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Black Anvil Books
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About
Oeuvre
Aevalorn Tales
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About
Oeuvre
Book cover for 'Hammer, Iron and Flame' featuring a medieval scene with two young men, one with a beard and armor, and the other with white hair, shaking hands; an older man is seated nearby; fireplace in the background.
A sinister creature with claws and glowing eyes lunges forward in a forest. The text reads 'Aevalorn Tales,' 'The Terror of Amberglen,' and 'A Skyer Dannon Story by Russell Mickler.'
Book cover of 'Thyme, Tricksters, and Treachery: An Elina Hogsbreath Anthology' by Russell Mickler featuring two animated characters, a woman holding a sword and a surprised man, beneath a looming ghostly blue hand. "Aevalorn Tales" is written above
Book cover for 'Somewhere Between' by Russell Mickler featuring a man sitting near a campfire with a forest and a full moon in the background during sunset.
Cover of 'What Good Men Do' by Russell Mickler, depicting a woman with red hair and freckles hiding behind a door, holding a rifle in a tense moment. Two men stand outside in a rustic town at dusk.
Young boy with a black eye and bruised face sitting on a couch, wrapped in a multicolored blanket, with a Christmas tree in the background, in a dimly lit room.
Illustrated book cover for "Lyra's Lantern: A Maedrey Puck Story" by Russell Mickler, featuring two fantasy characters. One character holds a lantern, lighting their path through a dark forest. Title "Aevalorn Tales" is at the top.
A man in vintage clothing holding a lantern stands under a bridge near a river, with a dark and moody atmosphere. The title reads 'Blackfriars Bride' and indicates it is a short story by Russell Mickler, with a medal icon in the top left corner.
Two serious individuals in business attire, one wearing sunglasses, in a futuristic setting with reflective surfaces. Text on the image reads "Signal Lost, Flash Fiction, Russell Mickler." A badge is displayed in the corner.
Two men standing in a desert landscape with mountains in the background, one wearing a brown jacket and the other a white shirt with a tie, with a book title and author's name overlayed.
Book cover for 'Blacktongue's Ledger' by Russell Mickler. Features a rugged man with a sword, surrounded by men, at sunset on a ship. A seagull is perched on his shoulder.
Illustrated book cover for "Urlwyn's Ward" by Russell Mickler, featuring two cartoonish characters with large, expressive eyes. One character holds a sword, and the other has a clover on their head. The background is a dimly lit wooden room. Text rea
Illustration of a smiling male air traffic controller with a headset, mustache, and pilot uniform, holding a coffee cup. Behind him are computer screens and a control room setting. The text "Skyward Horizons 424, A Short Story, Russell Mickler" is ov
Book cover featuring a woman with red hair and freckled skin, holding a chalice under a full moon. A hooded figure stands behind her. The title reads "The Widow of Caer Mawnog: An Aevalorn Tales Story" by Russell Mickler. The text "Aevalorn Tales" is
Cover of "As It Was Told," a short story by Russell Mickler. Features a young woman and a goat-headed figure in a misty forest. The woman looks up while the goat-headed figure stands beside her, dressed in a vest and shirt. The forest is dense and at
Two women sitting at a table in a cafe, one comforting the other, with two coffee cups in front of them, in a cartoon-style illustration.
A man is holding a telephone receiver to his ear with a distressed expression, sitting at a desk with papers, a mug, and other items, while a woman stands behind him. The text on the image reads "Fifty-Three Words, Flash Fiction, Russell Mickler."
Fantasy book cover titled "The Baker of Bogwollow" by Russell Mickler. Features an elf woman with pointed ears, red hair, and a green shawl, standing near a bakery. Part of the "Aevalorn Tales" series.
Futuristic digital artwork of a woman in a space station or spaceship, wearing a high-tech suit with glowing elements, with a large window showing a starry sky and nebula in the background.
Cover art for the book 'Memory of Rain' showing an elderly indigenous man with tribal face paint, and a young woman with similar body markings, both with their eyes closed, in a warm, earthy tone.
Illustration of a young man on a bicycle holding a smartphone and a vape pen in a busy city street. He is wearing earphones and appears surprised or distracted. Nearby are pedestrians, a cyclist, and a police car with flashing lights. Tall buildings
Fantasy book cover titled "The Two Shades of Luck" by Russell Mickler, featuring a character with curly hair, holding a staff surrounded by glowing lights, from the "Aevalor Tales" series.
Illustration of a frightened person holding a cup, titled 'Aevalor Tales: The Keening Cup' by Russell Mickler with a subtitle 'A Elina Hogsbreath Story.'
Book cover for 'A Prison of Skin' by Russell Mickler featuring a frightened woman holding a paper, surrounded by monstrous claws in a dark stone room.
Man in a dimly lit church with frescoes, wearing dark clothing and carrying a satchel, title text reads "In the Shadow of the Cross: A Short Story by Russell Mickler."
