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Magic, Strategy, and War in The Ravenglass Throne

A kingdom isn’t just built on steel and magic. It thrives—or falls—on the relationships that bind it together.

In The Ravenglass Throne, this plays out through military might, political intrigue, and the mystical bonds that shape the future of Ostreich.

The Ravenglass Network: Strength and Fragility

At the centre of Ostreich’s power lies the ravenglass network.

This isn’t just a tool of war—it’s a lifeline.

The connection between wyvern and rider is more than strategic; it’s a symbol of trust, unity, and the delicate balance that keeps the kingdom standing.

But when corruption seeps in, those unbreakable bonds become fragile.

Even the strongest power structures can crumble if the foundation is compromised.

Wyvern Riders: More Than Warriors

Ostreich’s military isn’t just about force—it’s about precision, coordination, and trust.

Commander Irmin’s aerial squadrons function as tight-knit communities, where loyalty is just as important as skill.

Each wyvern rider must balance individual prowess with perfect synchronisation, just as the noble houses must navigate their own ambitions while maintaining the kingdom’s stability.

One misstep in battle, one fractured alliance in court, and the entire structure is at risk.

Political Intrigue: A Kingdom at War With Itself

Politics in Ostreich is as dangerous as any battlefield.

Noble houses like Darius and Gerlach each push their own vision for the kingdom’s future, their manoeuvres shaping events just as much as war does.

At the heart of it all are the three royal sisters—warrior, diplomat, scholar—each representing a different path to leadership.

Their journey from division to unity mirrors the greater struggle to hold a fractured kingdom together.

The Illusion of Power

Ostreich appears strong. But true strength isn’t just about wyverns in the skies or armies at the borders.

The ravenglass network, for all its might, is vulnerable to corruption.

Military supremacy can’t prevent betrayal.

Political alliances shift under pressure, revealing that security isn’t about a single source of power, but about maintaining balance across all of them.

It’s a lesson the kingdom—and its rulers—must learn before it’s too late.

The Threat Beyond the Borders

Ostreich doesn’t exist in isolation.

Molotok looms as a constant external pressure, forcing the kingdom’s leaders to walk a fine line between defence and diplomacy.

Too much military readiness, and they risk provoking war.

Too little, and they invite invasion.

This external tension bleeds into internal struggles, forcing Ostreich’s rulers into a high-stakes game of strategy where a single miscalculation could mean disaster.

A Fantasy Kingdom That Feels Real

The world of The Ravenglass Throne isn’t just about magic and war.

It’s about power—how it’s won, how it’s wielded, and how easily it can slip through grasping fingers.

The integration of wyvern bonds into military and political strategy creates a world that feels both fantastical and grounded.

It’s a kingdom where magic and politics are inseparable, where alliances are just as vital as weapons, and where survival depends on understanding that no power—military, political, or mystical—stands alone.

The Battle for Ostreich

The Ravenglass Throne isn’t just a story about war.

It’s a story about leadership, trust, and the delicate threads that hold a kingdom together.

The strongest rulers aren’t the ones who wield the most power.

They’re the ones who know how to balance it.

And in Ostreich, that balance is more precarious than ever.

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The kingdom stands on the edge of ruin. The king is dead, and his daughters must fight to uncover the truth before everything crumbles.

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Three Sisters. One Murdered King. A World on the Brink.

Irmin, the warrior. Adelinde, the scholar. Elana, the diplomat.

Each sister has her role to play in the kingdom, but when their father is assassinated before he can name an heir, their world is thrown into chaos.

Loyalties shift, enemies plot, and an ancient conspiracy threatens not only their throne but the very magic that binds their civilization together.

As the bonds between riders and wyverns begin to fracture, the sisters must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

But in a court where treachery lurks behind every smile, even family can’t always be trusted…

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Why Dark Fantasy Heroes Maintain Their Humanity

The best dark fantasy understands that even in shadow, some lights still flicker.

