Shadowsprite & Lightfoot: Terra Nefala, Book 1

by C.S. Wachter, Michelle L. Levigne (Narrator)

There is untapped power beyond the Outten Rift. Power to conquer. But first, you must execute Ravenslaine for me. Prove to me that you are not as weak as I think you are, that you are worthy to be called my son … my heir.”



When estranged Prince Keagan responds to his father, King Nettlespore’s call to return to Ironholde, capital of Noras Del’sham, the last thing he expects is to be given a suicide mission.



Keagan’s friend Bran, and Willow, a tiny dragon with big attitude, join him on the journey to Ravenslaine’s capital. Will Keagan’s deep-rooted need to earn his father’s respect lead him to murder the rival king and ignite the war simmering between the two nations? As if a curse, a jealous shadow shifter, and an angry cave troll aren’t enough, will Nettlespore’s lust for power destroy the Rift and bring ruin to all Terra Nefala?

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Published February 27, 2026

About the author

I started out as a reader … but then, I guess most writers start that way.

Enter: Chris as author!

I am a sixty-something mother of three amazing sons, grandmother of one cute little grandson and a pretty as a princess granddaughter. I have been married to the same absolutely amazingly patient man for nearly forty years.

I spend my days obsessively writing. (Wow, I really do!) And I have been known to spend way too much time gaming on a borrowed X-box.
A degree in Performing Arts and English Education from Rowan University, a job as a professional proofreader, and more than fifty-years of experience as a voracious reader of multiple genres (most especially fantasy), honed by a level of maturity I didn’t possess when I was in my twenties, have prepared me to finally write what I have always loved, fantasy (specifically Christian Fantasy).

I love living in rural Lancaster County, PA and if I’m not writing, I’m reading, walking my dog, working on counted cross stitch, or spending time with family and friends.