Portal fantasy
An ordinary adult dropped into a world he knows just well enough to be dangerously confident.
THE FAR ROAD CAMPAIGN · BOOK ONE · NOW AVAILABLE
A Game Master wakes inside the fantasy campaign he created.
The heroes never arrived.
An adult portal fantasy about an ordinary man forced to survive a world he once controlled from behind a screen.
NOW AVAILABLE · KINDLE EBOOK & PAPERBACK
The premise
He knows the campaign. That doesn't mean he can survive it.
Joshua Pilbert created a world for his friends to explore around a tabletop. Now he's trapped inside it, the people he once called characters are real, and the heroes meant to save them are nowhere to be found. His knowledge gives him a head start. His confidence could get everyone killed.
Explore No Heroes Are Coming →For readers who enjoy
Tabletop DNA without a wall of statistics
Party dynamics
Companions with their own loyalties, arguments, and reasons to stay.
Tabletop humor
Game Master logic, questionable plans, and the people who make those plans worse.
Real consequences
A living world that won't follow the notes or protect its characters.
The Far Road Campaign begins here
Start with Book One.
No Heroes Are Coming is available now in Kindle ebook and paperback editions. Start with the novel, or try the condensed opening-chapter preview first.
Finished Book One?
There's another story before Book Two.
The Heart Beneath Hoarfrost Keep is a free companion novella set between No Heroes Are Coming and Hope Relents to Fear. Sign up for book updates to receive the PDF and EPUB editions.
Spoiler notice: This novella contains spoilers for No Heroes Are Coming. Recommended after Book One.
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