Characters who deal death, who walk morally grey paths, who compromise their principles – they still carry fragments of their original humanity.

These remnants often manifest not in what they do, but in what they refuse to do.

Soren’s Moral Anchors in Guild of Assassins

My novel Guild of Assassins explores this idea through Soren’s transformation.

Though circumstances force him to become a killer, to master arts of death, to participate in the brutal Threshing, he maintains certain lines he won’t cross.

His loyalty to Alaric, his rejection of Kierak’s needless cruelty, his struggle to retain something of his sculptor’s soul – these aren’t just character traits but anchors keeping him from completely losing himself.

The Cost of Holding Moral Lines

What makes these moral lines compelling isn’t their existence but their cost.

When Soren and Alaric maintain their friendship despite the guild’s pressure to compete, when they stand together during the Threshing rather than turn on each other, their choices matter precisely because they’re made against self-interest.

Like the best dark fantasy characters, their humanity shows most clearly when preserving it demands sacrifice.

Training as a Test of Morality

The training sequences particularly highlight this dynamic.

Each master represents a different flavour of moral compromise – Varus’s brutality, Tamasin’s poisonous arts, Quillon’s clinical detachment, Elysia’s manipulation.

Yet through their lessons, we see how students can master dark skills while refusing to completely surrender to darkness.

Technical capability doesn’t demand total corruption.

Humanity Through Small Resistances

This reflects something true about human nature – that morality often manifests not in grand gestures but in small resistances.

When Soren refuses to embrace Kierak’s sadistic philosophy, when he kills during the Threshing from necessity rather than pleasure, these subtle distinctions become powerful markers of retained humanity.

Morality Within the Guild’s Structure

Even the guild itself inadvertently highlights how moral lines persist in darkness.

Its elaborate codes, its complex traditions, its ritualised violence – these suggest that even professional killers need structure, limits, meaning.

Like the best dark fantasy institutions, it shows how organisations built on darkness still create their own form of ethics.

The Adaptability of Moral Compasses

Perhaps most powerfully, these stories show how moral compasses can adapt without completely breaking.

When Soren becomes capable of killing, when he masters deception and manipulation, his values don’t vanish but evolve.

He develops a harder code – one that accepts necessity while rejecting needless cruelty.

Like the best dark fantasy characters, his morality becomes more complex rather than simply corrupted.

Friendship as a Moral Anchor

The relationship between Soren and Alaric demonstrates how friendship itself can become a moral anchor.

Their loyalty to each other provides a fixed point, a reminder of who they were before darkness claimed them.

Through maintaining this connection despite everything trying to break it, they preserve something of their original humanity.

The Threshing: Morality as a Matter of Survival

The Threshing sequence crystallises this theme.

When Soren faces Kierak, their differing moral lines become literal matters of life and death.

Kierak’s embrace of cruelty versus Soren’s reluctant necessity, their different approaches to killing – these aren’t just character traits but fundamental choices about retaining humanity in darkness.

Morality as a Spectrum

This speaks to something profound about human nature – that morality isn’t binary but spectral.

Through characters like Soren, we explore how people can walk dark paths while maintaining internal lines they won’t cross.

Their complexity feels real precisely because it acknowledges both darkness and light.

The Burden of Preserving Humanity

Yet these stories don’t present preserved humanity as simple virtue.

Through Soren’s journey, we see how maintaining moral lines can become its own kind of burden.

Every choice to retain humanity, to refuse complete corruption, carries cost.

Like the best dark fantasy, it shows how even choosing light can demand sacrifice.

Why These Characters Resonate So Deeply

Maybe this is why these characters resonate so deeply.

They show us how humanity can persist even in darkness.

Through Soren’s struggles to maintain connection, to reject needless cruelty, to preserve something of his original self, we explore how people might walk dark paths without completely losing themselves.

Dark Fantasy’s Most Compelling Characters

In the end, dark fantasy’s most compelling characters aren’t those who simply embrace darkness or light, but those who navigate the shadows while maintaining personal lines they won’t cross.

