The MAL Encore

By Michael A. Luna

An Encore to "The MAL Series," following the life of Mal and Calida's daughter, Grace, her absorption of her father's written works, her assisting her grandfather Hero Character in reliving The Curse of Arpiji, Grace's battle against two enigmatic villains, the story of Mal's grandson struggling against his own evil impulses, and the tale of two orphans who have a confrontation with Death himself.

MAL 3031: The Ultimate Clip Show
Grace Victoria Luna must reclaim her father's thirty-eight manuscripts to gain access to The Plot and reunite with her parents, but an unholy amalgamation of villains dubbed "Dr. Endgame" aims to stop her.

The Cure of Arpiji: New Game Plus
With the help of Grace, Hero Character must relive the events of The Curse of Arpiji, now gifted with the ability to grant Level 100 status to his former party members.

The Bat Wars
The mysterious villain Brown Knees, armed with the Bat of END, seeks to destroy The Plot. Grace, now wielding the Bat of The Plot, must clash with Brown Knees to defend The Plot from the enigmatic Emissary of END.

The Wrath of Princess Hatus
After the space explorer Gene Savy rescues Grace from life as a circus attraction, the two set out to board Gene's ship, Genre, before traversing outer space in search of the power needed to vanquish Grace's most dangerous foe yet.

Mal the Second
Grace's son, Malvin, seeks the Bat of END to restore the MAL Empire to its former glory. Along the way, he encounters a malfunctioning fem-bot, a beautiful unicorn who works on a farm, a shadow-spirit who lives in his shower, and a bookish Dragoness who holds a rare, unabridged copy of The Norton Anthology of Everything Ever Written, Ever.

Jack and Jill and the Holy Pail
Jack and Jill, the orphaned apprentices of a world-class assassin, must avenge their master's death by locating the fabled Holy Pail and carrying it to the top of the Heavenly Hill to fetch the sacred water of the Well of Life, which will allow them to kill Death himself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FLQC3H1X
• ISBN13: 9798294630416
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"