This series is set in the same world as the Furyck Saga, but in the land of Alekka, with a whole new cast of characters, though a few who were in the saga do make an appearance here.
The main protagonist is Alys, who together with most of the women of her village are captured during a raid by the men of Ottby, who intend to sell them as slaves so they can pay warriors to help defend Ottby from the aggression of Hakon Vettel, who is intent on taking the fortress in his attempt to overthrow Ake Bluefinn and become the King of Alekka.
The timeline of events in this series is more compact than those in the saga and there is an intensity to them that is immediately engaging. There is also a diverse and interesting cast of characters including some who are likeable from the start, while others are more shades of grey and take a while to figure out what type of personality is dominant.
As with the Furyck Saga, there is an enthralling mixture of action sequences, up to and including large-scale battles, magic in the form of dreamers, Gods and Spirits, plus interpersonal interactions and conflicts between the various characters that keep you fully engaged in the unfolding story.
Captured by a desperate lord intent on selling her, Alys de Sant is forced to reveal a dangerous secret to save her life.
Alekka is an ancient kingdom beset with rivalries, and though there has been a period of relative peace, the king’s enemies have grown emboldened, seeking to rise against him and steal the throne.
Trapped in a small fishing village, an unhappy Alys is oblivious to it all until she is torn away from her family and forced to confront the dark forces at work and her own mysterious past.
Lord Reinar Vilander is acutely aware of the king’s precarious position, for his fort guards the bridge to Alekka’s capital. Enemies range above him, planning their attack – enemies with dreamers capable of wielding dark magic. And Reinar fears that a skilled dreamer is worth a few thousand men.
Needing to act fast to shore up his defenses, he takes his ships to sea, looking for slaves to sell, hoping to earn enough silver to tempt more warriors to join him. Though one of the women catches his eye, then captures his attention entirely.
A beautiful woman in a green dress.
Her name is Alys.
And though he doesn’t know it, Alys is about to change his life...
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Kindle EditionDate Acquired
5th February 2023Retail Price
£0.80Number of Pages
659Year Read
2025Fate will not be denied.
And those fated to rise cannot remain in the shadows forever.
Trapped in the forest, surrounded by vengeful gods and evil spirits, Hakon Vettel is dying. His dreams of the Alekkan throne in tatters, he must fight for his life while those around him plot their next move.
On the journey to find her children, Alys becomes convinced that someone or something is following her, though her visions are blocked as she desperately searches for an answer before it’s too late.
At Slussfall, Jonas and Vik must find a way into the fort to rescue Lotta, though with enemies lurking behind those old walls, to do so will risk their lives.
And back in Ottby, the king has given Reinar a mission that has him doubting what he is capable of. He wants to rise and prove himself worthy, but what lengths will he go to to keep his oath?
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Kindle EditionDate Acquired
5th February 2023Retail Price
£14.56Number of Pages
647Year Read
2025We head North!
It is time to get lost in the land of the forgotten. Time to explore Alekka’s Northern realm in search of that which is missing...
Abandoned by the sun, shunned by the Father of the Gods himself, the North is a wild place; a brutally cold land, where ambitious lords keep their followers warm with tales of how they will be the one to claim the prized crown of Alekka. Stories woven on stormy nights, sung around blazing fires over cups of ale, tell of the one who will unite the two halves of the broken land. They whisper of the Bear Stone, where the prophecy of that man’s coming was etched two thousand years ago.
But who will it be?
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Kindle EditionDate Acquired
1st January 2024Retail Price
£14.99Number of Pages
726Year Read
2025The race to Ottby is on!
Having heard Gudrum’s threats and Alys’ warnings, Reinar is desperate to head South, back to his family. Though he must be patient. His army is far behind him, and Reinar knows he’ll need every pair of hands to get their fleet back home.
Waiting with his brother, Sigurd is looking forward to his reunion with Raf, unaware that she is now with Gudrum. And though Raf didn’t return to Gudrum willingly, she is still struggling, unable to decide where her true loyalties lie.
In Orvala, Tarl’s dreamer is dying, though he can find no way to help her. His city is a mess, his people are wounded and grieving, but he is consumed by his fears for an unresponsive Mirella.
And in Stornas, Ake Bluefinn farewells his family and readies his army to head to Ottby.
His dreamer may have foretold his end, but the King of Alekka is ready to fight.
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Kindle EditionDate Acquired
11th September 2024Retail Price
£3.78Number of Pages
710Year Read
2025Four months after the Battle of Tromsund, the Alekkan landscape looks very different.
Reinar has taken his people to Slussfall, where winter’s grip remains strong. There is no sign of Ulfinnur, God of Winter, and he fears that Alari has captured him, intending to keep the sea permanently frozen. For if the sea remains frozen, no ships can sail to Oss, seeking the help of the Islanders. And without the Islanders, Reinar can’t risk leaving the security of Slussfall’s walls to fight an enemy that outnumbers him two to one.
In Stornas, Hector is the king, victorious in his defeat of Ake Bluefinn, though with winter raging and the comforts of his castle proving so tempting, he is hesitant to take the fight to the Vilanders. His ever-loyal ally, Gudrum, has grown frustrated, sensing that Hector is in danger of losing the impetus in the fight to conquer all of Alekka. He urges action, wanting the king’s dreamer, Gysa, to support him. Though Gysa has her own plans. Plans that not even Alari, Goddess of Dreamers, knows about.
Plans that will soon upend everything...
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Kindle EditionDate Acquired
21st February 2023Retail Price
£15.37Number of Pages
682Year Read
2025