Through characters like Soren, we examine how morality can adapt without breaking, how humanity can survive in darkness, how light can persist even in shadow.

Your Thoughts on Morality in Dark Fantasy

What moral lines do you think are most important for dark fantasy characters to maintain?

How do you think these choices define them?

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Beyond Magic and Swords: The Political and Academic Power in The Ravenglass Throne

Hello from Morecambe!

I wanted to take a moment to share why I wrote The Ravenglass Throne.

For me, this story started with a desire to see myself—and the complexities of power I’ve observed throughout my career—reflected in fantasy.

Having spent time in both academia and political journalism, I’ve seen how different types of authority clash, compete, and sometimes complement each other.

That experience shaped the three sisters at the heart of this story, each of whom represents a different approach to power: military, political, and scholarly.

Elana’s story, in particular, is personal.

Like her, I have a visual impairment, and it was important to me to write a character whose limited vision isn’t a tragedy or a superpower—it’s just part of who she is.

Fantasy often presents disability in extremes, but I wanted to show what it’s really like to navigate both physical spaces and political landscapes with partial sight while holding significant responsibility.

My love of fantasy is woven into this story.

The political intrigue of The Goblin Emperor, the aerial military action of Temeraire, and the character depth of The Farseer Trilogy were all influences.

But I also wanted to bring something new: a world where different kinds of power—academic, political, and military—don’t just exist side by side, but must work together.

Adelinde’s arc is shaped by my time in research.

Too often, fantasy treats scholars as side characters who exist to give information to the ‘real’ protagonists.

But research has its own kind of power, and I wanted to explore that—along with its limitations.

My background in journalism also played a role.

I’ve spent years studying how information flows through power structures, how narratives are shaped, and how decisions are influenced by competing interests.

That’s why the world of The Ravenglass Throne is filled with shifting alliances, misinformation, and political manoeuvring—because that’s how power really works.

At its heart, though, this story is about three sisters learning to value each other’s strengths.

The divisions between academic, military, and political power can seem insurmountable, but The Ravenglass Throne explores how different approaches don’t always have to compete—they can complement.

This is the story I wish I could have read earlier in my own journey.

If you’ve ever felt caught between different worlds—whether academic and practical, physical and political, or personal and professional—I hope you see a little of your own experience reflected here.

I’d love to hear what you think—what kind of power do you find most compelling in fantasy?

Let me know by dropping a comment over on Patreon, where I’m always happy to chat.

Happy reading,

Jon

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How The Ravenglass Throne Balances Magic, Politics, and Military Power

The strength of a fantasy kingdom lies not just in its armies or magic, but in the intricate web of relationships that bind it together.

In The Ravenglass Throne, this is illustrated through the complex interplay of military might, political manoeuvring, and mystical bonds that form the foundation of Ostreich.

The Ravenglass Network: Power and Fragility

At the heart of the kingdom’s power structure lies the ravenglass network—a fascinating system that both literally and metaphorically connects the realm’s defenders.

The bond between wyvern and rider serves as more than just a military advantage; it is a perfect metaphor for the delicate balance of relationships that keep the kingdom stable.

When corruption threatens these bonds, it becomes clear how quickly seemingly unshakeable power structures can begin to crumble.

Military Strength: More Than Just Warfare

The military organisation of Ostreich reflects this duality of physical and mystical strength.

Commander Irmin’s aerial squadrons are not just fighting units; they are communities bound by trust and shared purpose.

The precision of their formations mirrors the precision required in maintaining the political alliances that support them.

Each wyvern rider must balance individual skill with absolute coordination—just as the noble houses must balance personal ambition with kingdom stability.

Political Intrigue: The Battle Within

The political landscape proves equally layered.

Noble houses such as Darius and Gerlach represent competing visions for the kingdom’s future, their machinations playing out in council chambers even as battles rage overhead.

The three royal sisters—warrior, diplomat, and scholar—embody different aspects of leadership that must work in harmony for the kingdom to survive.

