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Sundering

Magic is powerful. Magic is dangerous. But so is the madness of the world.

The epic continues as stories intertwine…

Mindless violence spreads its black claws from Krita to the other kingdoms, ravaging port cities in all directions. The madness.

Shipwrecked and dragged from his mission to reclaim his crown, Konan is trapped on an island of dragons, where he finds a greater depth to his magic than he ever imagined. But when the one who stole his throne echoes his abilities, he must watch and learn what he can, in hopes of escape and redemption. Tossed adrift in the same storm, Lyra survives by joining the High Temple for magic training; but even the temple has its secrets, and the madness haunts the streets outside. Lyra must find her godly calling before it consumes her and those around her.

Only Reylin, self-proclaimed king of Mirat, confronts the darkness, sailing to its source in Krita. But when it spreads to those nearest him, he must embrace his destiny as mage-king—the only one capable of destroying the monstrous disease before it infects his homeland and the world.

Can they control their great gifts, or will the power in their hands lead to their own destruction?

Follow their journey as dragons emerge from the shadows, the madness escalates, and those with power are tested to their limits.

Publication May 11, 2024

Book 2 of The Keepers of Midgate

Sundering is the second book of the adult epic fantasy The Keepers of Midgate, a story of friendship and love, the search for understanding and acceptance, and the heartbreak of loss, set in a world pulsing with magic, violence, and a spreading plague of madness. Dragons, once a common ally, have retreated to the dark recesses of the world, rejected by fickle humanity. As Midgate falls into chaos, only the Keepers and their companions have the power to set the world right.

Content Warnings for Sundering

Genre: Adult epic fantasy

Warnings: Sundering is a dark epic fantasy continuing from the brutal, medieval-inspired setting of Liberation. Midgate is a world of war and disease, which includes elements of war violence, hand-to-hand combat, death and injury, sexual manipulation and violence, unfaithfulness, trauma, emotional and physical abuse, corporal punishment, trouble trying to conceive, racism, classism, sexism, mental sickness, coarse language, alcohol consumption, consensual adult romantic relationships, and some dubious consent involving magic. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please take note and prepare for the continuing epic, as characters take advantage of their newfound freedom.

Updates from the Author

  • The Rough Draft is Complete!

    The rough draft of “Sundering” is complete! I will complete a full developmental edit during summer 2023, and will be looking for both alpha and beta readers around August 2023. If you are interested in being an alpha or beta reviewer for “Sundering,” please follow the instructions to Become a Reviewer.