The Greater Challenge Beyond

The Southern Continent #3

by Jeffrey Quyle

Grange's life has sunk to a nadir, though he doesn't realize how much he's lost. As the story begins, Grange has lost the elemental jewels, he's lost his memories, and he's lost his way back home. He's wandered through the brutal wilderness of the subarctic south, and been rescued by a cold-hearted adventuress who reluctantly saves his life, then abandons him soon after he returns the favor and saves hers. His lonely journey out of the wilderness is interrupted when he stumbles into the midst of sundered nation that hasn't reconciled after its king was overthrown a generation before, and he's suspected by both sides of being a traitor. And even though the gods seem to have plans for Grange, they treat him in ways that seem hard to accept and understand - telling him that he must chose a wife in Southgar, as well as reunite the nation where he is a stranger. And all the time, as Grange tries to make sense of what is happening in Southgar, he knows that the war with the demons is drawing closer.

293 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 8, 2015

Reviews

[Stephen M Folsom · Rating 5 out of 5]

What wondrous story unfolding!

Mr Quyle is a great story teller that subtlety unfolds the story in layers to entertain and capture the imagination of the reader. I await the next installment with impatience and the sense it will be as good as those that proceeded.