Their journey from division to unity parallels the larger struggle to unite a fracturing realm.

The Fragility of Power

Perhaps most intriguing is how the story explores the vulnerability of seemingly impregnable power structures.

The ravenglass network, for all its strength, can be corrupted.

Military might alone cannot prevent internal betrayal.

Political alliances shift like sand when pressure is applied.

True security, the story suggests, comes not from any single source of power but from the careful balance of multiple strengths.

External Threats and Internal Consequences

Looking at neighbouring powers like Molotok, it becomes clear how external threats shape internal politics.

The constant pressure from beyond the borders forces Ostreich’s leaders to maintain military readiness while engaging in a delicate diplomatic dance.

This creates fascinating tensions between the need for strong defensive capabilities and the risk of appearing overly aggressive to potential allies.

A Fantasy Kingdom Rooted in Realism

The worldbuilding in The Ravenglass Throne offers valuable insights into how fantasy kingdoms can feel both magical and politically realistic.

The integration of wyvern bonds into military and political structures creates unique strategic considerations while serving the larger themes of unity and trust.

The result is a kingdom that feels both fantastical and grounded, where magical bonds and political alliances carry equal weight in maintaining stability.

The Balance of Power and Leadership

In the end, The Ravenglass Throne presents a compelling vision of kingdom-building where military power, political acumen, and mystical bonds must work in concert.

It is a reminder that the strongest kingdoms are those that understand how to balance multiple sources of power—and that the greatest threats often come not from external enemies, but from the erosion of the bonds that hold everything together.

This intricate political and military landscape serves as more than just a backdrop for the story; it is an integral part of the narrative that raises fascinating questions about power, leadership, and the true foundations of kingdom stability.

For readers interested in detailed fantasy worldbuilding, The Ravenglass Throne offers rich territory for analysis and discussion.

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Kat is heir to a brutal empire…

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On the day she’s been dreading, she faces an impossible choice—accept an arranged marriage to a man three times her age or risk war by following her heart.

Torn between duty and destiny, Kat sets out on a journey to uncover the truth behind her growing magic, her father’s murder, and the empire’s buried secrets.

With only a wyvern and a messenger boy by her side, she must seek the elusive Guardians and unlock the power hidden within her bloodline.

Who is pulling the strings of the empire?

What do her dreams mean?

And how far will she go to claim her own fate?

Inspired by the tarot and set in a vivid medieval world, The Ravenglass Chronicles is a coming-of-age epic fantasy filled with ancient magic, found family, and a reluctant hero’s rise.

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🏰 Finishing The Ravenglass Throne Book 10 & What’s Next | Author Diary – February 7, 2025 📚✨

This week, I’ve finished drafting Book 10 of The Ravenglass Throne and even started on the first chapter of Book 11!

With the series nearing its conclusion, I’ve also been working through edits on Book 2, which I’ll start posting on Patreon soon.

As The Ravenglass Throne wraps up, I’m starting to think about what comes next.

Possible projects include:

Guild of Assassins, book 4Dawn of Assassins, book 4Ravenglass Legneds, book 4Scoundrels (A Dawn of Assassins prequel).A follow-up to Wyvern Rider.

I’ll see where my energy takes me once The Ravenglass Throne is complete.

Outside of writing, I really enjoyed Season 2 of The Diplomat on Netflix—it’s packed with tension and sharp dialogue.

I also have some thoughts on WWE’s Royal Rumble, which was as chaotic and entertaining as ever!

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Exploring Moral Ambiguity in Fantasy: Why Shades of Grey Make for Better Stories

When I first discovered fantasy through works like The Hobbit and The Chronicles of Narnia, the moral lines were clearly drawn.

Good characters wore white (or at least earth tones), villains wore black, and you always knew who to root for.

As I’ve grown as both a reader and a writer, I’ve become increasingly drawn to stories that explore the murkier territories of morality.

