First of the Free: The First Refrain

by Timothy Morris

The First of the Free compiles the first three stanzas of The Ballad of Bayan Stormhammer. It is the coming of age of one of Vosteros' oldest fables; a legendary Subarii whose sole purpose is to seek out those who have fallen from grace and bring them back to the fold or, failing that, eliminate them in order to protect the realm.

He didn't start strong. He started as the first free-born of his kind, the Gyvuu. Raised to honor a special rule of conduct referred to by the Subarii, Vosteros' greatest warrior race, as "The Code," Bayan's early life is dedicated to becoming one of the Valiant. Once he finally enters the ranks of the Subarii, however, things are not what they seem.

Hardcover

Published October 6, 2016

About the author

Once upon a time there was this kid who moved a lot. Moving sucked. There was one constant in his life, however, and that was that no matter where his family moved or how often, he could always have a pen and a paper. Thus began the writing journey of Timothy Morris.

After a trial run working for a publisher, Morris decided that wasn't quite the route he wanted to go and dabbled in freelance and ghost writing for a bit. Then he decided that since he knew the stories he wanted to write, how to write them and since every publisher he'd spoken with was going to make him solely responsible for the marketing costs anyway, he'd just do it himself. Thus began the company known as TNM Publishing, LLC (No, TNM does not stand for Timothy Morris' initials, his middle name is Wayne).

"The New Magrathea" was planned to be something new, something fresh; a place that produced worlds of fiction, not just books. It was a grand quest and it continues today.