A ten page preview of the continuation of Mark Smylie’s fantastic Artesia, Artesia Besieged, has been posted on Newsarama. The Artesia series is very probably the best fantasy work being published today in the American market, and Mark Smylie has proven himself to be a man of many talents, what with the Artesia RPG that he single-handedly created pulling in a great deal of popular and critical praise (and an Origins Awards nomination for Best Role Playing Game).

If you’re a fan of epic or heroic fantasy, expansive world-building, gritty medieval politics, and big set-piece battles, this is a series you must check out.