THE TORRIL CITY MYSTERION

FANTASY/MYSTERY  |  RELEASED SEP 2021


In the sprawling, rainforest city of Torril, crime is on the rise & the idyllic life the Seat assures its citizens seems to be eroding. So when the city museum is robbed of three precious artifacts at once, word spreads quickly.

Luckily for the Bureau of Security, however, Piria & Akteron are on the case!

With their wits, some luck, & a little magickal help, retrieving those relics should be a snap ... or will it uncover a disturbing plot which threatens not just Torril City, but the whole world of Aliru?

A PINCH OF PERIL is PART ONE in a series.






THIS EMERALD CRUCIBLE

FANTASY/ACTION/ADVENTURE  |  COMING 2024


When hard-edged green-thumb Reiuk arrives in the jungles of Taen Lua to save a rare and precious flower from extinction, he finds the outpost a timely opportunity to escape the city, its sea of people, and the life he hates, to boot.

In this far-flung tangle, the air steams and ruins lie awaiting discovery. The inhabitants have long since fallen out of memory and his chances of having to talk with anyone are slim — until a sabotaged boat and a murder change that.

Cut off from the world, Reiuk, along with the snap-witted journalist Kindri and the unlikely, distant archaeologist Teth will have to keep together and survive — before the jungle's secrets devour them whole...

THIS EMERALD CRUCIBLE is a PART ONE of a two-shot story, set in the world of Aliru.



THE BINDING OF SILTARI

FANTASY  |  IN-PROGRESS


The Storn have controlled every aspect of life for over a thousand cycles, the past and the outside are forbidden topics, and even mentioning the mythical, ancient force known as 'nathri' is punishable with subduction or death.

Awoken and raised in the colossal, stone citadels known as 'Velar', the Storn's acolytes and adherents, the higher mediaries, and even the lofty auscultos live to serve. Their work, their dedication to the Beings, and gratitude to the Preservers are sacred. And nobody would dare question, otherwise.

Unless they stumbled upon a hidden place with a powerful and dangerous secret, that is.

THE BINDING OF SILTARI is the first book in a series.


SHORT STORIES


The Masked Regent

The Masked Regent

FANTASY  |  COMING 2024


Who was the Masked Regent Gatohan? Where did he come from? And why were his great deeds and legacy forgotten?

Join Isk Kamat, curator of the Museum of Antiquities’ Irsan Collection, as he introduces you to one of history's strangest and most mysterious lost characters.

Using a handful of objects from Gatohan's tomb, Isk weaves the story of a ruler who saved an ancient kingdom from ruin, only to slip into obscurity again afterwards.


Coming soon

A Spirit of Fate

A Spirit of Fate

FANTASY  |  RELEASED 2023


When a young workman decides to rob his wealthy boss's desert dig, he does so not out of greed but to protect his city, for rumour has it that a dangerous power slumbers beneath the desert sands – and one which must be kept from the grip of the selfish and cruel at all cost…

Was this seemingly noble choice the right one?

A SPIRIT OF FATE is a short story which appeared in the summer 2023 edition of Canadian Quaternary magazine, 'Literary Heist'.


Avakal's Call

Avakal's Call

FANTASY  |  RELEASED 2021


In a distant, agrarian society, pestilence has devastated the population and a young farmer named Sana is given an opportunity to prove herself.

Gifted with sivonic energy, she accepts the challenge at a yearly test of skill designed to discover Avakal's future ruler; their new 'Presiding Light'. But as that test begins, Sana finds herself confronting an unexpected enemy…

AVAKAL'S CALL is a short story which appeared in the Canadian Quaternary magazine, 'Literary Heist'.