Joseph Malik – Writing and Fighting

New Release: STONELANDS

A Contemporary Military Adventure from the Falconsrealm Chronicles

A retired commando and a beautiful sniper have just made humanity’s greatest discovery. All they have to do now is survive.

“Action, humor, and intrigue . . . James Bond in tarnished armor.”

Publishers Weekly

Once dubbed “The Deadliest Man Alive,” Jarrod Torrealday is a former Olympic saber hopeful and medieval weapons expert banned from competition for killing another fencer in a duel. He now scrapes by as a stuntman and technical consultant for low-budget fantasy films.

A young sorcerer from another world offers Jarrod the gig of a lifetime: adviser to the war council for a magical realm teetering on the edge of collapse, with a foreign army massing just beyond its borders.

Swept into a treacherous and deadly world of intrigue and conspiracy, Jarrod soon learns that the enemy mastermind is also from Earth, and has laid the foundations for a new kind of war.

Seamlessly blending hard science with epic fantasy, Dragon’s Trail is an international bestseller that’s being hailed as the pioneering work of a new genre: the Fantasy Technothriller. Dragon’s Trail is available at all major retailers in ebook and hardcopy formats.

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“Fantasy with a twist . . . executed with verve and intelligence.”

“[Dragon’s Trail] features immersive detail and hold-your-breath battle scenes.”

The Booklife Prize

"The new king of world building."

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“Hard fantasy, written with great attention paid to every last detail . . . effortless and finely written. The world-building is extremely well done and so realistic that I was able to easily fall into this world and enjoy every minute.”

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About the Author

Joseph Malik is the internationally bestselling author of Dragon’s Trail and The New Magic. Book III of his debut series, Coin of the Realm, is tentatively scheduled for release in 2025. A disabled veteran and former member of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Joseph Malik has also worked as a stuntman, a high-rise window cleaner, and a touring rock musician. He is a member of SFWA, represented by Sarah Hershman at Hershman Rights Management, NY.