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Magical makeovers are a messy business.. But how was junior arcane lecturer Gerome to know his attempt to improve a part of his anatomy would open a portal to the Shade Planes? Or, worse, unleash the all-powerful “Harbinger of the New Dark” – fondly or not nicknamed Al?. Utterly broke…


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'The Demon of Elderstay' is a classic D&D adventure in book form, without technically being LitRPG fiction. That is the kind of thing I enjoy and I liked the way this one adapted that. The main character is a very tragic figure that my heart absolutely bled for, although I will admit he's a complete disaster (so's the entire adventuring party - as they should be in a D&D-esque story). I was hoping for it to be funnier than I found it. The story is a dark fantasy, which I'm always down for - loved the horror elements of it.…

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