The warplands
Witches; fairies; deranged, outcast cultists—and only the Archons know what else—roam The Warplands. Nothing wholesome survives in those accursed stains on the world.
Else, a charming merchant’s daughter and her shy younger brother, Denin, are among the least equipped to escape such a hostile place. But when a mad magician attacks their caravan, Else and Denin are wrenched from their comfortable lives and cast into The Warplands.
Lucky for the siblings, they possess hidden strength nobody would expect. Unfortunately, the deadly Warplands are only the beginning of their problems. Else must decide whether an unholy warrior can be trusted. Denin must confront a disturbing truth about himself that could make a return to his home more perilous than the cursed forest.
Their struggles place them at the center of a clash of cultures that will not only imperil their lives but will shake the foundation of the entire Simonian Empire.
highest price
Life was less complicated when they were lost in a deadly, cursed forest…
Still raw from their harrowing escape from The Warplands, Denin, Towenaar, and Else must find their place in the world.
Headstrong and naive about the cosmic consequences, Denin enters Gramarye—the realm of fairies—in search of his father.
Towenaar tries to assimilate to life in Simondom while he struggles against the demon haunting his blood.
Else must stay on the run from deadly Walkers while she leads her family’s merchant company on her own.
Justus’s goals to hunt Else and fight devils are frustrated by the most powerful family in Zagaar—his own.
Apocryphon of the Unstar continues as the true powers of the Simonian Empire begin to impose their terrifying wills on Orbis Prime.
The archons
Lost and divided no more, Denin, Else, and Justus have found purpose—but their enemies are more dangerous than ever. Denin has risen to true wizardry, wielding the soul and power of an Archon. Else has shed the restraints of nobility to lead a secret society of revolutionaries. And Justus has chosen family over duty, setting him on a path to reclaim the throne of Zagaar, now in the clutches of the tyrant Duke Carlo.
Yet, political maneuvers and war may all prove to be folly and distraction as the demon Ilz prepares to escape the Warplands. His defeat hinges on a single artifact; the legendary sword—Highest Price. Only with its power can Denin hope to alter Orbis Prime’s doom. The imminent clash of Archons will either save Simondom or shatter it.