Gift's Expedition: Every expedition offers a lot, every lot comes at a cost

by Daniel Jordan, Scarlet Jordan (editor)

A young man enters an Expedition Guild, looking to sign on with Jeffer’s company. The young man goes by ‘Gift’ because of his talent with a sword, but he has a lot to learn about survival that will surpass his mere skill with a blade. Out on the frontiers of the old kingdoms, undisturbed lairs, mines, and strongholds of ages past offer the men of such companies a chance of making a Claim and earning their lot. They also offer traps that can maim a man for life, dark denizens who fight jealously to guard ancient treasures and curses that can stain one’s soul to the end of their days. But perhaps the most dangerous part of joining an expedition is the company brought to such a vocation – murderers, thieves and mutineers, men with nothing to lose but the pursuit of their pasts. And out in the world around Gift a storm brews in the hands of the great chieftain Storm Crow and his half-breed warbands, and to the north, the terrifying power of the Viles is held back only by the millions of fallen from the Age of Renown.

287 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 8, 2024

About the author

Daniel Jordan was born in Australia’s capital city of Canberra in 1973 and moved to Sydney at the age of twenty-one, where he resides with his family to this day. He has a Master of Teaching with Distinction from Western Sydney University and teaches English and History in secondary education.

Daniel grew up with a passion for Science Fiction and Fantasy. He was introduced to ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ at an early age by a cousin, and spent countless hours of his childhood poring over role-playing games back when TSR was king. He used to rent and watch John Boorman’s ‘Excalibur’ (1981) and Ralph Bakshi’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ (1978) on repeat, long before Peter Jackson moulded his first elf-ear and when you had to rewind the VHS tape before you returned it.

Daniel's series, 'The War of the Viles' now has three titles.

Reviews

[Sofia]

Being in Mr Jordan's English class is like an expedition

He advertises the book a lot