"In this installment, Runt and his unusual crew -- a friendly zombie, a loyal wolf, and a clumsy human -- embark on a quest to defeat the ender dragon... if they can go five minutes without getting lost, that is. But if vanquishing a legendary boss monster weren't a big enough challenge, along the way the gang learns of an even more mysterious enemy lurking just around the corner"--

In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. Low on magic and on the run after committing the ultimate heresy of cutting one's hair, Nyneve and her raven companion, Banana, head into an ancient forest in search of safe transport. However, when Nynever butts heads with the gruff and overbearing broom-maker Kaveh, she starts to wonder if she wouldn't be better off in the hands of the Witch Guard.

Free at last, Thorfinn sets off on an expedition to Vinland, to establish a place free of war and slavery. In an effort to fund his project, Thorfinn visits Iceland where Halfdan, a wealthy man who shared a dark history with his late father, awaits. Meanwhile, the marriage between Halfdan's son Sigurd and Leif 's relative Gudrid are well under way, but Gudrid dreams of becoming a sailor, not a bride. A battle soon breaks out as Gudrid attempts to...

"Heralded as a hero for his hand in slaying the wyvern in Whitesails, Will steps into his own as the paladin of a faraway land. He uses his new decoration to rally men in the name of liberating Beast Woods from its demon plight, but the battle ahead won't be an easy one. He'll come to learn the hard way that heroes don't just fight--they protect. The greatness of their deeds lives on in song and the hearts of men, a candle of courage for all even...

"Thanks to his claim by lineage, the attackers surrounding Jomsborg want Thorfinn to be their leader, but it is a mantle he intensely rejects. When the battle for leadership over the powerful Jomsvikings reaches a stalemate, Thornfinn must make a critical decision. With Gudrid held captive within the fortressed city, walking away will not be an option. He must infiltrate Jomsborg to break her out, and the ensuing battle will leave the greatest mercenary...

In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land,...