Kendra Wells – författare

WANTED: Preferably alive!You miss a couple letters from your mom and suddenly there's a bounty on your friends' heads. Eugene needs to get back to the Kingdom of Marble, fast, or else Michel, Hocus, and Ani are going to be facing the business end of a dungeon.Along the way, Hocus and Ani detour to the garrison where e grew up, and discover some skeletons don't stay buried forever, while Eugene takes Michel out for a night they won't soon remember that spirals dangerously out of control.The clock is ticking, and our heroes are realizing that this shit is a little more real than they thought."Kendra Wells is a force of nature, a brilliant artist and storyteller who has brought every weapon in their impressive arsenal to bear here in the fantastic pages of REAL HERO SHIT 2! Romance, danger, adventure, intrigue; this story is going to grab you by the throat in the traditional way and the other way!" — BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN (Strong Female Protagonist)

Celebrate a decade of Critical Role with this anthology featuring the perspectives of ten characters who fought alongside – and against – Vox Machina, with a foreword by cast member Liam O’Brien.In these ten stories, see the legendary adventuring party anew through the eyes of some of the most memorable characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina.Within its pages:• Shaun Gilmore reflects on the life he has chosen, as told by Aabria Iyengar.• Raishan, racked by a pestilent curse, plots to release the Cinder King from his fiery prison, as told by Rory Power.• Trinket the Wonder Bear accompanies the next generation of Vox Machina on their first adventure, as told by Sarah Glenn Marsh.• Plus seven more hilarious, heartbreaking, and heroic tales featuring Kaylie, Doty, Kevdak, and more!The adventure began in 2015 with a group of friends sitting down in front of a camera to roll some dice, bring their characters to life, and tell a story that would become immortalized in their livestream tabletop roleplaying game: Critical Role. What started as a humble home game eventually grew into a worldwide phenomenon that has touched countless people with its poignant, larger-than-life storytelling – and in that same vein, this collection celebrates the characters whose lives were touched by Vox Machina but whose stories are yet to be told.Contributors: Foreword by Liam O’Brien • Jess Barber Martin Cahill • Rebecca Coffindaffer • Aabria Iyengar • Sam Maggs • Sarah Glenn Marsh • Rory Power • Nibedita Sen • Izzy Wasserstein • Kendra Wells

“It’s quirky, it’s fantasy, and it’s horny.” — COMICS BEAT "High-energy fantasy." — BOOKLIST"Excitement, depth, and most of all, fun." — FOREWORD MAGAZINEAdventure awaits! But our heroes are missing some manpower.People are going missing in a small mountain town. The city guard are blocked from a real investigation. The notorious Underguild has assigned Michel a secret mission: find the missing villagers and bring whatever kidnapped them to justice. Unfortunately for Michel (and his fellow adventurers, Ani and Hocus), they’re short a fighter and need one more party member to foil this plot. Even more unfortunately, the only volunteer seems to be the arrogant, ostentatious, purple playboy Prince Eugene looking to cure his boredom. Covert is not a concept that he’s familiar with, and let’s just say his commitment to the mission is questionable.Every day is basically spring break for Eugene, but outside the palace walls he crashes into a hard reality: the system that kept him safe in his silk-sheeted bed isn't particularly concerned with the well-being of anyone who isn't him. Eugene will have to level-up his awareness if he means to be a real hero, and time is running short!