After that Prologue, we start the main story -- with some characters that readers of Phoenix Rising may remember! ------- Chapter 1. "Our mission ended some days ago, Ingram." Ingram Camp-Bel kept himself from jumping in startlement only because he was used to Quester managing to surprise him. The seven-foot-tall Iriistiik was incredibly quiet despite size and his insectoid, chitinous armor. "We agreed to stay and help." After almost two years together, Ingram could read Quester's expressions – which combined [ Continue reading... ]
Godswar: The Mask of Ares, Author’s Note and Prologue
May 4, 2020 By 2 Comments
And so today we begin snippeting Godswar: Mask of Ares, the first in a dualogy taking place on the same world as, and essentially in parallel with, the Balanced Sword trilogy! ------- GODSWAR: The Mask of Ares By Ryk E. Spoor AUTHOR'S NOTE: My world of Zarathan is something of a potpourri of all fantasy elements, and some SF ones as well, as readers of the Balanced Sword trilogy know. This is intentional. Few of the elements that look familiar are exactly what they appear to be, and even references to real-world [ Continue reading... ]
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