Cover of "The Weight of Sand" by Russell Mickler featuring an elderly couple walking on a foggy beach, with houses on stilts in the background.
A woman with a messy bun hairstyle, sitting at a bar with a pink glow, holding a martini glass, looking contemplative.
Book cover of 'Aevalor Tales: The Magnificent Maron Maloney' by Russell Mickler, featuring a character in a top hat with a sword.
Cover of the book 'Midnight Tea: An Elina Hogsbreath Story' by Russell Mickler, featuring an elderly woman with pointed ears and disheveled white hair, holding a teacup in a dimly lit setting. The title is "Aevalorn Tales."
Book cover featuring a musician playing a double bass surrounded by large insects in a dimly lit room. Title: "Midnight at the End Wonder" by Russell Mickler.
Book cover titled "Aevalorn Tales: The Song at Harvest's End" by Russell Mickler. It depicts a worried character holding a knife, with an elf playing a lute in the background near a fireplace.
"The Murkwode Reaving" book cover featuring a knight with glowing eyes holding a spear, wearing a helmet and armor, set against a fiery background. Text includes "Aevalorn Tales" and "A Bartram Humblefoot Story" by Russell Mickler.
Illustration of a majestic wild boar wearing a crown and a purple cloak in a forest setting, titled 'The Pig King: A Maedrey Puck Story' from the Aevalorn Tales by Russell Mickler.
The Ballad of Skyer Dannon
Illustrated book cover featuring a cheerful character with brown hair, wearing a blue and yellow outfit, hand on chest, other hand raised. Title reads 'The Taunting Tongue: A Joliver Barleywood Story' by Russell Mickler. 'Aevalorn Tales' appears at t
Cover of "Aevalorn Tales: Bargains with Dragons" depicting a startled person in a dimly lit room with stacks of books. The title and author's name, Russell Mickler, are shown prominently.
A book cover for "Relics of an Analog World" by Russell Mickler featuring a USPS mail carrier walking alongside a humanoid robot. They are on a city street lined with trees and buildings. The cover indicates it is a work of flash fiction.
A young person in a visitor badge holding an elderly man's hand in a hospital room with medical monitors and equipment.
Book cover for "A Thyme of Trouble" by Russell Mickler, featuring a determined woman with a flower in her hair holding a frying pan, set against a warm glowing backdrop, and labeled "Aevalorn Tales: An Elina Hogsbreath Story."
A book cover showing a surgeon in a green surgical cap and mask standing over a patient. The title "Under the Knife" and the author's name "Russell Mickler" are on the cover, with the genre "Flash Fiction" labeled beneath. Hospital lights are visible
Cover of "A Warlock's Gamble" by Russell Mickler featuring a skeletal figure with glowing eyes and a crown, set against a yellow and orange radiant background. The text includes "Aevalorn Tales" and "A Godwick Emberfoot Story."
Book cover of "The Gifting Tree" by Russell Mickler featuring a fantasy scene with two characters, one holding a lantern, and a dragon in the background. Title reads "Aevalorn Tales: A Godwick Emberfoot Story."
An elderly man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt with suspenders, sitting at a table with a bowl of soup, smiling thoughtfully.
Book cover for 'Treasure of the Wraithwood Grove' from the Aevalorn Tales series. The cover features an elf warrior with pointed ears, long blonde hair, and a fierce expression, holding a shield with a black stag symbol and a sword behind him, set ag
A man wearing a cowboy hat and dark clothing sitting indoors near a decorated window, with the title 'Through His Blood, Redemption' and author Russell Mickler, indicating it's a book cover.
A person wearing steampunk goggles and a vintage outfit, including a hat with gears, bow tie, vest, and gloves, posing confidently in a studio setting.
Book cover illustration featuring a woman with windblown hair wearing sunglasses with a desert landscape in the background and large green leaves in the foreground.
Book cover for 'The Garden of Reflection,' part of the 'Aevalorn Tales' series by Russell Mickler. Features a fantasy-style illustration of a woman with a glowing eye symbol on her face, wearing a red dress and green cape, holding a sickle, with a mi
Book cover featuring a young woman in athletic wear with large pink headphones, raising one arm in a cityscape with colorful lighting, and Chinese characters that translate to "Happy Birthday."
Book cover for 'Nine of Swords: A Short Story' by Russell Mickler featuring a man dressed as a clergy member holding a lantern, standing in an old, dimly lit room with antique furniture and a woman in the background.
Book cover for 'The Bikini Barista' by Russell Mickler, showing a smiling blonde woman in a pink bikini top holding a coffee machine.
Book cover featuring a giant black fly in space near Earth with the title 'Born in the Sands of Mars' and author Russell Mickler's name.
