Heroes, Inc.
Heroes, Inc. (Book 1)
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Becoming a hero was never part of the plan.
Grover Soovo has everything a man in the Vadan Republic could want: wealth, status, a sterling reputation with the rapier—and absolutely no desire to save the world.
Unfortunately, fate and his brother, Ragnar, have other plans.
With his inheritance on the line and a ticking biological deadline looming, Grover embarks on a desperate journey to find a “sure-thing” cure. What he finds instead is the world of professional heroes and villains. Joining forces with a wannabe hero, Cilla, he navigates a corrupt port city, a perverted apothecary, a kitten-killing villain, rampant gambling, dubious therapy, and a growing realization that being decent in an indecent world might make him something far more dangerous than a duelist.
A hero.
Swordplay. Schemes. And the worst cure imaginable.
Heroes, Inc. is a fast-paced, irreverent fantasy packed with razor-sharp dialogue, dark humor, political scheming, and gleeful genre subversion. In a world where heroes are hired, villains are franchised, and morality is negotiable, a reluctant swordsman and his enthusiastic “sidekick” discover that heroism may be the most inconvenient job of all.
Read if you enjoy:
Reluctant heroes
Satirical fantasy
Swordplay and sharp dialogue
Schemes, wagers, and morally questionable choices
Perfect for fans of:
Monty Python
The Princess Bride
Terry Pratchett–style wit, Douglas Adams–level absurdity
Heroes Wanted
Heroes Wanted (Book 2)
Defeating evil is simple. Working together is hard.
Grover and Cilla were once Heroes, Inc.’s brightest hope.
Now they’re on a historic losing streak, their partnership is falling apart, and their biggest rival keeps stealing their victories—right out from under them.
With one mission left to save their contracts (and their careers), Heroes, Inc. makes a desperate move: force Grover and Cilla to work alongside the one person Cilla hates more than evil wizards—her infuriatingly perfect sister, Callista.
Their final quest takes them into barbarian territory on the brink of collapse. With undead armies rising, a villain wizard scheming, and everyone hiding a secret, Grover and Cilla must decide whether they can work together—or if ambition and jealousy will tear them apart before the undead do.
Trust can be harder than slaying monsters.
Heroes Wanted is a sharp, laugh-out-loud fantasy parody packed with dysfunctional heroes, rival companies, and world-saving stakes—all wrapped in a story about ambition and what it really takes to become a legend.
If you love your swords and sorcery with irreverent humor, sharp dialogue and banter, and flawed heroes who are just as bad at teamwork as they are good at stabbing things, this quest is for you.
Perfect for fans of:
Swordplay and sharp dialogue
Terry Pratchett–style wit, Douglas Adams–level absurdity
Satire that doesn’t pull its punches
Heroes Divided
Heroes Divided (Book 3)
They were legends together. Now they’re enemies apart.
Five years ago, Grover and Cilla were hero partners.
Now they’re enemies.
As Jolinstive teeters on the edge of chaos, an election threatens to hand power to villains who don’t even bother hiding it. Grover—retired, disgraced, and possibly married to a goat—is dragged back into hero work for one last mission: stop his half-brother Ragnar from becoming governor and turning the Republic into his personal empire.
Cilla, meanwhile, has gone undercover inside Villains R Us, posing as a rising star of evil to expose the corruption from within. Her assignment? Help the villains win—until the moment she can tear everything down.
With heroes fighting heroes, villains running campaigns, and democracy hanging by a thread, the rules are simple: No one plays fair. Everyone betrays someone. And saving the Republic might require destroying it first.
In Jolinstive, democracy comes with a body count.
Heroes Divided is a sharp, fast-paced fantasy satire about power, politics, and what “good” actually means.
Packed with biting humor, political satire, and absurdly high stakes, Heroes Divided skewers hero culture, villainy, and modern democracy—one backstabbing campaign at a time.
Perfect for fans of:
Comic fantasy with teeth
Satire that doesn’t pull its punches
Terry Pratchett–style wit, Douglas Adams–level absurdity
Stories where the line between hero and villain is dangerously thin
Heroes, Inc.: The One With the Werwolf and Other Stories
Heroes, Inc. Short Stories
Five missions. One hilarious collection.
Grover and Cilla are the newest heroes for hire, and they are in over their heads
From werewolves in a secluded mountain town to taking on a master thief who has never been caught, this funny collection of fantasy stories follows our favorite heroes as they try to save the day—and their partnership.
Follow Grover and Cilla through their wildest early adventures as they face an array of villains, all while trying to out-maneuver their rivals, stay out of the evil crosshairs of Villains-R-Us, and finally, just for once, win a mission without losing their signing bonus
Magic. Missteps. Mayhem. It's just another day at Heroes, Inc.
A collection of stories in the Heroes, Inc. fantasy series by Kyle Crocco