Rob J Hayes has been a favorite of mine since first debuted his fantasy trilogy in April of 2013. The earlier covers weren’t anything that would catch most people’s eyes however his writing had that special quality that most readers including me took notice. Within a year of his indie success, Rob signed up with Ragnarok Publications to give his books a wider release and also got new cover art as a result.

Things however didn’t work out with Ragnarok because of their sheer unprofessionalism and the author has documented all of his pitfalls with them over HERE, HERE & HERE.

Thankfully earlier this year, Rob was able to get the rights to his debut trilogy back and decides to re-rerelease them with new cover-art. Okay so it’s new for books two & three and one slightly older cover for the The Heresy Within.

So here are the covers in all their glory and with new blurbs:

The Heresy Within (cover art by Sigbjorn Pedersen, cover design by Shawn King):

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Order The Heresy Within Over HERE (USA) & HERE (UK)

Official Book Blurb: As any warrior will tell you; even the best swordsman is one bad day away from a corpse. It's a lesson Blademaster Jezzet Vel'urn isn't keen to learn. Chased into the Wilds by a vengeful warlord, Jezzet makes it to the free city of Chade. But instead of sanctuary all she finds is more enemies from her past.

Arbiter Thanquil Darkheart is a witch hunter for the Inquisition on a holy crusade to rid the world of heresy. He's also something else; expendable. When the God Emperor himself gives Thanquil an impossible task, he knows he has no choice but to venture deep into the Wilds to hunt down a fallen Arbiter.

The Black Thorn is a cheat, a thief, a murderer and worse. He's best known for the killing of several Arbiters and every town in the Wilds has a WANTED poster with his name on it. Thorn knows it's often best to lie low and let the dust settle, but some jobs pay too well to pass up.

As their fates converge, Jezzet, Thanquil, and the Black Thorn will need to forge an uneasy alliance in order to face their common enemy.

The Colour Of Vengeance (cover art by Alex Raspad, cover design by Shawn King):

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Order The Colour Of Vengeance Over HERE (USA) & HERE (UK)

Official Book Blurb: BEATEN, BATTERED AND DAMNED NEAR BROKEN WITH A BOUNTY ON HIS HEAD SO LARGE HE’S TEMPTED TO TURN HIMSELF IN, the Black Thorn finds himself on trial for the crime of being him. Despite the impending probability of death he has but one thought on his mind; taking revenge against the Arbiter who took his eye.

In order to carry out his vengeance Thorn must first escape Sarth and recruit a new crew, each one with their own designs on revenge.

The Price Of Faith (cover art by Alex Raspad, cover design by Shawn King):

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Order The Price Of Faith Over HERE (USA) & HERE (UK)

Official Book Blurb: NOT EVERYONE HAS A DESTINY.

Separated and miserable, Thanquil Darkheart and Jezzet Vel’urn both have their reasons for wanting to leave the Dragon Empire. Jezzet flees from the wrathful fury of an Empress scorned while accompanied by the ever insidious Drake Morrass and Thanquil sets out to find and judge his one heretical loose end.

Plus to celebrate the relaunch of his debut trilogy, the author has also made the collection of his First Earth short stories FREE on both side of the Atlantic. So please download a copy  for FREE and enjoy an exciting introduction to the First Earth Saga

Order The Bound Folio Over HERE (USA) & HERE (UK)

Official Book Blurb: The world is full of heroes, villains, and all the shades in between. The Bound Folio tells their stories from the tortured childhood of the legendary Blademaster the Sword of the North, to the humble origins of the Queen of the Five Kingdoms, to the death of one of the world’s greatest assassins.

This anthology collects together eight dark stories of swords, sorcery, and seduction from First Earth, the setting of The Ties That Bind trilogy and the forthcoming Best Laid Plans duology.