Nowhere to Run is the second book in the Wandering Monsters series by Elliott Kay. It was published on June 2 2019.
Publisher’s summary[]
Life on the open road is no easier than working in the wizard’s dungeon. Scars and his crew escaped their old lives by finding each other, but a found family still needs a home. Even defense of a small mountain town from bandits doesn’t change the order of exile against monsters throughout the kingdom. Given the boot as soon as the job is done, the crew discovers a blighted camp of orcs and goblin folk all under the same rule of banishment. Pinned against the border with no hope of mercy, the camp has little chance against hunger, raiders, and the dark otherworldly power hidden below the surface. With nowhere to run and no help in sight, the crew has to hold together tighter than ever—even if they have to open up about their pasts, share their dreams, and endure the horrors of warmth and friendship.
Publisher’s warning[]
Nowhere to Run contains explicit violence, racial violence, religious violence, personal and general violence, profanity, inter-species oppression, mayoral misconduct, murder, impalement, dismemberment, multiple defenestrations, threats, torture, awkward friendship, mature reactions to sexual rejection, covert operations, revenge, sacrilege, kidnapping, bounty hunting, transdimensional incursions, temptation, possessions, disappointment, knives in the dark, knives in the head, so much knives, questionable theology, questionable economics, arson, treason, resisted arrest, obstructionist debate tactics, destruction of religious sites, unauthorized construction, unauthorized highway demolition, soul harvesting, prejudice, tentacles, bad candy, aiding and abetting of a known fugitive, sexual objectification of elves via pyrotechnics, cavalry warfare, banditry, robbery, negligent urban planning, wholesale theft of military supplies and too much information about mom and dad’s sex lives.
Appearances[]
Roughly in order of appearance in the book.
Characters[]
- The Crew (Wandering Monsters)
- Barret
- Dunning—mayor of Eastford
- Mierrek (mentioned only)
- Olen Zuck (mentioned only)
- Zana—a goblin woman
- Fregg
- Brok—a human bounty hunter and fighter
- Rosile—a human bounty hunter and fighter
- Oscal—a human bounty hunter with a squiddy pact
- Timothy—a human bounty-hunter and fighter
- Denek—a hobgoblin restaurateur
- Ruck—a bugbear tough and assistant to Karana
- Stev—a hobgoblin
- Karana—de facto mayor of Zition
- Agnad—Cambri’s father
- Libri—DigDig’s mother
- Ebrim—DigDig’s father
- Cambri—DigDig’s half-sister
- Ikri the Firestarter
- Reverend Ostiin—a self-proclaimed priest
- Sharl of Woodlock—a hobgoblin and Midnight Guide
- Dusklord
- Ardnar—a hobgoblin and priest of Ravaj
- Rog
- Willowbark—a druid
- Brookwater—a druid
- Treeleaf—a druid
- Windbreeze—a druid
- Dewfrost—a druid
- Snowflake—a druid
- Glendale—a druid and former adventurer
- Kyerva the Slayer (mentioned only)
- Mitchell Brightsong (mentioned only)
- Carl, Henry, Talbot—soldiers
- Ralgo
- Chatter—a troll’s troll
- Girvig—a community leader of goblin outcasts
- Prag and Murg—orcs following Chatter
- Jolko, Tengi—hobgoblins following Chatter
- Brinduth
- Chadwalt
- Dachi (mentioned only)
- King Dostin
- Ortun Barnard Gareth Hammerheart
Locations & organizations[]
- Eastford
- Zition
- Stonebeard range and mountain
- Greyfalls Pass
- Bak’Nor (mentioned only)
- Southwind Gorge (mentioned only)
- Nivoen (mentioned only)
- Goodleaf (mentioned only)
- Velic (mentioned only)
Items[]
- A magic shovel
Publication history[]
Nowhere to Run was published as an ebook and paperback on June 2, 2019.