Wandering Monsters is a series of humorous sword and sorcery stories written by Elliott Kay, set in a D&D-inspired world, probably primarily Forgotten Realms. The main characters are some of the surviving inhabitants of a dungeon after a team of adventurers raid it.
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Novels[]
| Title | Published | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| Run Like Hell | 2018 | Bloody, broke, and face down on the floor is no way to end a job... even for a “monster.” |
| Nowhere to Run | 2019 | Life on the open road is no easier than working in the wizard’s dungeon. |
Short Fiction[]
| Title | Published | Length | Where to read | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Side Quest” | 2020 | Short story | Small Victories | Bounty hunting can be tactically and ethically complex. |
| “Overhead” | 2020 | Short story | Small Victories | Working for room and board, adventurer style. |
| “Don’t Overthink It” | 2021 | Short story | Habitual Heroes | The crew investigates a case of murdered cows. |
| “Justice” | 2021 | Short story | Habitual Heroes | A band of adventurers has to face the music. |
| “Strictly Business” | 2022 | Novelette | Low-Key Calamities | A study on the economics of sieges and mercenaries. |
| “The Mediator” | 2022 | Short story | Low-Key Calamities | DigDig mediates in a family feud. |
| “Insiders” | 2022 | Novelette | Low-Key Calamities | The crew infiltrates an army threatening Zition. |
| “Seduction” | 2023 | Short story | Patreon | The crew are asked to free seduced workers. |