The Wildfire Cycle Part One

by D.P. Woolliscroft

Mareth is a bard, a serial under achiever, a professional drunk, and general disappointment to his father. Neenahwi is the daughter of Jyuth, the ancient wizard who founded the Kingdom of Edland. Alana is a servant at the palace and the unfortunate soul to draw the short straw to attend to Jyuth. Until the days after Jyuth killed the King of Edland, they had never met. But when an election is called to find a new Lord Protector, chance brings them together for a journey longer, and with enemies far greater, than any of them expected.

What readers are saying about The Wildfire Cycle
"5 stars - For people who love that classic fantasy vibe but want something that diverges from the expected ... a pretty fantastic read."
“5 stars - This is a novel which challenges definitions... a story told with wit, pace, exciting and well-defined characters and in a style that feels so wonderfully relaxed and easy to read. Wow."
“5 stars - A wildly emotional and compelling ride, and Woolliscroft's best yet. The foreshadowing throughout the book hints at something monumental, but let me tell you, it's so much more than I expected, leaving me utterly slack-jawed at the final page."
“5 stars - There's just something about these characters that makes them feel like real people I could meet and have a conversation with... The plot remains strong, unpredictable, and most extremely enjoyable and satisfying…the way that Woolliscroft writes leaves me glued to the page, and when there are twists in the story, there's no holding back”


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1499 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2021

About the author

Born in Derby in England, on the day before mid-summers day, David Peter Woolliscroft was very nearly magical. If only his dear old mum could have held on for another day. But magic called out to him over the years, with a many a book being devoured for its arcane properties. David studied Accounting at Cardiff University where numbers weaved their own kind of magic and he has since been a successful business leader in the intervening twenty years.

Adventures have been had. More books devoured and then one day, David had read enough where the ideas he had kept bottled up needed a release valve. And thus, rising out of the self doubt like a phoenix at a clicky keyboard, a writer was born. Kingshold is David’s debut novel and Tales of Kingshold, companion short stories to the novel, are flooding onto the page as fast as David can write them.

He is married to his wife Haneen and has a daughter Liberty, who all live with their mini golden doodle Rosie in Princeton NJ. David is one of the few crabs to escape the crab pot.