Ardyth DeBruyn

Ardyth DeBruyn

Author. Artist. Anthropologist.

Ardyth DeBruyn
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      • Calico Avengers – Chapter Two
    • Captain Calico and the Pirate Treasure
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  • Dark Lord Academy
    • A Recipe for Disaster
    • A School for Villains
      • Chapter 2
  • Short Stories

Dark Lord Academy

Dark Lord Academy

Follow the adventures of young Danny Stronghammer, aka Zxygyth as he tries to navigate Dark Lord Academy. Will going to villain school make him evil?

Book One: A School for Villains

Thirteen-year-old Danny is astounded when his father decides to send him to Dark Lord Academy to learn to be a villain. Pa claims it will make him stand out and fulfill his own lost childhood dreams. Being evil doesn’t appeal to Danny, but he’s always been a good and obedient son, so he goes.

Dark Lord Academy’s not just unappealing, it’s downright terrible. His advisor dyes Danny’s blond hair black and changes his name to the unpronounceable Zxygrth. He can’t get the hang of maniacal laughter, his second-in-command servant is a puke-colored monkey, and the cafeteria lady enjoys serving stewed cockroaches or fried bat wings. A run in with a hero results in hate mail and he gets caught up in a rivalry with the school bully.  The only way for Danny to stay alive is to find his inner villain.

Read chapter 1

Available on most formats, including ebooks:  Amazon kindle, B&N Nook, Smashwords, Kobo and Diesel. Print copies at Createspace and Amazon.

MAAV small coverBook Two: Much Ado About Villains

Coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spin-off  Villain Novels

These take place in the same world as the Dark Lord Academy Series but follow characters other than Danny.

A Recipe for Disaster 

Villain apprentice Cal desperately needs cash to take his girlfriend to the Dreaded Ball. Prince Bueford needs out of an arranged marriage. Mullog, Bueford’s manservant, would love to marry the princess and has the perfect solution: Bueford can buy a potion for disaster from Cal to disrupt the betrothal. Then Mullog can rescue the princess, and everyone can live happily ever after.

How could a little disaster go wrong?

Read chapter one.

Available in print from Createspace and Amazon, and on kindle as an e-book.

Home-schooled VillainyHome Schooled Villainy

Coming soon.

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