Craig, Brian: PLAGUE DAEMON

The dire magician stood back, and it was one of his unhuman companions who stepped forward, bearing a heavy halberd ready to make a solitary charge.

The three remaining monstrosities spread out, two with longbows at the ready, the third with a massive spear.

The halberdier was the one with the scaly skin and snake-like tongue; he was the most powerfully muscled of the beastmen. When he charged the door, it seemed as though he would cover the thirty yards in a matter of seconds.

But the snake-tongued monster had covered no more than half the distance when something reached out of the water and caught his ankle, bringing him down at the narrowest part of the causeway. It was a long, black tentacle, smooth and leech-like...

AUTHOR: Brian Craig (Brian Stableford)

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 160

LANGUAGE: english