“But a fun romp with an unlikely band of adventurers through dangerous depths is the aim of the game, so hopefully that’s what readers enjoy.”

– Robbie MacNiven

“Coming in fresh was really liberating. It felt like I had a bit of license to create new lore and explore how the world operates beyond the dungeon-crawling remit of the board game.”
– Paul Semel,

“Sometimes the most creative thoughts come when you’ve been given a few constraints to narrow your wilder flights of fantasy down a little bit. Within the headline pitch of “Heroes battle to save Kell,” or whatever, there is still plenty of invention to be done and stories to tell.”
– Track of Words, Interview with David Guymer, author of The Shield of Daqan

“It’s akin to a high fantasy dungeon crawl crossed with a Victorian Gothic novel. Three has-been adventurers team up for a final quest, only to find themselves drawn into a dark web of intrigue and death.”
– Track of Words Interview with Robbie MacNiven, author of The Doom of Fallowhearth