With the realm falling apart, the fate of a people falls upon Laoch and Sura's shoulders and the Gods' weapons they now bear ‒ a thousand years of faith and lies reconciled in a single moment of hope and redemption.
"Artfully mixes elements of arcanepunk and high fantasy ... this is a riveting start to a new fantasy series from an undeniably skilled storyteller" ★★★★★ SPR editorial review
For Laoch, the Crusades never ended, yet the embittered Ranger finds hope in his love for the dishonoured elven warrior, Sura. Together, they must face a new conflict when a powerful enemy crashes into a Meister's alchemical experiment, setting off a wave of fear that ripples through the realm.
With the secrets of the Gods' scripture exposed and whispers of an ancient evil's return, Laoch and Sura are left reeling by the power their enemy wields when an even larger threat rises from the forest depths. One even the Gods' weapons fear.
In a world no longer devoid of magic, a thousand years of secrets and lies spill out, and cracks form in the last bastion against an ancient foe.
For cast in iron and spiritfire - here be dragons.
Some lies are best left buried deep...
"An INCREDIBLE start to a new, dark epic fantasy series," ‒ SFF Insiders
Loach is a Ranger consumed by bitterness, desperate to drown painful memories of the Unspoken crusade.
Only Sura remains as his last ally, a dishonoured elven warrior fighting to hold her own amid a people that displaced her tribe.
When a tremor of long forgotten magic tears through Brandshold, threatening to rip the souls from its people, the realm's queen must confront a long-hidden lie. One buried painfully deep by the machinations of the Seven Houses' Overseer.
Left to save a people alone, Laoch and Sura must uncover the truth about the Seven Gods, the weapons they bore, and the land they came from. For hidden within the forest, a malignant hunger waits, a hunter compelled to find its master and reveal where its prey lies.
"Artfully mixes arcanepunk and high fantasy...bound together with lavish descriptive language and a patiently unfurled plot," SPR Review ★★★★★
Some lies are best left buried deep...
"An INCREDIBLE start to a new, dark epic fantasy series," ‒ SFF Insiders
Loach is a Ranger consumed by bitterness, desperate to drown painful memories of the Unspoken crusade.
Only Sura remains as his last ally, a dishonoured elven warrior fighting to hold her o