Book cover for "Children of Prometheus" showing a laptop with a glowing Windows logo, a golden goblet, and the title text over a background of a library or study setting.
A vibrant digital illustration of a classic green convertible car in a desert landscape with large rock formations and cacti under a yellow-green sky, overlaid with the word "FREEDOM."
A rocket flying in space with a sandy moon surface below, and the book title "Returning Home Without Ever Leaving" by Russell Mickler overlaid.
Digital illustration of a young woman with green hair and headphones, sitting in a vehicle with a blurred cityscape outside the window.
Book cover featuring a close-up of a turtle with a serious expression, wearing a helmet, with the title "SOSO" and author Russell Mickler. The subtitle reads "An Artemis Teafellow Story."
A man dressed in vintage attire walking down a foggy cobblestone street in an old city, carrying a briefcase.
A wooden cradle in a dimly lit room with candles, a framed photograph, and flowers in the background, with the title 'Under the Eyes of Grandmothers' by Russell Mickler overlaid.
An illustrated fox dressed in ornate clothing, set against a blurred background of trees and flower blossoms, with the title 'The Fox and the Flute' and author's name 'Russell Mickler'.
Two Roman soldiers in armor and helmets with plumes walking away during sunset, in a garden-style landscape, promotional cover for a book titled "Trespassers in the Garden of Twilight" by Russell Mickler.
Illustration of a young man with glasses and brown hair, writing at a desk with books, notebooks, and stationery, in a cozy room with colorful artwork on the walls, promoting a book titled 'The Best Writing Advice: An Essay' by Russell Mickler.
A young girl in a vintage dress standing in a dark, eerie forest with bare branches and fog, illuminated by dim light, with the book title 'A Voice for the Silenced' and the author's name 'Russell Mickler' at the bottom.
A man wearing traditional Asian attire and a conical hat playing a bamboo flute on a boat in a river surrounded by lush green mountains and bamboo trees.
A humanoid robot with a camera as its face, dressed in a brown robe, sitting at a table with a glass of drink.
Book cover of 'Hevalorn Tales: The Green Chalice' showing a young elf with curly red hair, holding a glowing green chalice with a face, standing in a forest with mountains in the background.
A book cover with an elderly woman lying in a hospital bed, looking peaceful, with a window showing a pink blossom tree outdoor.
A man with a distressed expression lying in a hospital bed, handcuffed, holding a video game controller.
Silhouette of a young girl with an afro hairstyle holding a dandelion, with a flooded street and debris in the background, sunlight shining behind her.
A woman with dark hair looking into a mirror as she applies lipstick, with a ghostly, angry face in the mirror reflecting a different emotion.
A yellow Jeep with a surfboard on top parked on sandy beach, with ocean waves in the background and the text 'Go Find Your Sunshine' overlayed at the top.
Close-up of a man dressed as a pirate, wearing a large black pirate hat with gold trim and skull and crossbones insignia, with long wavy hair and a serious expression.
Close-up of a man with dark hair and beard, lying on a keyboard in a dimly lit industrial setting with exposed pipes and wires.
Book cover for 'Alchimie Numérique' by Russell Mickler featuring an older woman with gray hair, wearing a dark blazer and white ruffled blouse, sitting at an outdoor cafe table with three glasses of red drink, a coffee cup, and a plate of food, holdi
Illustration of a lively café with people chatting and having drinks, warm lighting, and a cozy atmosphere.
A woman practicing martial arts next to a bonsai tree in a garden.
Book cover titled 'Walk With Me' by Russell Mickler, featuring a woman in black dress with ruffled hood, standing in an art gallery in front of a landscape painting with mountains and a sunset.
An elderly man in prayer kneeling in a dimly lit stone chapel with religious icons and candles, sunlight streaming through an arched window.
Book cover titled "Aevalorn Tales: A Kindness Forgotten" by Russell Mickler. It features a fantasy scene with a young girl with pointed ears and purple hair holding a snake, next to a horse with a rider in armor crossing a stream in a lush landscape.
A smiling elderly man with gray hair and a beard, wearing a festive Christmas sweater with a snowman design, holding a mug, standing in a cozy room decorated for Christmas.
Book cover for "Love's Repost" by Russell Mickler, part of the "A Jewelorn Tales" series, featuring two animated characters with surprised and smug expressions, sitting in a dimly lit room.
Book cover for 'Return to Me' by Russell Mickler, part of the Avalon Tales series. It features a black dog in a graveyard with tombstones, surrounded by trees, under a cloudy sky.
Book cover titled 'Aevalorn Tales: Blood of the Catacomb Captive. A Jore Brix Story' featuring a humanoid creature with the body of a human and the head of a bull, sitting on hay with a dark background.
Book cover for 'A Plum Tree's Neighbors' by Russell Mickler, part of the 'Avalorn Tales' series, featuring a woman with elf-like ears, gray hair, and a warm smile, wearing a straw hat decorated with daisies.
