"Since I was cut from the reedbed,

I have made this crying sound.

Anyone apart from someone he loves

understands what I say.

Anyone pulled from a source

longs to go back"

-Jalaluddin Rumi, Song of the Reed

S&S writers keep saying "someone needs to try serialized Sword & Sorcery" while waiting for someone else to go first.

We went first.

Brotherhood of the Wolf: 1444. Ottoman Empire. Byzantine giants. Forbidden sorcery. A coward who must find courage.

"Best modern S&S since Howard Andrew Jones."

Issues #1-2 ($24.99) or + False Light novella ($28.98). Issue #3 drops Spring '26.

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#brotherhoodofthewolf #swordandsorcery #pulpfiction

Good fiction entertains you.

The best fiction entertains you AND makes you think something you didn't beforehand.

Brotherhood of the Wolf (crusaders, Janissaries, blood magic, "thin places") did both to me.

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Calling an influencer's followers idiots doesn’t solve any problem. You must understand the appeal.

In the Islamic law, it is a requirement to use water to clean oneself after answering the call of nature. Using toilet paper alone is insufficient.

Fox News Boomers and ZOGbots will claim this is an example of “creeping sharia”.

But these bitches have skid marks the size of NASCAR tracks, so why would you listen to them?

#creepingsharia

If you've ever played Age of Empires:

•Crusaders vs. Ottomans

•Constantinople's final years

•1444, Battle of Varna

You might know this era. Now imagine that world with blood magic, the Veil between worlds, and "things" slipping through.

Such is Brotherhood of the Wolf. #BrotherhoodoftheWolf #swordandsorcery

Most American comics:

• 20-22 pages of story

• Rest is ads

• $4-5 per issue

• Heroes who sound/act like American millennials

• Milquetoast worlds

Brotherhood of the Wolf:

• 32-34 pages per issue

• ZERO ads

• Real history (1444 C.E)

• Morally complex sword & sorcery characters

• $12.50 per issue in the starter bundle

Simply not the same.

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The battle fury of the Janissaries is terrifying to behold. Their discipline, devotion, and prowess a manifestation of unstoppable force.

#BrotherhoodoftheWolf

#swordandsorcery

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MuslimBitcoiner is a man of taste

Soft yeses create harder noes later.

Brotherhood of the Wolf is pulp... but more substantial pulp.

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They say that you should prioritize discussing what you love over criticizing what you hate.

But what if you love to hate?🤔

The kilij is an incarnation of destruction. It is the tool by which the sipahi bring about the death of the Sultan's foes

(this is the first panel of page 6 from Issue#3 of Brotherhood of the Wolf)

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Hi Rush, thanks for reaching out.

I appreciate you commenting. Orders began shipping on December 29, and some readers are already receiving their copies. To help me look into yours specifically, please email me directly at wes@talesofkhayr.com with the name or email used at checkout, and I’ll assist you from there.

I’ve got this handled for you.

Brotherhood of the Wolf is fantasy.

Let’s get that out of the way.

But it is not epic fantasy in the Lord of the Rings or A Song of Ice and Fire sense.

Our worldbuilding is very light-touch and contextual.

Brotherhood is sword & sorcery, the classic kind.

What does that mean for you?

You won’t get a slow, meditative drip of “heroin”.

You’ll get a high-octane jolt of “cocaine”: Dense plot, lots of momentum and action. We disbelieve in filler scenes.

Read accordingly.

Caveat lector.

An update for everyone who ordered Brotherhood of the Wolf Issues #1 & #2: both books are now printed and in hand with our fulfillment partner.

Due to the holiday break, shipping will begin when they reopen on Monday, Dec 29, with orders going out in the order received.

Thanks for your patience , I'm excited to get these into your hands.

Goblin Slayer is one of my guilty-pleasure anime. Might lack the narrative density and pathos of something like AoT, but it scratches the itch for tactical RTS autists like me.

BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF

In October 2025, the first two issues were released as a bundle alongside the novella False Light. If you haven't come across it yet, it's been well-received.

Kate, an early reader, recalls what made False Light work (see screenshot)

Issues 1 and 2, plus False Light, are here: https://talesofkhayr.com/blood-tax

My amusing sh*tposting aside, we at Tales of Khayr care about the product, experience, and story. That's why you won't get any trauma dumping here.

Apologies, everyone. Cem is… a bit intense. But he means well. Sort of. 😅

Thanks for indulging my fictional hothead

What I’m building and why I’m here

I’m an independent publisher making speculative fiction with a clear aim: work that respects the reader’s time and rewards re-reading.

Current project is Brotherhood of the Wolf, dark fantasy a graphic-novel series.

A reader you may know here (nprofile1qqswpysavy8wv4fednavdjvs0d4dz8e6rh09wuqzncfgfek2url8h4g4l3zwv shared it and asked me to post on Nostr. That’s why I’m joining this network now.

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If you’ve read these first book in the series, tell me what worked and what didn’t. Your notes shape what I make next.