New Year Releases 2026 - Amir Lane

Dead men are filled with life…
Eleven years ago, heavy metal guitarists Hale and Aleksandr learned that monsters were real. 
What should have been a routine visit to the mountains turned to tragedy when a vampire attacked, killing Hale’s fiancé and Aleksandr’s brother. When the carnage was over, they vowed to make sure no one else would go through what they did. Armed with knives and anger, they hunt vampires while touring as some of Sweden’s most famous musicians.


To the rest of the world, they’ve moved on. Emperor Immortal is stronger than ever. Hale and Aleksandr are stronger than ever.


But while their band was growing, their personal lives were spiralling. When six years of building trauma nearly cost Aleksandr his life, Hale made a bargain with the gods to save his best friend’s life. Half a decade later, and he’s still paying that debt. 


But things are far more complicated than they appear, and it won’t be long be long before their past mistakes catch up to them.
The dead are rising. 
The gods are angry. 
And they aren’t even Hale’s biggest problem.


This collection contains A Riff of Retribution, A Chant of Chains, and A Harmony of Hel.
Note: This series contains depictions of substance abuse and self-harm, and talk of attempted suicide.

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Why you should check it out -

This series dives deep into Norse mythology in a modern setting, bringing in some of the classics and some lesser known stories, and combines it with the life of a professional heavy metal musician. The main characters are all completely different, with their own goals and motivations that are sometimes at odds with each other. If you're looking for a unique take on urban fantasy and have ever wondered about this history of Norwegian black metal, then this is the series for you.

Fun fact: In the Danish version of The Death of Baldr, Baldr is killed with a spear made of mistletoe rather than a sprig.