A failed rescue. Two centuries in Hell. One legendary quest for vengeance.

Dilvish, a heroic warrior of human and elven blood, dares to interrupt a dark ritual and rescue a young maiden from human sacrifice. Enraged by the half-elf’s defiance, the diabolic sorcerer Jelerak murders the maiden, turns Dilvish’s body to stone, and banishes his soul to the infernal depths of Hell. Two hundred years pass before Dilvish finally escapes the underworld and reclaims his mortal form—but he has not spent those centuries idly. Armed with powerful spells, forbidden knowledge, and hard-won mastery of demonic magic, Dilvish begins an epic quest to exact his revenge. Accompanied by Black, his mysterious steel steed who is far more than he appears, the resurrected warrior journeys through haunted kingdoms, cursed cities, ancient ruins, and supernatural realms in pursuit of Jelerak. The perilous hunt draws the duo into a dark fantasy world of evil warlocks, forgotten gods, deadly monsters, and mythic battles.

Filled with demons, witchcraft, and grim humor, Dilvish the Damned is a darkly imaginative sword-and-sorcery short story collection combining eleven interconnected tales of Dilvish's adventures, unified by Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Roger Zelazny’s signature wit. This edition includes a bonus preview chapter from the Locus Award-nominated full-length novel The Changing Land, the epic sequel which brings Dilvish’s pursuit of Jelerak to a spectacular conclusion amid warring wizards, surreal landscapes, and the impossible stronghold of Castle Timeless.

Perfect for fans of Michael Moorcock, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, Robert E. Howard, and H. P. Lovecraft, as well as readers of heroic fantasy, cosmic horror, occult stories of ancient eldritch gods, Lovecraftian terror, black magic summonings, preternatural fiction, supernatural revenge stories, and reality-bending adventures.

"A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen."  –George R.R. Martin

". . . his performance was never anything other than dazzling."  –Robert Silverberg

Prefer a physical book? Sadly, no authorized print edition of this title is currently available from any publisher.* Fortunately, Positronic Publishing holds the exclusive ebook rights granted by the Zelazny estate, so this adventure remains available to our readers in digital format. (Believe us, we'd love to see this one on our bookshelves, too!)

*Used copies of previously published editions may still be available through secondhand sellers.