Hey guys just in case you were wondering what is the correct reading order of Merick N.H. Ulrik’s books? What to read first by Merick N.H. Ulrik? Here is a quick run down of the chronological order of the World of Dalantia and Valoria. Firstly, the oldest story in the timeline of Dalantia is Three Dwarven Maidens and One Drunken Swordsman.
Three Dwarven Maidens and One Drunken Swordsman synopsis.
Gunner Banaburer, a sword for hire and a tired veteran of The Great War has a debt of honor to repay. A mythical badass with a greatsword, he has his own inner demons and a dark secret. While three beautiful young daughters of the famed dwarven general, “Groodmaer” are to be smuggled back to a dwarven stronghold under The Belshar Mountains to be married for a dowry of a king’s ransom… But these dwarven females are no angels! All three with secrets and scandals. Little do they know very powerful forces seek their ruin. Adraile a powerful elvish lord with vengeance in his heart for the seed of Groodmaer. Grimgar the defiler, the champion of the Orcians, is sent to end Groodmaer and his daughters. And Malek the half orc and his men plan to cash in on the dwarven booty. Not to mention the beautiful, young, elf Aerin who is perplexed with her unconsummated new marriage to Lord Adraile and her strange tale. Gunner is tasked with repaying the kindness of a friend who saved his life while everyone is out to get him and the maidens. 415 years before “Brothers of Chaos “ but set in the same world of Valoria and Dalantia. This story adds more depth to the world of Vandryn The Valorian and The Blood Queen.
This story is for 18 + sexually explicit content.
Next in the timeline chronologically would be The Blood Queen. I started with a short story, The Blood Queen Part 1, which is the beginning of a full novel titled: “The Blood Queen – Origins of Blood”. This Novel is set 40 years before The Wolf Rider.
The Blood Queen Part One
” The Blood Queen ” Part 1, The beginning of the origins of the Empress of Dalantia. For fans of Dark Fantasy please enjoy! And send your feedback. Warning there are depictions of violence and sexual assualt in this story.
In the days of the old kings of Valoria, after The Great War between elves, humans, dwarves, giants, and orcs, there was a time of relative peace for 2,400 years. But much had been lost and forgotten. The humans multiplied greatly, and the elves diminished in numbers. Dwarves dug great mines and disappeared entirely. Rumors of their annihilation by strange beasts passed on into legends and myths. Magic had become mystic legend and was only known by a few elves and even less humans. The old ways were gone. The time of prosperity and gold brought decadence and power, and greed and slavers.
But with greed and decadence and a desire for power there came a vacuum, a rift in the universe which gave an opening for an extreme old evil to gain form and power once again. When evil is allowed to choose its form it doesn’t come in the form of a gory beast but in the most seductive form possible.
Ashlanna, lone daughter of Grayson, known now as Ash-Axana lived in the city of Tulluth two days’ ride southeast of the large metropolis of Ebenaltair. Grayson was a craftsman of steel. He had a smith in Tulluth and was known among the city as the finest maker of swords. His wife Ashlanna’s mother Teritha was a very beautiful woman. Teritha had a green thumb and loved everything that would grow from the soil, so she kept a large garden. One day after Ashlanna’s 11th birthday her mother, Teritha was bitten by a small black snake in her garden. A week later Teritha died of the venom’s poison. Teritha’s death was the turning point in Grayson and Ashlanna’s life
These are the following tragic accounts of Grayson and Ashlanna and how she became THE BLOOD QUEEN…
* This book is contains Game of Thrones type situations and is full of graphic violence and sexual situations.
Next we have The Wolf Rider which is set forty years before Brothers of Chaos: The Early Tales of Vandryn and Zan Cadeyn. The Wolf Rider is the tale about Aylene Aeson and her Ulverstete brother Hatalmas.
The Wolf Rider
Aylene was taken from her own and thrown into a world with the Ulverstete. The giant wolf-creatures known as the Ulverstete serve the elves but little do they know they face a terrifying evil that seeks their destruction.
Aylene and her Ulverstete brother Hatalmas must fight against the forces of the Blood Queen and gain the aid of mythical weapons and magical powers to survive.
This is Epic, Dark Fantasy, with Mythical Creatures and Sword and Sorcery with explicit Adult situations that do not fade to gray. This story will further develop the world of Dalantia ruled by the Blood Queen, in her rule of terror! This takes place forty years before “Brothers of Chaos”
Next would be Brothers of Chaos: the Early Tales of Vandryn and Zan Cadeyn…
Brothers of Chaos
Vandryn, a young human and Zan Cadeyn a young half-breed elf are thrown together in a desperate struggle for survival. They cross the ruthless forces of the Blood Queen, the ruler of the empire of Dalantia and must learn to fight to survive.
Aided by new friends like Zylla, a beautiful young elven vixen and Zan’s father the towering elf warrior Elleezer Umbaden and an old drunk of a wizard named Tamar, the hag seer. They face horrific monsters and cult-like evil Blood Paladins.
This Saga contains graphic sex scenes that do not fade to grey and gruesome violence as well as freindship, epic battles and magical weapons.
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