Being sent on a quest to save an entire city and granted the city’s full resources is a grand honor. Unless that city is Xin, with no resources to speak of.
A magical secret from Xin’s past threatens the city’s future, and Darin must lead a rag-tag group to a frigid city at the end of the world to save it. Their dilapidated old trade schooner may be haunted, but it survived conversion into the world’s first harpy aircraft carrier. And more importantly, it was cheap.
Can a misfit crew of humans and monsters overcome creepy creatures, mysterious magical phenomena, and the whims of the Empress of the Ice? How does a couple get alone time on a ship, when one of them is the size of the ship? And will Darin and Rinloh finally put the naughty in nautical?
Join Arvia's most eclectic heroic duo for adventures on the high seas! Caution: may contain questionable relationship advice, gratuitous human + nonhuman cuddle sequences, and/or singing.
Arvia: Fangs of the Frost
Tales of Arvia, #5
D.H. Willison
Length: 570 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Humor
Cover artist: Betty Elgyn
Interior illustrations by: Si'yann
Publication
14 October 2025
I honestly have no thoughts for this yet since I haven't been able to read it. My Phase II renovations (interior) are taking longer than expected and every time I crack open the book I fall sleep in my chair. This is absolutely no reflection on the book as I've read two others in this series and enjoyed them very much. It is a total reflection on how busy and stressful my life has been lately. All of this should have been done 3 weeks ago. The laundry room is taking as long as the kitchen and main areas took. I think it's because the entire project (Phase I began in February) came off with very little hitches. This last small room has decided to be a right pain in the ass. And I can't do much else in the way of moving things around until I can get my damn upright freezer back in the laundry room and out of my way.
Anyway, I have tried repeatedly to read this with sleep winning over text in the eyelids game, but I think the end of renovations is finally in sight. Crap. I hope I didn't just jinx it.
I will definitely be reading this next week, so stay tuned!
D.H. Willison is a reader, writer, game enthusiast and developer, engineer, and history buff. He’s lived or worked in over a dozen countries, learning different cultures, viewpoints, and attitudes, which have influenced his writing, contributing to one of his major themes: alternate and creative conflict resolution. The same situations can be viewed by different cultures quite differently. Sometimes it leads to conflict, sometimes to hilarity. Both make for a great story.
He’s also never missed a chance to visit historic sites, from castle dungeons, to catacombs, to the holds of tall ships, to the tunnels of the Maginot Line. It might be considered research, except for the minor fact that his tales are all set on the whimsical and terrifying world of Arvia. Where giant mythic monsters are often more easily overcome with empathy than explosions.
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