THE IRON PIT: THE WALL
by G.W. Lockett · Book 1 of The Iron Pit · 289 pages
"The arena takes everything. Your dignity. Your mercy. Your name."
BUY ON AMAZONKindle edition · Perfect for readers of Joe Abercrombie and John Gwynne
> THE STORY
Stone gave the arena forty-three years. He doesn't remember his real name, or why he never ages. He only knows how to hold a line.
Now eight gladiators have bought their freedom, and a crumbling castle at the edge of the Darkwood. They thought the killing was behind them.
Then something starts whispering behind the sealed door in the cellar. Then the creatures come out of the trees. Then a voice older than the castle begins offering each of them exactly what they want.
Fourteen days until the seal breaks.
Fourteen days for a berserker afraid of his own rage, a priestess whose god stopped answering, a pyromancer with an orphanage on her conscience, and a coward who bought a castle with a monster in the basement to become the one thing none of them have ever been.
A family.
The Hunger has waited three hundred years. It knows all their names.
Some walls are worth dying for.
> WHAT READERS CAN EXPECT
No clean heroes
Every character carries blood on their hands and scars on their soul. Arena slaves, criminals, and outcasts. Nobody picked them.
Found family done right
Eight broken people who don't like each other at first. They choose each other when the world gives up on them.
Humor that’s load-bearing
Gallows wit from people who've seen the gallows up close. The jokes make the serious moments hit harder.
Competence porn
They're good at violence. The fun is watching experts work: visceral, arena-tested combat against things that make trolls look tame.
Ancient mysteries
Forgotten guardians. Broken seals. Secrets buried beneath three hundred years of blood and sand.
No wasted deaths
Behind every scar is a story. Behind every kill is a name they remember.
> THE STORY CONTINUES
The Tenth Son
The origin of the mysterious stranger. Ten sons. One arena. Sixty years until the harvest.
READ MORE KICKSTARTER SOONThe Iron Pit: Siege
Defend the castle from the novel in a co-op board game for 1-4 players (up to 8, plus 4v4 PvP).
EXPLORE THE GAME IN DEVELOPMENTDigital Game & OST
A tactical turn-based gladiator RPG with online PvP, plus an original soundtrack.
SEE THE GAME> START AT THE WALL
The first novel in the Iron Pit series. No clean heroes. No easy answers. No wasted deaths.
BUY ON AMAZONTHE IRON PIT LAUNCH LIST
The board game is heading to Kickstarter and the digital game is in development. Join the list for the launch date, early-bird pricing and monthly development updates from G.W. Lockett.
THE IRON PIT™ is a trade mark of Wasted My Ult Limited. The Wall, The Tenth Son, The Iron Pit: Siege and the Iron Pit digital game and soundtrack are works by G.W. Lockett, published by Wasted My Ult Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.