Brexothuruk has had a quiet life of studying sorcery in private, away from the pressures and obligations of his orcish clan thanks to his grandfather Grotuk, the chief. But when a new chief arises, Brex is given only three days to prepare for his long-delayed rites of adulthood: Hunt a lion and bring back its hide. Even with the help of an otherworldly interloper, Brex is convinced his odds of survival are slim and looks for unconventional solutions.

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Beautiful art by Jonah Cabodul-Chalker for my novella The Bloodmane!

Read it over at https://orcanist.com/2015/10/01/the-bloodmane/