About Dungeon Lords
Welcome to DungeonLords.com
DungeonLords.com is the official home of Dungeon Lords: Fate of Evania, the original dark epic fantasy series by J.B. Coleman. It's also a home for the history and legacy of the Dungeon Lords name, including the classic 2005 PC game that first introduced me to it.
I'm J.B. Coleman, author and creator of Fate of Evania. This site brings together my original fantasy series, the world of Evania, and my appreciation for the game that inspired me to eventually give the Dungeon Lords name a new life.
My Journey: From RPG Fan to Fantasy Author
My love for role-playing games began with the pixelated quests of Zelda, Shining Force, and the epic tales of Lord of the Rings. That passion led me to the cult classic Dungeon Lords PC game, a world that sparked my imagination and inspired me to create stories of my own.
Today, as a parent of four and a lifelong gamer, I channel that same sense of adventure into my writing. The Fate of Evania series is my tribute to the magic, mystery, and camaraderie that make fantasy RPGs unforgettable.
Why Dungeon Lords?
Dungeon Lords isn’t just a name, it’s a legacy. While the original game captured the hearts of RPG fans, I saw an opportunity to carry its spirit forward through a new epic saga.
Here, you’ll find:
The Party Comes First
Dungeon Lords is built around groups of imperfect characters whose relationships matter as much as the monsters they fight.
A World With History
Evania has thousands of years of kingdoms, wars, religions, artifacts, cultures, and mysteries, but that history is discovered through the characters and their adventures.
RPG Spirit Without Game Mechanics
The series draws inspiration from tabletop adventuring parties and fantasy campaigns without stats, levels, character sheets, or LitRPG systems.
Heroes Who Have to Earn It
Faro doesn't know who he was. Lena spent centuries believing she had failed at magic. Tobi isn't a legendary warrior. Dungeon Lords is interested in what people choose to become when heroism isn't easy.
A Story Built to Reward Exploration
The main novels tell the essential story. Prequels, short stories, character histories, artifacts, maps, and lore allow readers to go deeper without making supplemental material mandatory.
Dungeon Lords: Fate of Evania is an original fantasy series and is not a novelization, adaptation, or continuation of the 2005 PC game.
My connection to the Dungeon Lords name began as a fan, eventually leading me to acquire DungeonLords.com and secure the Dungeon Lords trademark for my own original series.
WHAT I'M BUILDING
My goal with Dungeon Lords is simple: build the kind of fantasy world I would want to get lost in.
I want the main novels to tell complete, exciting stories without requiring readers to study an encyclopedia first. For those who want more, Evania goes much deeper: prequels, short stories, character histories, ancient kingdoms, artifacts, maps, hidden connections, and mysteries that may not pay off for several books.
I want battles to matter because readers care about the people fighting them. I want victories to cost something. I want characters to make mistakes, change, argue, laugh, grieve, and eventually become something resembling a family.
Most of all, I want Dungeon Lords to reward readers who decide to stay awhile. You should be able to enjoy the adventure once and move on, or come back years later and discover that something you thought was insignificant was sitting in front of you the entire time.
The world is big. The story is planned. And I'm nowhere near finished.
Join the Adventure
Whether you're here for the books, the lore, the RPG roots, or because you fell down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what a Dungeon Lord actually is, welcome.
Start with The Lost Disciple, explore the world of Evania, or dig through the growing collection of characters, kingdoms, stories, and lore.
There's a lot more Evania still to come.
