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IT IS HERE!!!

At last, at long last, as I promised and waited for myself, Strife Of The Mighty is published and available for purchase!


Grab your print or kindle copy (or both) here: http://www.amazon.com/Strife-The-Mighty-Chronicles-Vrandalin/dp/150282437X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1423024953&sr=1-1

This is an exciting time, folks! I hope that all of you find something for yourselves while exploring the kingdom of Vrandalin. If you'd like, once you've finished the book, share your thoughts about the novel on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/) or Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/)
I hope that we meet soon between the pages!

Keep strong!

Proof Copy!!

I know, I know, I am telling you this a few days after it happened, and for that I am sorry. I've simply been rather swamped. Anyway....
Last week I received by UPS my first official proof copy of Strife Of The Mighty!! That's right. I held the labor of my hands for six years in my, well, hands! Of course I will here include a photo.
 
 
 
 

 No, my head is not really shaped like that. But there it is, folks! All printed and bound. It's 6 x 9 and paperback; as I said there will be an ebook version as well. Some brief tweaks are to follow now, and soon you too can lay hold on your very own copy! Keep strong! 

A New Year Brings New Things (In this case, good things.)

Greetings, everyone. As you know the release of my book is just around the corner, and I have good news concerning that! Previously, I had said that the book would only be released in ebook format to begin with. I am quite happy to announce that I will now be releasing a  print version as well as an ebook version simultaneously ! Excellent, most excellent. Don't you think so? I do.

For those of you who are awaiting the novel so patiently I thank you from the bottom (as well as the top) of my heart. Strife of the Mighty should be available to all no later than February! Of course, I shall make a post the very day it is loosed into the public.

Right then... Keep well for now, folks, and may we meet soon between the pages. And of course, a happy new year to all of you.

The Proud Father of a World

Welcome one and all (unless of course it is only one—which is fine by the way). It almost seems hard to believe that it’s been six years since I embarked on the journey into my imagination. Almost. Six years of creating, plotting, plying, rewriting, refocusing, reinventing, rethinking, and re-editing will not be so easily forgotten. But at last the fruit of that is here! And I welcome you to partake of it.

A HUSBAND. A LIQUOR LOVER. A STRANGER. THE DIREST ADVENTURE OF THEIR CENTURY.
For over fifteen hundred years the kingdom of Vrandalin has withstood the might of the one enemy they had need to fear. Now a new threat arises. In the southeastern part of the land, a grim-looking newcomer arrives in the village of Varalel, bringing with him a warning of imminent ruin. Shortly afterward, Varalel is stormed, its folk scattered, and one man is separated from the woman he loves.Little else matters to Allon Bracken than reuniting with his wife. With nowhere else to turn, he must place his faith in a gruff man he knows little of, and an unexpected comrade. But his road is a hard one, and will lead him into dangers and discoveries that will change everything.It is likely safe to assume that the silver-haired man did not expect events to take such a swift turn when he hasted to Varalel with his warning. But there is no time to curse ill fate. Extenuating circumstances compel him to share Allon’s road—unless it is the other way around—but he quickly finds himself with another goal: the capital must be warned. An army out of legend stamps through the land, goaded by an age-old enchantress with designs of destruction. Time is short. But he must look to himself as well, for a hunted man is rarely at rest, and the terrible creatures that pursue him do not sleep.And for a former traveling trinket seller deemed village ‘softhead’ by his peers, things are suddenly very horrible indeed. Or are they? It seems that chaos brings folk together. Joined to Allon’s path by an inner impulse, he discovers a companionship he did not expect to find. He will need it.Together, these three soon find themselves caught up in a disarray of conflict, revelations, and peril.

Enter Vrandalin; a land where ancient powers stir, dark beasts prowl, forgotten lore returns, and those who are thought weak discover their strength.


 Strife of the Mighty, Book One of the Chronicles of Vrandalin, is complete. Ripe with lush prose, characters of grit, wit, and heart, and a storyline that will keep the pages turning, it promises to take one through the portals of a new land. Look out for the ebook coming soon to Amazon!