This time around, Dorgo falls in love with a witch known as The Girl Who Loved Ghouls, battles creatures from another dimension, and meets one very special cat named Crystal. It's also the first time he hears about the ancient death cult called the Order of the Serpent.
Then, after a young woman is murdered and a mysterious book of arcane lore is stolen from her, Dorgo comes closer to learning more about the snake-worshipping Order.
But first Dorgo must battle both humans and demons in order to find and destroy the Book of Echoes. Finally, when called upon to help a young girl trapped inside an evil spell, Dorgo must confront fiends born of dark sorcery as he tries to save her and destroy the undying warlock who is the leader of the Order of the Serpent.
Magic, murder, mystery, and mayhem all await you in Mad Shadows II: The Order of the Serpent.
"At first sight, it's classic sword and sorcery, set on a world populated by fighting men, merchants, wizards, and a multitude of mythical, non-mythical, and just plain made-up beasts. There's a different, though, in the style of the storytelling. It's a first-person narrative, executed very much in the style of the hard-boiled private eye genre."
--Dave Brzeski, British Fantasy Society