Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die

By Greer Stothers

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In this hilarious gay fantasy romance, a reclusive sorcerer is forced to protect a cowardly knight after a prophecy ties their fates together. Funny, touching and inventive, this brilliant debut is perfect for fans of Django Wexler and Dreadful.

In Which Many Dangerous and Homosexual Things Happen.

All his life, Sir Cameron has stayed as far away from danger as possible. He is quite frankly too handsome to die a pointless death in battle. But then the Church hands down a prophecy to his fellow knights: the only way to defeat their nemesis, the mad sorcerer Merulo, is to kill Sir Cameron. Short of ideas, Cameron throws himself on the mercy of the one person who now actually wants him to survive: the mad sorcerer.

Merulo isn't thrilled to be babysitting a spoilt, attention-seeking knight, but transmogrifying him into a vulture is at least entertaining. Cameron, meanwhile, is on a voyage of self-discovery. It turns out he's really, really into surly sorcerers who lock him up and tell him what to do. Who knew?

As a legion of knights surround their stronghold, the sorcerer's poisonous ambitions draw ever closer to fruition. Cameron is quite invested in not dying, but he finds he's also invested in Merulo. And sometimes, supporting the sorcerer you care about means taking an interest in their hobbies. Even if that hobby is trying to kill God.

Even if it might get you killed, too.

Fall in love with this laugh-out loud, genre-bending romp full of concussed elves and queer romance like you've never seen before.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835413803
• ISBN13: 9781835413807
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Good but not great

It had a great premise and I loved the cover but to me it fell short of balancing the humor with a touching story and while it was okay, I was a bit disappointed by the ending which felt incomplete. I would have loved to learn more about how and why the earth was what it was with all the magic (yes, there is a short blip about how but it would have been cool to dive into that more and cut Glenda's part out completely). I did like the story of Cameron and Merulo (though that got a little much with Cameron and his vapidness and kind of silliness in trying to provoke Merulo). But Cameron was still much more likable than Glenda and her story did not add to the world being created. So, it had good parts, funny bits, unnecessary parts, and a cool storyline that fell by the wayside. If it had focused more on Merulo and his sister and the before, it would have melded so well with the ending and I think it would have been great. I did enjoy the wordy chapter headings and Cameron did learn a bit and his love story with Merulo was funny cute. This book was okay and could have been great but wasn't, at least not for me.