc.2021-03-26T21:47:42ZPathfinder Tales: Thieves' Vinegar ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92nl?Pathfinder-Tales-Thieves-Vinegar-ePub2013-10-22T22:55:07Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0044E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Kevin Andrew Murphy</p>
<p>Being an alchemist's little brother isn't easy. When he's not being brought back from the dead, Orlin's busy cooking up unicorn-bone porridge for batty old wizards in order to earn their room and board. Yet even that seems normal when a magical mission sends the brothers to far-off Korvosa to recover a magical snuffbox. Will Orlin make it home despite the best efforts of Hellspawn guards, opportunistic Acadamae students, and amateur cultists? Or will he face death—again?</p>
<p>From fan-favorite author Kevin Andrew Murphy comes a tale of academics and alchemy, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0044E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Kevin Andrew Murphy</p>
<p>Being an alchemist's little brother isn't easy. When he's not being brought back from the dead, Orlin's busy cooking up unicorn-bone porridge for batty old wizards in order to earn their room and board. Yet even that seems normal when a magical mission sends the brothers to far-off Korvosa to recover a magical snuffbox. Will Orlin make it home despite the best efforts of Hellspawn guards, opportunistic Acadamae students, and amateur cultists? Or will he face death—again?</p>
<p>From fan-favorite author Kevin Andrew Murphy comes a tale of academics and alchemy, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:55:07ZPathfinder Tales: Proper Villains ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92nj?Pathfinder-Tales-Proper-Villains-ePub2013-10-22T22:53:35Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0042E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Erik Scott de Bie</p>
<p>It's hard to trust anything the Liespinner Tarrant Akayn says. Those who cross paths with him can be sure of only three things: his love of women, his passion for wealth, and his penchant for mischief. No sooner is Tarrant released from prison for pursuing these very interests than old enemies, an elf as beautiful as she is dangerous, and a dragon's captured hoard provides Tarrant with just the sort of challenge he craves. But has the Liespinner finally overreached himself?</p>
<p>From noted author Erik Scott de Bie comes tale of wit and luck, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0042E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Erik Scott de Bie</p>
<p>It's hard to trust anything the Liespinner Tarrant Akayn says. Those who cross paths with him can be sure of only three things: his love of women, his passion for wealth, and his penchant for mischief. No sooner is Tarrant released from prison for pursuing these very interests than old enemies, an elf as beautiful as she is dangerous, and a dragon's captured hoard provides Tarrant with just the sort of challenge he craves. But has the Liespinner finally overreached himself?</p>
<p>From noted author Erik Scott de Bie comes tale of wit and luck, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:53:35ZPathfinder Tales: In the Event of My Untimely Demise ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92nh?Pathfinder-Tales-In-the-Event-of-My-Untimely-Demise-ePub2013-10-22T22:52:00Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0040E_120.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Robin D. Laws</p>
<p>House Derexhi's reputation for honesty and efficacy as mercenaries attracts a wide range of clientele both prestigious and bizarre. Luma, spurned as the black sheep of the family for her street magic, has been assigned to fulfill a dead explorer's contract. What seemed to be a simple request soon draws her into a decades-old conflict with her late client's former companions: a temperamental dwarf, a sly priest, and a cruel sorcerer. Will Luma be able to carry out the job? Or will she cement her place as family's outcast by becoming the first Derexhi to break a contract?</p>
<p>From celebrated author and game designer Robin D. Laws comes the tale of an urban druid determined to prove her mettle, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0040E_120.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Robin D. Laws</p>
<p>House Derexhi's reputation for honesty and efficacy as mercenaries attracts a wide range of clientele both prestigious and bizarre. Luma, spurned as the black sheep of the family for her street magic, has been assigned to fulfill a dead explorer's contract. What seemed to be a simple request soon draws her into a decades-old conflict with her late client's former companions: a temperamental dwarf, a sly priest, and a cruel sorcerer. Will Luma be able to carry out the job? Or will she cement her place as family's outcast by becoming the first Derexhi to break a contract?</p>
<p>From celebrated author and game designer Robin D. Laws comes the tale of an urban druid determined to prove her mettle, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:52:00ZPathfinder Tales: The Irregulars ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy92na?Pathfinder-Tales-The-Irregulars-ePub2013-10-22T22:44:23Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0033E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Neal F. Litherland</p>
