Synopsis
When your best friend falls into a coma, you'd do anything to save him.
Carl Jackson gets his chance. His childhood friend Kevin is trapped in a fantasy world called Rowen—physically there, but with his soul shattered into five pieces, each one bound to a corrupted magical sword.
The mission is simple: journey into Kevin's mind, cleanse the swords, bring him home.
The reality is brutal. Each sword feeds on a different trauma Kevin's been running from his entire life. Anger. Grief. Fear. Guilt. Despair. And with every fragment Carl recovers, the truth gets darker—about what really happened to Kevin, about what Rowen actually is, and about whether saving his friend means destroying the only refuge he has left.
The Hollow Sword Master is a five-book series where epic fantasy becomes psychological horror, and the real enemy isn't a dark lord—it's the fractured mind of the man you're trying to save.
You'll love this if you want:
- Psychological horror disguised as epic fantasy
- PTSD and trauma as the core narrative engine
- Military protagonists stripped of their advantages and forced to adapt
- Portal fantasy where the world is a manifestation of trauma, not a playground
- Friendship tested by amnesia, guilt, and impossible choices
- Stories where healing requires confronting the monsters you've become
This book is NOT a good fit if you're looking for: LitRPG mechanics, stat progression, isekai power fantasy, harem elements, or romantic subplots. If that's what you're hunting, this isn't it.
Five swords. Five traumas. Five battles for a fractured soul.
Book 1 - The Anger Scimitar: Find the hollow soldier. Face the first trauma. Begin the impossible rescue.
Book 2 - The Grief Dagger: The rivers weep. The martyr falls. Pain is not meant to be carried alone.
Book 3 - The Fear Kukri: The fog descends. Choices paralyze. A friend becomes the surgeon.
Book 4 - The Guilt Katana: The ghost learns the truth. Existence is questioned. A life is surrendered.
Book 5 - The Despair Gladius: The world fractures. The architect awakens. Integration or annihilation.
This is the Second Sword. The Grief Dagger waits beneath the waters.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When your best friend falls into a coma, you'd do anything to save him.Carl Jackson gets his chance. His childhood friend Kevin is trapped in a fantasy world called Rowen-physically there, but with his soul shattered into five pieces, each one bound to a corrupted magical sword.The mission is simple: journey into Kevin's mind, cleanse the swords, bring him home.The reality is brutal. Each sword feeds on a different trauma Kevin's been running from his entire life. Anger. Grief. Fear. Guilt. Despair. And with every fragment Carl recovers, the truth gets darker-about what really happened to Kevin, about what Rowen actually is, and about whether saving his friend means destroying the only refuge he has left.The Hollow Sword Master is a five-book series where epic fantasy becomes psychological horror, and the real enemy isn't a dark lord-it's the fractured mind of the man you're trying to save.You'll love this if you want: Psychological horror disguised as epic fantasyPTSD and trauma as the core narrative engineMilitary protagonists stripped of their advantages and forced to adaptPortal fantasy where the world is a manifestation of trauma, not a playgroundFriendship tested by amnesia, guilt, and impossible choicesStories where healing requires confronting the monsters you've becomeThis book is NOT a good fit if you're looking for: LitRPG mechanics, stat progression, isekai power fantasy, harem elements, or romantic subplots. If that's what you're hunting, this isn't it.Five swords. Five traumas. Five battles for a fractured soul.Book 1 - The Anger Scimitar: Find the hollow soldier. Face the first trauma. Begin the impossible rescue.Book 2 - The Grief Dagger: The rivers weep. The martyr falls. Pain is not meant to be carried alone.Book 3 - The Fear Kukri: The fog descends. Choices paralyze. A friend becomes the surgeon.Book 4 - The Guilt Katana: The ghost learns the truth. Existence is questioned. A life is surrendered.Book 5 - The Despair Gladius: The world fractures. The architect awakens. Integration or annihilation.This is the Second Sword. The Grief Dagger waits beneath the waters. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798266209480
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The first sword was claimed in rage. The second will drown in sorrow.Welcome to the Second Sword.For Sword Master Kevin and his two guardians, Carl and Paz, the next fragment of Kevin's shattered soul awaits in Mordecai-a city drowned by a catastrophe no one speaks of.For two decades, Kevin's desperate need to shoulder every burden became a vessel for the world's pain. As the waters of Mordecai rise, so does his conviction that only by drowning in sorrow can he atone for his past.In a world where grief is a drug and memories are weapons, Kevin's quest to bear the unbearable threatens to consume all of Rowen.And the only way forward is to wade into the flood.The Hollow Sword Master is a psychological fantasy about the price of running from your pain. For readers who love broken heroes, impossible choices, and worlds where emotional wounds become literal weapons.The Hollow Sword Master SeriesBook 1: The Anger ScimitarBook 2: The Grief DaggerBook 3: The Fear KukriBook 4: The Guilt KatanaBook 5: The Despair Gladius This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798266209480
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