Adventures in Lachspeur of Yore
Epic fantasy author Diane McGyver delivers a stand-alone fantasy novel that breaks all the rules in Dungeons and Dragons. From dancing between two worlds to delivering characters who don’t look like they should, she takes on the challenge of sending reluctant would-be heroes on the quest of their lives. This is the perfect novel for traditional fantasy readers and for those who fell in love with the role-playing game back in the 1980s. Grab your character sheet, roll those dices and let’s adventure.
Book Description
Ryan McCormac is addicted to playing Mediaeval Dungeon Adventures with friends every Friday night. He’s so consumed with the role-playing game that he wishes he could find a spell to transport him into that world where he could create his own campaign. One day, his wish comes true. But his friends aren’t there, and the world is nothing like he thought it would be. Every day he fears for his life. The people are soulless, the landscape is colourless and the magic is nowhere to be found. The only way home is to find another like him and sacrifice them.
After five years, he’s finally found someone from his world. Now he just has to get her to the wizard who can perform the spell. Simple right? Except she’s a gatherer and before he reaches the wizard, she’s gathered several friends who plan to save her.
If you played Dungeons and Dragons in the 1980s, you’ve got this. You know the feeling of joining friends on a quest, choosing your race, be it dwarf or elf, your profession, possibly fighter or thief, gathering your gear and exploring endless dungeons. This story is a tribute to those days when life was good, music was better and days were endless.
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Genre: Fiction-Fantasy -Traditional-Adventure-Magic-Sword and Sorcery
Released: April 2023
Available Formats
Paperback (978-1-927625-86-6; 449 pages; 6×9 inches) and eBook (978-1-927625-89-7; 155,000 words) available at
About Diane McGyver
Lady Diane McGyver fell in love with the fantasy genre when at the age of 13 an awesome Dungeon Master introduced her to Dungeons & Dragons. From there, she landed in the world created by Terry Brooks, then journeyed into the realms crafted by Mercedes Lackey. By the age of 16, she was truly lost to magical lands and dreamt of one day living in one or two.
Her future goal is to write fantasy stories until she’s 100 years old. She’s already made plans to retire–at an early age–to write by the sea where she spent her childhood. There, she will live in a peel tower or a stone cottage and raise chickens, commune with trees and find adventure.
She is the author of several novels, including Shadows in the Stone, Scattered Stones, Revelation Stones, Healing Stones, Beyond the Myst, Northern Survival, and the Salvation of Mary Lola Barnes. Her short story “The Whispers of Words” appears in the short story collection The Coldest December.
Her first dystopian novel Natural Selection was released October 2021.
Learn more about this author by visiting her website: Diane McGyver.
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