Simon Barron
Epic Fantasy Fiction
Gathering Shadows - Book I
After centuries of war, neighbouring countries Shenmadock and Ipsica have shared a decade of armistice. But behind the scenes, forces are moving that will threaten not only the fragile peace between nations, but the very existence of all within them.
In the plague-ravaged city of Wahib, deep within Ipsica, a mercenary band struggles to learn the truth about a nameless and indiscriminately deadly illness spreading through the populace, and uncover a conspiracy that goes higher than they ever imagined. A mysterious killer called the Temple Shredder stalks women on the streets of Shen Utah, his every murder more gruesome than the last. And on the southern coast of Shenmadock, a traveler and her companions uncover evidence that Ipsica may be preparing for war. Over everything hang rumours of magic, a myth from earlier days. Against a backdrop of suspicion and betrayal, the Harbinger rises.
The Adar Remnant - Book II
War is coming.
Rumours abound of a threat in the east. An unknown enemy gathers at the Ipsican border while in the Shen capital, the Knight Marshall struggles to contain the surging tide of ambition in the heart of the nation's Council of Lords. A hero of the battlefield, how can he fight such a seditious foe; an enemy that will not show its face?
Having fled the plague city of Wahib, Stefon and his friends find refuge in Choat, but soon their peace is shattered when their sponsor is found brutally murdered. As their investigations uncover a trade war in the prosperous city, Stefon must unmask their enemy quickly, before his ever-burgeoning powers consume him.
With the chill winds of the changing seasons driving Andi's band of outlaws south across the seas, their task seems less plausible by the day: find a forgotten sceptre in the bowels of a dead city-but to what end? What could they possibly hope to achieve with such a relic? For is magic not a fairy-tale As the darkening winter grips the land with the icy promise of conquest and slaughter, the Harbinger rises.
Youri - A Prequel Novella
When bandits ambush his wagon on his way to Grampton, merchant Youri finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a plot to rescue a wealthy swindler from the clutches of the local tax collector. Just like in business, the stakes are high but the rewards even higher.
But Youri will learn that not everything outside of his world of honest traders is as it seems . . .
Youri is a short story prequel to the Plague of Souls Series and can be read as a standalone novella or as way of introduction to Gathering Shadows and The Adar Remnant.
The Map of the World
