Mythas

by Nathan Jones

A century ago, human explorers discovered a land where myths were real. A land inhabited by elves, dwarves, and other intelligent races, where wizards wielded magic and gods made their presence known and took a hand in the lives of their followers. Where monsters and fantastical animals roamed, making even the briefest jaunt away from protected homesteads and villages a perilous venture.A land of opportunity. Brave settlers have pushed the boundaries of human territory ever since setting foot on the shores of Mythas, befriending the other races they found and seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Even the peril of monster attacks cannot stem their spirit of exploration.Within the human kingdoms, a bard roams seeking to perfect his craft. He seems to have a knack for bumping into heroes, all outcast from their homes for various reasons. Together they set off for the frontier of human territory, hoping to create a new life for themselves.Their coming together may be more than mere chance, for events are stirring that will shake not just the human kingdoms, but all of Mythas.

392 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 9, 2021

About the author

My name is Nathan Jones. I write mainly in the post-apocalyptic and science fiction genres. My most recently completed project is The Challenge, first book of the post-apocalyptic No More Content series, a collaboration with my brother Seth Jones. My next project is Mythas, first book of the fantasy adventure series Band of Outcasts.

I've been a longtime reader of post-apocalyptic fiction, and like to explore various scenarios in which disasters could occur. One interest has been observing just how fragile our modern life is, and how little it would take to send us back to a low tech existence that people in general no longer possess the knowledge or skills to survive in. That interest inspired me to write and publish my completed post-apocalyptic series Best Laid Plans, comprising the five books Fuel, Shortage, Invasion, Reclamation, and Determination, and to build on that story with the completed Nuclear Winter series, which begins shortly after Best Laid Plans ends and includes the four books First Winter, First Spring, Chain Breakers, and Going Home, as well as the standalone novel Fallen City.

Outside the Best Laid Plans world I've written the completed post-apocalyptic Mountain Man series, with the novels Badlands, Homecoming, Homeland, Mountain War, Final Stand, and Lone Valley. I also have the completed post-apocalyptic Isolation series with Shut In, Going Out, Starting Anew, and Holding On. My current post-apocalyptic series is No More Content, with the recently released first book The Challenge.

I've also been a longtime reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy, with an equally deep love of those two genres. This has inspired multiple projects, the most recently completed being my science fiction novel Caretakers, Book Two of the Stag Privateers series, sequel to Last Stand. My other science fiction story is Boralene, Book One of the Stellar Merger series.

The stories I've written in the Young Adult Fantasy genre have now been moved over from another pen name to be available alongside my other books. These books include the completed The Watchers trilogy with Undying Heights, Ithel's Library, and Deep Dwelling, the completed The Protectorate series with Corsairs, Revenants, Invaders, and Shipwrights, and the standalone children's fairy tale Firefly Girl.