<p>In Molthune, a nation with ambitions overreaching its means, slavery is just another tool to aid in expansion. Fortunately for the slaves, the abolitionist nation of Andoran is right next door. When a ragtag group of Andoran “troops” sets forth to free the enslaved workers of a Multhuni mine, they'll need every trick the eccentric Lieutenant Sturgeon Hook can cook up. Yet will the Irregulars succeed in their mission, or will they perish at the hands of the slavers they so despise. Will the Irregulars succeed into their mission, or will they perish at the hands of the slavers they so despise—or worse, end up slaves themselves?</p>
<p>From author Neal F. Litherland comes a gritty tale of tactics and justice set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0033E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Neal F. Litherland</p>
<p>In Molthune, a nation with ambitions overreaching its means, slavery is just another tool to aid in expansion. Fortunately for the slaves, the abolitionist nation of Andoran is right next door. When a ragtag group of Andoran “troops” sets forth to free the enslaved workers of a Multhuni mine, they'll need every trick the eccentric Lieutenant Sturgeon Hook can cook up. Yet will the Irregulars succeed in their mission, or will they perish at the hands of the slavers they so despise. Will the Irregulars succeed into their mission, or will they perish at the hands of the slavers they so despise—or worse, end up slaves themselves?</p>
<p>From author Neal F. Litherland comes a gritty tale of tactics and justice set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial.</p>Paizo Inc.2013-10-22T22:44:23ZPathfinder Tales: A Passage to Absalom ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qg6?Pathfinder-Tales-A-Passage-to-Absalom-ePub2011-12-28T20:33:06Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0021E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Dave Gross</p>
<p>Someone on board the good ship Sea Lion is a thief—and perhaps a murderer. On their way to Absalom to deliver a priceless and dangerous artifact to the Pathfinder Society, Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan are robbed, the artifact stolen. With the ship far out to sea, the culprit is clearly one of their eclectic fellow passengers. But can the two experienced investigators decipher the mystery before they reach port—or the thief puts an end to their adventures for good?</p>
<p>From fan favorite author Dave Gross comes a new tale of mystery on the high seas, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0021E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Dave Gross</p>
<p>Someone on board the good ship Sea Lion is a thief—and perhaps a murderer. On their way to Absalom to deliver a priceless and dangerous artifact to the Pathfinder Society, Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard Radovan are robbed, the artifact stolen. With the ship far out to sea, the culprit is clearly one of their eclectic fellow passengers. But can the two experienced investigators decipher the mystery before they reach port—or the thief puts an end to their adventures for good?</p>
<p>From fan favorite author Dave Gross comes a new tale of mystery on the high seas, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2011-12-28T20:33:06ZPathfinder Tales: Guns of Alkenstar ePub ($0.99)Paizo Inc.https://paizo.com/products/btpy8lwz?Pathfinder-Tales-Guns-of-Alkenstar-ePub2011-07-08T20:08:35Z<p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0011E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Ed Greenwood</p>
<p>In the Grand Duchy of Alkenstar, guns are both the duchy's most valuable secret and the means by which that secret is kept safe. For retired shieldmarshal Bors Gelgur—a down-on-his-luck drunk still pained by old wounds and memories—the roar of igniting powder is a thing of the past, and the constant adventure of policing the duchy something best left to the young and foolhardy. Yet when treachery within the shieldmarshals' own ranks starts costing good officers their lives, it's time to come out of retirement for one last escapade. Alternately aided and plagued by a sharp-tongued kitchen-maid-turned-gunhunter, Bors has no hope but to follow the corruption as high as it goes if he wants to survive.</p>
<p>From legendary game designer and author Ed Greenwood, creator of Elminster and the Forgotten Realms, comes a story of firearms and treachery set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p><p><img src="//cdn.paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZOTEB0011E_180.jpeg" align="left" /></p><p>by Ed Greenwood</p>
<p>In the Grand Duchy of Alkenstar, guns are both the duchy's most valuable secret and the means by which that secret is kept safe. For retired shieldmarshal Bors Gelgur—a down-on-his-luck drunk still pained by old wounds and memories—the roar of igniting powder is a thing of the past, and the constant adventure of policing the duchy something best left to the young and foolhardy. Yet when treachery within the shieldmarshals' own ranks starts costing good officers their lives, it's time to come out of retirement for one last escapade. Alternately aided and plagued by a sharp-tongued kitchen-maid-turned-gunhunter, Bors has no hope but to follow the corruption as high as it goes if he wants to survive.</p>
<p>From legendary game designer and author Ed Greenwood, creator of Elminster and the Forgotten Realms, comes a story of firearms and treachery set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.</p>
<p>This story originally appeared as part of Paizo's free weekly webfiction series, and is available for free at <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial">http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial</a>.</p>Paizo Inc.2011-07-08T20:08:35Z