A Magic Broken by Vox Day is the first, but not last, book of this author that I've read. I really enjoyed this novella which is a prequel to his epic fantasy series.
Captain Nicolas du Mere has been sent to the city of Malkan to retrieve a stolen item. Lodi, a dwarf who is there to free some younger dwarves decides that he also would like to profit from the stolen item. I don't want to give it away, but it's a race as to who gets there first and what happens.
It was an enjoyable introduction to a series that now I will go on to read. ( )