Anime-style illustration of a samurai woman in traditional clothing, kneeling by a water body with floating red leaves, under a full moon and surrounded by Japanese temple structures with glowing lanterns, glowing water, and autumn leaves.
Cover art for 'The Nuwa Five' featuring a giant octopus with a human face, looking down at a person holding a smartphone, with a dark ocean background.
A young boy with curly red hair wearing a green vest and brown shorts, hanging onto a fallen tree branch in a forest, with the title 'Avalon Tales: Piskie Sticks' and the subtitle 'A Gammond Brandyford Story' by Russell Mickler.
Promotional poster for the movie 'Loose Ends,' featuring a woman in a military uniform and a man in a military uniform, with a river and city lights in the background at night.
Book cover titled "Aeolorn Tales: The Knave of Noderton" by Russell Mickler, featuring a sinister man with long black hair holding a glowing blue orb, with dark robes and a candlelit background.
Colorful illustration of a woman and a young man practicing yoga outdoors, surrounded by goats and goats on their shoulders, with prayer flags hanging above, in a green field with hills in the background. The book title 'Beginner's Luck' by Russell M
Older woman dressed in a dark coat and scarf standing in front of a wooden watermill with snow on the ground.
Book cover for "Aevalorn Tales: Eyes of Memory" by Russell Mickler. It features a large, stone-like giant with glowing eyes and a small, frightened boy who is holding a bag and a spoon, standing on a rocky terrain under a night sky.
Book cover for "The Monsters We Know" by Russell Mickler, featuring a woman in a black dress with a suitcase in an elegant hallway.
Gothic-style church with twin spires at sunset, surrounded by trees and people walking near a reflecting pool.
Book cover for 'Bottomfeeder' by Russell Mickler, depicting a large, detailed, neon-lit fish in a swampy forest with moss-covered trees
Book cover featuring a humanoid figure with an octopus head reading a book in a library. The scene is lit with candles and a vintage lamp, and the title reads 'Social Proof: A Cthulhu Short Story' by Russell Mickler.
Book cover for 'Winter's Thaw' by Russell Mickler, depicting a woman with reddish hair holding a lantern and a shovel in a winter setting.
Colorful, stylized rabbit with intricate swirling patterns on its fur in a forest setting with pink flowers and green trees, promoting the short story 'Justu's Way' by Russell Mickler.
A vintage-style woman in a beige dress standing next to a modern man in casual athletic wear inside an elevator with wooden walls.
A man dressed as a cowboy, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, denim jacket, and bandana around his neck, sitting inside a vehicle in a desert landscape during the daytime.
Book cover for "Seng of Titan" by Russell Mickler, featuring a futuristic robot dressed in traditional Japanese attire, sitting in a meditative pose by a water body, with planets and a starry sky in the background.
Side profile of a man wearing a cap and denim jacket looking at a desolate landscape with an old barn at sunset.
A young boy with brown hair and blue eyes standing against a pink background with a rainbow above his head. He wears a yellow jacket, striped shirt, and has a vintage camera hanging around his neck. The boy has rainbow-colored ribbons hanging from hi
Book cover for "Never a Dull Day at the Chocolate Factory" by Russell Mickler shows a woman with closed eyes, dark skin, and natural hair, wearing a white shirt and tan overalls, lying down with her head on a white surface.
Book cover titled "Aevalorn Tales: Revenge and Its Noble Preoccupations" by Russell Mickler, featuring a cat with a mystical background of a wooden porch and glowing fireflies.
A painting of an elderly man sleeping outdoors under a bridge at sunset, surrounded by rats and a mouse sitting on his chest.
Book cover of 'Trampled' by Russell Mickler, featuring a woman in black thigh-high boots, black gloves, black and red corset, and short striped shorts, standing outdoors in an urban setting.
A female astronaut in a spaceship cockpit multitasks on a holographic control panel, with Earth visible through the window, surrounded by futuristic technology and lush moss.
A man sitting at a desk, looking worried or stressed while working on a laptop in a dimly lit room.
Book cover featuring a large, steampunk-style airship flying above London, with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background and dramatic clouds in the sky.
A man with dark hair and beard wearing glasses, a hoodie, and a jacket walking down a fall-colored street with houses and trees, with leaves falling around him, and the title 'Negative Space' by Russell Mickler at the bottom.
Book cover titled 'Aevalorn Tales: Enemies of Crowkind and Shades' by Russell Mickler, featuring a dark, eerie background with a figure wearing a mask and a witch hat, and a winged creature with a bird-like face.
Image of an eerie house at sunset with orange and yellow tones reflecting on the structure and sky.
A person wearing a white mask and traditional clothes, sitting on a city street, holding a bowl, with other pedestrians in the background, promoting the book "Treasure of the Jade Dragon" by Russell Mickler.

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