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Angst
When Angst turned 40, he knew it was over. Angst had longed to be a knight of Unsel, to make his mark in history, to be remembered for heroic deeds and wondrous acts. He grew up knowing he was destined for something great, but now it is too late. Not only is 40 far too old to become a knight, Angst is one of the few able to wield “the magics”.
For 2,000 years magic has been outlawed, repressed, even outright destroyed throughout the world of Ehrde. By law, Angst is reduced to using his great power only to file papers. His marriage is on the rocks, his friends are bored with him, and he hates his job. The one person that makes him happy is the young Princess Victoria who seems to adore him. Unfortunately, that makes his boss, the Queen, hate him.
Without warning, Unsel is besieged with dangerous monsters – birds with metallic beaks, monkey creatures that can dive through solid ground, mindless horse-eating giants. The world that shunned magic now turns to Angst for help, and he is happy to listen once his back stops hurting.
On the edge of a mid-life crisis, Angst drags his reluctant friends along with him on an adventure into the heart of magic. He's not sure where they're going, what they'll find, or even if they'll survive. But he knows this is his one chance to be a hero because the only way to fight magic is with magic.
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Buried in Angst
A little flirting never hurt anyone, right? It takes more than just a new job and a new mount to resolve a midlife crisis, but will the temptation of a younger woman really make it better? Angst had found the adventure he was looking for and got to be the hero, but those days are behind him. To save the ones he loves most, he had to sacrifice his bond with the sword that allowed him to be a hero.
Now, Unsel faces a new threat. With the mysterious destruction of a large coastal city, Angst sets out to discover the cause. He soon learns that a war between the Elements is coming, and humans are in the way. It's hard to fight back when Angst is dying, the removal of his bond to the great sword Chryslaenor slowly killing him. Angst needs a sword to live, but Chryslaenor has been stolen! His friends reluctantly join him on another quest, but where do they start? Rose is missing, Angst's focus and spirit is broken, he has somehow upset the Elements of Ehrde, and a newcomer wants to overtake the throne. What could make things worse? Perhaps a kiss from Princess Victoria's younger cousin, Alloria?
Buried in Angst is David J. Pedersen's sequel to his first fantasy novel, Angst. Join Angst and his friends as they continue… A Midlife Crisis in Medieval Times!
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Drowning in Angst
The five elements are at war and Ehrde is their battlefield. The only one who can possibly protect the inhabitants, is a hero bonded to a foci, a weapon of unimaginable power. Unfortunately, the hero is having a little problem.
Bonding with the giant sword saved Angst's life, but didn't make it easier. All of the great power that comes with wielding a foci is now out of control. Angst just wanted to be a hero, a knight of Unsel, but his mid-life crisis has created a trail of destruction, including the death of Water's beloved.
Now, to save Rose, Angst and his friends must cross the ocean where Water is most powerful. But how can he keep them safe when the very sword that makes him a hero doesn't work right?
Drowning in Angst is the third fantasy novel in David J. Pedersen's Angst series. Join Angst and his friends as they continue… A Midlife Crisis in Medieval Times
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Burning with Angst
Three months after the attack on Princess Victoria, Angst learns that his friends are still missing, and his wife is kicking him out. If that's not enough, the war between elements has taken its toll on Ehrde, and now, a war between nations seems inevitable. Fortunately, there are only two elements remaining. Unfortunately, they have combined forces to destroy Angst and everyone he loves. It seems Angst's midlife crisis may be anything but simple.
None of this was in the hero rulebook he never got, but Angst has a plan! It's not a very good plan—actually, it's a really bad plan, but with help from some unexpected allies, he sets out to find his friends, save Unsel, and return home before his wife leaves him forever. What could possibly go wrong?
Burning with Angst is the fourth fantasy novel in David J. Pedersen's Angst series. Join Angst and his friends as they continue…A Midlife Crisis in Medieval Times
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Dying with Angst
Every two thousand years, the elements go to war on Ehrde. The winner is awarded the prize, which allows that element to shape the world to their liking. Magic is the final element standing, and his vision of Ehrde has no room for humans.
After months of mourning, Angst concludes that picking up his giant magical sword Chryslaenor had triggered the Element War. The only way to save everyone is to claim the prize and stop himself from ever wielding the sword.
Convinced this will kill Angst and destroy Ehrde, his friends vow to stop him at all costs. The only one willing to help Angst is also the most notorious criminal in Unsel—Victoria's younger cousin Alloria. The beautiful teen princess can out-drink, out-party, and out-flirt Angst. Is she his perfect companion, or his perfect foil?
On the run from his friends, his foes, and every nation on Ehrde, Angst races Magic to win the one thing that could save everyone he loves.
Join Angst and his friends on his final adventure.
A Midlife Crisis in Medieval Times
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Clod Makes A Friend
Bullies love to hate Clod. Not just because he's bigger, clumsier, and uglier than his classmates – he's also the only student in his school without magic. In a world where all magic is possible and everyone else is born with great gifts to do amazing things, Clod is alone.
Living with his mum in a broken-down cottage on barely enough, the only thing Clod has to play with is the clay she occasionally brings him. Bleak is an understatement. More than anything, Clod wants a friend. The only way that's going to happen, is to make one himself.
After an angry visit from the worst of the bullies, his teacher Learned Yugen, Clod's clay sculpture of a little girl comes to life and introduces herself as Ada. For a clay girl barely the size of his hand, she has more confidence and courage than he knows what to do with. Every adventure she leads him on gets Clod into trouble. She may be the friend he wants, but is she the friend he needs?
After many years, and too many pranks, Yugen becomes convinced that Clod is tainted by the evil slowly infiltrating the Kingdom of Pag. Especially when Ada isn't the only one Clod can bring to life.
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