​After Stygian was defeated, the Alliance formed the Council of Nations in the hopes that they would be able to govern all of Nälu in a manner most befitting the majority of the people and[…]

Weapons. What’s a fantasy or sci-fi adventure without awesome weapons? I’ve been fascinated with swords probably since I read The Sword of Shannara and with bows and arrows since I watched Disney’s Robin Hood. And[…]

Vituko. The Shadow God of the Guardians. The eternal King of Zohar. Overseer of the Chai. He breathed the Yenzo Tanil to life and bestowed these gifts upon the first Guardian Circle. He shaped the[…]

You’re probably wondering what does unicorns have to do with harpies. In Secrets Kept, Desmond tells a story that’s been in his family for generations. A story that is illustrated in one of the tapestries[…]

When the unholy union between Lord Stygian and the Queen of the Underworld was severed and the Perimeter was established, the Sacred Pearl gave Nälu a warning. Below is the translation from Táchil, recorded in[…]

previously posted in conjuction with Prism Book Tours in 2014 In the course of edits, Secrets Kept lost the opening chapter where we catch a glimpse of the Sacred Pearl. Later in the story, we[…]

​Ruwachs. The fiery messengers of Zohar. Servants of Vitkuko, the Shadow God, and of Arius, the keeper of the keys and silver threads. Their bodies are like crystal and fire, fluid yet unyielding. They can[…]

The ever elusive Queen of the Underworld. She burrows tunnels through the underworld searching for a portal, a weakening of the barrier between the living and the dead. Scratching beneath the surface of the land,[…]