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A voice from the past.
A series of messages recorded long ago draw scavenger Zinada Fierro along a trail of clues left by her ancestor. Haunted by memories dark and foreboding, she will risk all to unravel the mystery that beckons from the past and take up a monumental task left to her family.
A city steeped in corruption.
The post-apocalypse city-state of Mineros is not for the faint of heart. Ruled with an iron grip for decades, Mineros now finds itself under a new kind of ruler, who wants to improve the lives of its citizens over the ruling elite. They won't go quietly though, forcing the new Executive to balance his ambitions against the threat of powerful factions seeking to usurp his position.
A series of messages recorded long ago draw scavenger Zinada Fierro along a trail of clues left by her ancestor. Haunted by memories dark and foreboding, she will risk all to unravel the mystery that beckons from the past and take up a monumental task left to her family.
A city steeped in corruption.
The post-apocalypse city-state of Mineros is not for the faint of heart. Ruled with an iron grip for decades, Mineros now finds itself under a new kind of ruler, who wants to improve the lives of its citizens over the ruling elite. They won't go quietly though, forcing the new Executive to balance his ambitions against the threat of powerful factions seeking to usurp his position.
338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2024
About the author
Stephen L. Nowland
16 books19 followersI am often astonished by the sheer amount of ideas that go through my head. I've taken it upon myself to harness as many of these as I can, weave them into stories and publish them in one form or another, for fun and profit.
I spent over fifteen years dealing with poor health, including chronic fatigue syndrome (a symptom of other stuff, but annoying nonetheless) which gave me ample time for thinking, but slowed me down in the way of actual writing.
My first novel was actually done back in aught three, but it was a derivative work that I didn't really care for so I scrapped it and started writing a new story for Neverwinter Nights, that RPG video game thing you may or may not have heard of.
The story was so successful (filled with rich, creamy character development) that I lamented that only people playing the game would ever see it. In 2009, with my health improving, I resolved to novelize the stories I'd written, in addition to developing the world in which they exist as the basis for a new fantasy world.
I consider those stories to be merely the first iteration of the saga, for my novels have evolved far beyond the original scope, in terms of detail, plot and character building. Although some claim the first novel in the series does tend to remind people of the video game, they are all true fantasy novels in their own right, and once this first saga is complete, I will be leaving behind the legacy of NWN and pressing ahead with newer, original stories conceived in my beloved world of Feydwiir.
I also paint, and you can expect to see more cover art with each title, becoming more technically sophisticated each time.
I spent over fifteen years dealing with poor health, including chronic fatigue syndrome (a symptom of other stuff, but annoying nonetheless) which gave me ample time for thinking, but slowed me down in the way of actual writing.
My first novel was actually done back in aught three, but it was a derivative work that I didn't really care for so I scrapped it and started writing a new story for Neverwinter Nights, that RPG video game thing you may or may not have heard of.
The story was so successful (filled with rich, creamy character development) that I lamented that only people playing the game would ever see it. In 2009, with my health improving, I resolved to novelize the stories I'd written, in addition to developing the world in which they exist as the basis for a new fantasy world.
I consider those stories to be merely the first iteration of the saga, for my novels have evolved far beyond the original scope, in terms of detail, plot and character building. Although some claim the first novel in the series does tend to remind people of the video game, they are all true fantasy novels in their own right, and once this first saga is complete, I will be leaving behind the legacy of NWN and pressing ahead with newer, original stories conceived in my beloved world of Feydwiir.
I also paint, and you can expect to see more cover art with each title, becoming more technically sophisticated each time.
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June 30, 2024
A great continuation of the kismet series that improves everything from the first book. It's a fantastic read and well worth your time.
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