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THE LEGENDS OF GALRIA are the mother-ship series of the Galria universe. The books detail the travels of Dane Trueshot and the companions he meets along the way as he works to avert potential catastrophe from befalling the world of Galria. The novels take place in the aforementioned fantasy world, which has been in design for nearly a decade prior to the first novel's release. Notably, the mother-ship titles focus on the continent Muriaj, a land once ruled by a powerful orc empire that has fallen by the way-side as human and dwarven settlers from the south have helped claim the land for themselves. The series begins when the orcs return to reclaim their ancestral lands, which sparks a series of conflicts that progress over decades.
LEGENDS OF GALRIA: SHADOWS OF WAR (Book #1 of the Galrian Saga)
(Published May 16th, 2014)
" Dane Trueshot only wanted freedom. He never thought it’d cost him everything he held dear.
Xellik only desired power and the strength to rule. He never realized even his own people would turn against him.
After the destruction of their homes, both youths depart from the foothills of the Rogarian Mountains to find a destiny that awaits them in a wide world. One heads to the capital city of the nearby Rogarian Empire, and the other across mountains, forests, and seas to a place on a continent far away. It is there the two boys from such different backgrounds discover that a single, shared experience can change a person's life dramatically."
Dane Trueshot is an excitable and curious child who has spent his entire life living alone with his authoritarian father, Jonathan. He dreams of traveling the world, while Jonathan pushes him into becoming a scholar. It’s a future that Dane wants no part of, and he constantly seeks opportunities to learn more about what exists outside of his tiny farmer‘s village.
He believes that living with a strict parent is rough, but he soon discovers that the world of Galria has much more in store for him than he ever thought possible. Dane must come to terms with a legacy that was left for him by his parents, and learn who he really is. He joins the Academy of Arcane Sciences to hone his gift for magic and meets a boy named Aiden during his studies. Confessing a forbidden love for the other boy is the most terrifying thing he'll ever have to face.
Elsewhere, the displaced orcs have rallied behind a new leader, Xellik Fleshgorger, and seek to get their revenge on the humans who pushed them off their lands. Before that can happen, though, Xellik must discover what it means to be a true leader, and learn of the destiny that the Goddess has placed before him as Her shadow looms over the horizon.
Interested? Click here to read the first three chapters!
" Dane Trueshot only wanted freedom. He never thought it’d cost him everything he held dear.
Xellik only desired power and the strength to rule. He never realized even his own people would turn against him.
After the destruction of their homes, both youths depart from the foothills of the Rogarian Mountains to find a destiny that awaits them in a wide world. One heads to the capital city of the nearby Rogarian Empire, and the other across mountains, forests, and seas to a place on a continent far away. It is there the two boys from such different backgrounds discover that a single, shared experience can change a person's life dramatically."
Dane Trueshot is an excitable and curious child who has spent his entire life living alone with his authoritarian father, Jonathan. He dreams of traveling the world, while Jonathan pushes him into becoming a scholar. It’s a future that Dane wants no part of, and he constantly seeks opportunities to learn more about what exists outside of his tiny farmer‘s village.
He believes that living with a strict parent is rough, but he soon discovers that the world of Galria has much more in store for him than he ever thought possible. Dane must come to terms with a legacy that was left for him by his parents, and learn who he really is. He joins the Academy of Arcane Sciences to hone his gift for magic and meets a boy named Aiden during his studies. Confessing a forbidden love for the other boy is the most terrifying thing he'll ever have to face.
Elsewhere, the displaced orcs have rallied behind a new leader, Xellik Fleshgorger, and seek to get their revenge on the humans who pushed them off their lands. Before that can happen, though, Xellik must discover what it means to be a true leader, and learn of the destiny that the Goddess has placed before him as Her shadow looms over the horizon.
Interested? Click here to read the first three chapters!
LEGENDS OF GALRIA: LEGION OF SYTAREL (Book #2 of the Galrian Saga)
(Projected release date: February 2015)
The conflict between the devout followers of Sytarel and the people of Muriaj is coming to a head. The Darkpaw gnolls have allied themselves with the Shadow Legion, the new army under Xellik Fleshgorger's rule. Meanwhile, Dane Trueshot has risen through the ranks and is now in command of his own unit of soldiers. And in the dwarven Republic of Olaraa, a warrior-monk named Arion and his exiled order are now in a fight to protect their new home from being overrun by the orcs and their allies.
The heroes of "Shadows of War" return to a new conflict that threatens to destroy the free nations of Muriaj.
The conflict between the devout followers of Sytarel and the people of Muriaj is coming to a head. The Darkpaw gnolls have allied themselves with the Shadow Legion, the new army under Xellik Fleshgorger's rule. Meanwhile, Dane Trueshot has risen through the ranks and is now in command of his own unit of soldiers. And in the dwarven Republic of Olaraa, a warrior-monk named Arion and his exiled order are now in a fight to protect their new home from being overrun by the orcs and their allies.
The heroes of "Shadows of War" return to a new conflict that threatens to destroy the free nations of Muriaj.