Dungeon Born

Cal wakes without a body and without any memory of how he died. All he knows is that he is now a Dungeon Core, a sentient stone sitting beneath a mountain, and that he will only last if he builds a dungeon around himself.

To do that, Cal stocks his halls with monsters and traps. Adventurers come hunting for loot, and their deaths feed him and keep him going. His one companion is Dani, an erratic wisp who helps him learn to think again.

Above and around him, Dale is a landowner who has become an adventurer against his wishes. Each week he leads a small party further into the dungeon, chasing the experience and treasure that might get him out of a life going nowhere.

Neither man means to be the other's enemy. Still, as Cal gains power and Dale's raids grow sharper, their fortunes tie together more tightly.

The story is told from both sides of the dungeon wall, so the reader sees the builder and the raider in turn. It opens the Divine Dungeon series.