In The Knight and the Rebel, I deliberately set out to create a story where both sides could be right—or wrong—depending on your perspective.

Ragnar believes he can reform the Empire from within, using his position and influence to protect his people.

Maja fights to tear that same Empire down, seeing it as an irredeemable force of oppression.

Both are acting out of love for their homeland and people, but their methods and beliefs put them in direct opposition.

Examples of Moral Complexity in Fantasy

This kind of moral complexity isn’t new to fantasy.

Joe Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy masterfully subverts traditional fantasy tropes by presenting characters who defy easy categorisation.

Take Sand dan Glokta—a torturer who commits horrible acts, yet remains oddly sympathetic due to his own suffering and sharp wit.

Or consider George R.R. Martin’s Jaime Lannister, who begins as a seemingly irredeemable villain but reveals layers of honour and complexity that force readers to question their initial judgments.

Why Moral Ambiguity Resonates

What makes these morally ambiguous stories so compelling?

I’d argue it’s because they better reflect the reality of human nature and historical conflict.

Real people rarely see themselves as villains.

The coloniser believes they’re spreading civilisation and progress.

The resistance fighter believes they’re defending their way of life.

Both can commit acts of terrible cruelty while believing they serve a greater good.

This is why I chose to show both sides of the conflict in The Knight and the Rebel.

Through Ragnar’s eyes, we see the Empire’s genuine belief in its civilising mission, its complex political mechanisms, and the real relationships and loyalties that bind it together.

Through Maja, we witness the brutal reality of occupation, the desperation of resistance, and the way violence can corrupt even the most noble cause.

Balancing Good and Evil in Storytelling

Some readers have asked why I didn’t make the Empire more overtly evil or the rebels more clearly heroic.

The answer is simple: that would have been a less honest story.

History teaches us that empires aren’t cartoonishly evil—they’re systems of power built on genuine beliefs about progress and civilisation, maintained by people who often sincerely believe in their mission.

Similarly, resistance movements, however justified their cause, can become twisted by violence and revenge.

The Role of Fantasy in Examining Morality

The beauty of fantasy is that it allows us to examine these complex moral questions in a removed context.

When we’re not caught up in the specifics of real-world conflicts, we can more easily analyse the underlying dynamics of power, resistance, and moral compromise.

This doesn’t mean there’s no place for more traditionally heroic fantasy—sometimes we need those stories of clear good triumphing over obvious evil.

But I believe the genre is enriched by works that dare to explore the grey areas, challenging readers to question their assumptions and sympathies.

Why Moral Ambiguity Matters

After all, isn’t that what great literature should do?

Make us think, make us question, and help us see the world in new ways?

In my view, moral ambiguity isn’t just a storytelling technique—it’s a tool for understanding the complexity of human nature and the difficult choices we all face.

What Do You Think?

Do you prefer your fantasy with clear heroes and villains, or do you appreciate stories that explore moral grey areas?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Why We Love Reluctant Assassins in Dark Fantasy

There’s something deeply compelling about watching someone become what they once despised.

The reluctant assassin – forced into darkness rather than born to it – speaks to our fears about what circumstances might make of us.

Perhaps this is why these characters grip us so powerfully.

They show us how anyone might walk darker paths, given the right push.

Soren’s Reluctant Transformation in Guild of Assassins

My novel Guild of Assassins explores this transformation through Soren’s journey from sculptor to killer.

What makes his path fascinating isn’t just the change itself, but how understandable each step becomes.

He begins seeking justice for his father’s murder, only to become the very thing he hunts.

Like the best reluctant assassins, his corruption comes through choices that feel inevitable rather than evil.

A Psychological Evolution We Can Believe

The psychological evolution grips us because it feels terrifyingly plausible.

When Soren learns to craft poisons from Tamasin, to dissect bodies with Quillon, to manipulate minds with Elysia, each new skill carries him further from who he was.

But we understand every step.

The hands that once created beauty learn to deal death not through choice but necessity.

