Beggars' Dust
Jamin Cartran is an ambitious politician striving to make the world a better place for his people. At a time of crisis he accepts an offer of supernatural power in return for allegiance. But to what kind of entity has he sold his soul, and what will the cost be in the end?
Dareth Thorisen is the young man born to bring about the downfall of Cartran and his evil ally. But before he knows anything of his destiny, or of the history and prophecies that will drive him, Cartran sees him coming... Trapped in a cycle of addiction and madness, Dareth will need more than a little help from his friends - friends he doesn't even know he has yet...
Romance and betrayal, bereavement, imprisonment, exile, friends gained and lost, and prophecy old and new will all mark the path towards Dareth's ultimate fate and the final showdown between the forces of good and evil.
Paupers' Gold
After years of exile on the island of Hegrin, those who fled Nereboth have grown comfortable in their community, learning more about their god, Jo'Hra'El. But the evil one is still at work in back in Nereboth, and hostility with neighbouring Sardala has reached the point of war.
As Avelin goes off to join the Nerebothan army, the others begin to question the destiny and purpose they have ignored for so long. Shaenna and Dareth undertake a covert visit to Nereboth to seek answers, but in their absence their home becomes subject to the wiles of Vor'Kest'Hran, and upon their return, a drastic decision is made. Two missions must be carried out at once: one to spread word of Jo'Hra'El throughout Nereboth; the other, to journey to Sardala to find and recover the amhrazine chain which they believe can imprison Vor'Kest'Hran once again.
Planning to come together again at midsummer in Nereboth, the two missions set off, little knowing of the momentous events that will overtake them and the radical measures Vor'Kest'Hran will take to try to break them; working out as they go the overwhelming significance of the prophecy that Dareth made at his trial almost ten years before.
Pretender's Ruin
When white is black and black is white,
And reason cannot sway the cause;
When sanity is put to flight,
And cities burn, and senseless wars
Rage on, despite the cries for peace;
And passion slays integrity;
Then who can make the battle cease:
And who will set the hostage free?
When right is wrong and wrong is right,
And lies are truth and truth is myth;
When the deceiver clouds the sight
Of those who deal the bitter pith
Of justice forged by vanity,
So law is bent to serve his side;
Then who will fight his tyranny,
And who will dam the rising tide?
When bad is good and good is bad,
Greed celebrated, honour spurned;
Sobriety mocked and faith despised,
And hearts of simple men are turned
To violence, vengeance, love of self;
When innocence is sacrificed
To gods of lust and power and wealth,
Then who will pay the final price?