A reluctant hero pitted against his powerful father. A desperate leader with nothing to lose. An unlikely young woman on the brink of a discovery that will shake the realm to its core. These are the three people standing up to face the coming catastrophe.As far back as anyone in the realm can remember, the secretive Guardians of Eonnantha have offered them protection from their most dangerous secrets. Now those same guardians are under attack.Burdened by a fog lasting more than a hundred years, citizens have grown accustomed to certain balances. The use of magic is punishable by death. They pay crippling tribute to the throne.But little do they know, something in that balance has been thrown off.A member of an ancient, sacred order is found murdered on a distant island. When his body is discovered in an institution of learning, an unlikely young woman is tasked with investigating what happened.
She soon learns, however, that discovering the man's killer is only part of her mission."Fog World" combines fantasy with mystery for a one-of-a-kind adventure.
Readers who enjoy Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicles, George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, or Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive will love this fantastic adventure.
Erick Mertz is an author, born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, a place he is still lucky enough to call his home. He writes a paranormal mystery series, “The Strange Air” , described as “Longmire” meets “The X-Files”, set in the fictional central Oregon town of Whistler’s Grove. In a previous lifetime, while a student at the University of Oregon, he studied English literature and played records late at night on campus radio 88.1 KWVA. After school was finished, he worked in group homes and as a case manager for community based adults with developmental disabilities. This is an area where he continues to work. If he’s not writing, you can probably find him worrying about the Portland Trailblazers, drinking a local beer, or exploring that glorious Pacific Northwest landscape with his wife, Lisa, and son, Elijah.