Corruption Through Small Compromises

This speaks to something true about human nature.

Corruption often comes not through grand choices but through small compromises.

Each lesson mastered, each skill gained, each bit of humanity surrendered seems necessary in the moment.

Like watching a car crash in slow motion, we understand every decision even as we recognise where the path leads.

Training That Transforms Rather Than Corrupts

The guild training sequences particularly highlight this transformation.

Soren doesn’t embrace killing arts because he’s secretly bloodthirsty, but because survival demands it.

Each brutal lesson, each impossible choice, strips away another piece of who he was while adding another piece of who he’s becoming.

Like the best reluctant assassins, his change feels organic rather than sudden.

The Horror of Awareness

What makes these characters compelling isn’t their skill at killing but their awareness of what they’re losing.

When Soren realises his sculptor’s hands now deal death more often than create beauty, when he recognises how the guild has reshaped his perception, his horror mirrors our own.

Yet he continues because stopping feels impossible.

Friendship as Witness to Transformation

The relationship with Alaric adds another layer to this reluctant transformation.

Their friendship survives Soren’s darkness not because Alaric fails to see it, but because he understands its necessity.

Like the best reluctant assassin stories, it shows how corruption can be understood even by those who witness it.

Circumstance Over Choice

Perhaps most powerfully, these characters show us how circumstance rather than choice often shapes who we become.

Soren doesn’t choose to join the guild – he’s forced into it at blade-point.

Yet once on that path, each subsequent choice feels necessary rather than freely made.

Like the best reluctant assassins, his transformation comes through submission to reality rather than embrace of darkness.

The Threshing: Reluctance as Motivation

The Threshing sequence crystallises why these characters grip us.

When Soren faces Kierak, his victory comes not because he’s embraced being a killer, but because circumstances have forced him to become one.

His reluctance makes his capabilities more terrifying rather than less.

We understand how anyone might walk this path.

Exploring the Dark Potential in Us All

This reflects something profound about human nature.

That we’re all potentially capable of darkness given the right circumstances.

Through characters like Soren, we explore our own capacity for transformation, our own potential for becoming what we fear.

Their reluctance makes their change more relatable rather than less.

Transformation Beyond Simple Corruption

Yet these stories don’t present transformation as simple corruption.

Through Soren’s struggle to retain humanity, through his efforts to maintain connections despite darkness, we see how reluctant assassins often preserve something of themselves even as they change.

Their reluctance becomes their saving grace.

Why We’re Drawn to Reluctant Assassins

Maybe this is why we’re drawn to these characters.

They show us how darkness can claim anyone while suggesting that something of our original self might survive.

Through Soren’s journey, we explore not just how people become killers, but how they might retain humanity even after becoming one.

Reluctant Assassins and Our Potential for Transformation

In the end, reluctant assassins captivate us because they reflect our own potential for transformation.

Through characters like Soren, we examine how circumstance shapes identity, how necessity can reshape morality, how anyone might walk darker paths while struggling to remember lighter ones.

Your Thoughts on Reluctant Assassins

What reluctant assassin characters have most resonated with you?

How do you think they differ from characters who choose darker paths willingly?

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🏰 Closing in on The Ravenglass Throne Book 9 & A New Idea for Guild of Assassins | Author Diary – January 31, 2025 📚✨

This week, I’ve been pushing forward with Book 9 of The Ravenglass Throne—I’m just three chapters away from finishing my first draft!

The end is in sight, and I’m excited to bring this part of the story to a close.

Despite my focus on The Ravenglass Throne, inspiration struck for Guild of Assassins book 4, and I couldn’t resist writing the first chapter.

But for now, I need to rein myself in and stay on track with The Ravenglass Throne!

In terms of reading, I’ve been making my way through Crown, Cloak and Dagger, which delves into the British royal family’s connections with secret intelligence. It’s fascinating and definitely great story fuel.

Looking forward to wrapping up The Ravenglass Throne Book 9 and sharing more updates soon!

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