The Myrrost'a Prophecy is a trilogy of fantasy books that I have been working on for several years now. The process of writing this story has been one of discovery and growth of myself as a writer, as I embarked on this journey without knowing where I was going to end up, and it eventually evolved into my most ambitious project to date. There have been several side paths and dead ends along the way, so that the first draft of the first book wasn't finished until July of 2004, and is currently being rewritten for a final draft while I work on completing the first drafts of the second and third books. I wouldn't trade that journey for anything, however, and now that the way seems clear I hope to finish the whole trilogy soon.

Below are summaries and excerpts from the three books.

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Book One: Prophecy's Children - A thousand years ago the kingdoms of the salkiys were destroyed by an ancient enemy. Only vestiges of the civilization remained. Though their culture was annihilated, their arcane knowledge lost, and their power ended, the survivors still clung to one hope: that the Myrrost’a–the savior of prophecy–would come to restore the salkiys’ former glory. As the years passed, however, and no savior came, that too faded out of memory. Atro is a half-breed, gotten by his human father on a salkiy mistress, and the only heir to the rulership of the city of Jaharta, jewel of the Ceenta Voweiian empire. Merrus is a salkiy, an outcast from his village, who becomes Atro’s tutor in the arcane abilities of the salkiys, and his best friend. But their peaceful lives are shattered when treachery strikes at the heart of Jaharta, and they find themselves exiled from their home, barely escaping with their lives. Now Atro burns for vengeance and a desire to regain his city, while Merrus, barred from Atro’s side by law, is unexpectedly faced with his past. Both find themselves making choices whose consequences go deeper than either can imagine, even so far as to awaken the salkiys’ ancient Myrrost’a prophecy. Their journey will irrevocably change both of them–and the fate of their entire world.

Excerpts: Prologue || Chapter One || Chapter Two

Book Two: Prophecy's Burden - Atro sits the ruling chair of Jaharta and faces the formidable task of piecing his
city back together, as well as a decision that will influence the course of history. Meanwhile, Merrus journeys to the Court of Okkand in Byret, where he puts his knowledge of both the human and salkiy worlds to good use, and where he meets a group of friends who may represent the family he's always been searching for. He hopes to put the Myrrost'a prophecy business behind him. But as human kings unveil their deadly ambitions, tensions mount between all the civilized races on the continent, and an ancient foe once again seeks to undermine everything the salkiys have accomplished, Merrus must realize who is ally and who is enemy, who is lying and who is telling the truth, and that maybe he really is the one to try and lead a race that has lived too long without an identity.

Excerpts: Chapter One || Chapter Two || Chapter Three

Book Three: Prophecy's End - Atro and Merrus, once best friends, are now symbols for two different worlds: Atro as emperor of Ceenta Vowei, the authority of mid-continent and ally to Kandel, the powerful and ancient human kingdom of the west; Merrus as the Araithus of the salkiy race in the east. Their responsibilities have mostly kept them from each other's side. The salkiys have only just averted disaster and are slowly picking up the pieces of their lost civilization, but their troubles aren't over. Tensions between the salkiys and humans are high, and they only worsen as Atro makes several controversial and misguided decisions that dissolves Merrus's domain into squabbling factions, driving an increasingly bitter wedge between the two friends. Then disaster strikes and Merrus is blamed for a crime he didn't commit, Ceenta Vowei is plunged into confusion and mourning begotten by betrayal and deceit, and salkiy and human relations finally crumble. Soon the entire continent finds itself at war. Once again the salkiy race is poised on the brink of annihilation, and the answer to its salvation may lie in the very thing to which Merrus has sworn never to resort.

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