"The Death of Kings" is the first volume in the "Fields of Battle" trilogy, part of the Count of Trall series.In the northern kingdom of Luourn the young king, Raegin, languishes in a dungeon, his throne usurped by his own kinsman, Rothgar. Saved from a lingering death by a loyal friend, Raegin escapes from his stolen kingdom with instructions to seek the island of Trall, in the far south, there to throw himself upon the mercy of the island’s ruler. Now Raegin must face some startl...

'Conspiracy of Silence'Derian is a stable-lad in the royal castle of Gerroch. When the King and his court arrive at Gerroch, Derian encounters the famous Count of Trall for the first time. Youthful curiosity and a lack of common sense combine to put the lad in great danger as he overhears a terrible secret. (Approx. 8,200 words.)('Conspiracy of Silence' was originally published as a stand-alone short story. This is a revised version.)'The Rewards of Loyalty'De...

The new novel in the saga of the Count of Trall.Four years ago, King Theofric of Hograth clung on to his throne amidst a desperate war and a treacherous attack by his brother, Harnic. Now Theofric is secure in his realm: his queen has recently given birth, and former battlefields are once more under the plough.Yet even the strongest ruler must be on his guard. A civil war in neighbouring Ghylliar threatens the Hograthian province of Albanach; and, closer to home, a band of ...

The third book in the Fields of Battle trilogy, part of the Count of Trall series. "Fields of Battle" continues the story begun in "The Death of Kings" and "The Demon's Consort".Two great armies clash to decide the future of Gilderaen ...Kieldrou, the Count of Trall, is back in Hograth at last, looking forward to his impending wedding and hoping for a peaceful future now that his recent travels and adventures are over. He has introduced his intended wife, Rhianne, to the Ho...

The second volume in the Fields of Battle trilogy, part of the Count of Trall series.Kieldrou, the Count of Trall, is in the kingdom of Luourn, far from his southern island home. With his help his cousin, Raegin, has recently been restored to the throne of Luourn, the usurper and his wicked supporters killed. With peace restored in Luourn, Kieldrou now plans to return Trall, hoping that he can persuade Rhianne, the woman he loves, to come with him.At the same time war is br...

A novel of the Count of Trall.The daughter of a prince and niece of a king, Atela is the most eligible young woman in the kingdom of Hograth. She has always known that her husband will be chosen for her, and she trusts that her father and uncle will select a good match.The man they have decided upon is Sturgar, heir to the barony of Arbroan. Sturgar yearns for the chance to prove himself as a warrior, and for an heir to carry his name and to inherit his lands. He expects a ...

Short story: approx 8,200 words.Derian is a stable-lad in the royal castle of Gerroch. When the King and his court arrive at Gerroch, Derian encounters the famous Count of Trall for the first time. Youthful curiosity and a lack of common sense combine to put the lad in great danger as he overhears some terrible secrets. Yet this event plays a part in shaping the course of Derian's life, as the prelude to his rise from the lowliness of the stables, to becoming lord of a baronial man...

After the great and bloody war in which the peoples of all the free lands, even those of peaceful Orthlund, stood together against the evil of Dan-Tor and Sumeral's dark battalions, Sumeral is dead. His body is destroyed; his will scattered across worlds unknowable.Now, travellers sent out from Anderras Darion and Cadwanen to learn more of the world beyond Orthlund, Fyorlund and Riddin are returning. They bring with them people in need of help and with disturbing tales to tell. Ant...

Life is good for Farnor Yarrance. It is good for everybody in the valley. And has been for generations. So much so that few ever feel the need to travel beyond it. And no one ever bothers to enter it from beyond. Until, one day, they do.Men come from the south, haunted and pursued. And something else comes, silent and awful, from the north. With their arrival, an ancient corruption, festering slowly in the midst of the community, blossoms into a menace that threatens not only the v...

Book 3 of the Arbiter Codex High in the Arbiter's Tower, the shattered remnant of the once-proud Order struggles for normalcy... but Elisa, the youngest apprentice, is hearing a strange voice in her ear. The sorcerer, Edar Moncrief, searches in vain for the answers he has chased for decades, only to learn that they are all locked away in a single volume--the legendary Arbiter's Codex, which belongs only to D'Arden Tal as the Grand Master of the Order. As da...

Rogue's Honor is an epic fantasy tale centered in a world populated by Men, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs... and the occasional Demon. It is a story rich with conflict, robust characters, mystery, and magic.Synopsis: Tellion Steele, a peasant Elf by birth, was typically naïve and optimistic in his formative years and, without regard to the disparity between their stations, surrendered his young heart impulsively and completely to Lynless Allystriel...

Chilled and cowed by the violent fate of Garren and Katrin Yarrance and the mysterious disappearance of Farnor, the villagers can only stand by helpless as Rannick, increasingly unstable, and with his terrifying powers growing daily, turns his ambitions towards the land beyond the valley.But in the wake of the plunder and captives brought in triumph to the castle by Nilsson and his men, confident and arrogant again, comes a shadow from their past...Meanwhile, in the Great F...