Wanderer Chronicles

Hakan, son of Haldan, chosen son of the Lord of the Northern Jutes, swears loyalty to his father in fire, in iron, and in blood. But there are always shadows that roam. When a terrible tragedy befalls Hakan's household he is forced to leave his world behind. He must seek to pledge his sword to a new king. Nameless and alone, he embarks on a journey to escape the bonds of his past and fulfil his destiny as a great warrior. Whispers of sinister forces in the north pull Hakan onwards to a kingdom plagued by mysterious and gruesome deaths. But does he have the strength to do battle with such dark foes? Or is death the only sane thing to seek in this world of blood and broken oaths?

From the archives of the Keeper and the living vessel known as the Wanderer comes this companion volume for fans and curious minds alike. Inside you'll find hand-selected Drift Verses-poetic lines that close chapters in The Wanderer Chronicles-and a suite of spectral Mission Logs direct from the ship itself. Accompanied by commentary from the Keeper and the Captain, as well as Federation-styled annotations and mythos insights, this $1.99 volume offers both new readers and long-time fans a shimmering glimpse behind the veil.Version I of a growing log.

What if space wasn't silentbut a song only some could hear?The First Traverse follows the journey of the ISS Wanderer, a living starship that sails the universe not through engines, but through resonance. Its crew doesn't push through spacethey harmonize with it, tuning their own frequencies to climb the cosmic Forbianna Ladder.This is not a story of conquest. It is a symphony of becoming.Each chapter unfolds a haunting, poetic mysteryworlds that forget themselves, civilizations lost to dreams, signals that should not be heard, and a presence that may have shaped the universe before time began.With first-person reflections, lyrical storytelling, and moments of absurd humor woven through cosmic dread, The First Traverse is an odyssey unlike any othera chronicle of what it means to remember, to change, and to belong to something greater than yourself.

An impossible ship awakens between the stars-a vast harmonic being known only as the Wanderer. It speaks in light, navigates on song, and trades in stories rather than coin. Those who travel inside its resonant halls are forever changed. Book One – Echoes of the First LightThe Wanderer does not possess engines; it glides on song. So when a corridor of fossilized light begins humming the vessel's primordial melody, the crew cannot resist. Captain Aelric, the enigmatic Keeper, and linguist Senna follow the note into a labyrinth where seconds loop, memories rewrite, and first contact may already have happened eons ago.Book Two – The Planet That Dreams in ReverseEvery dawn on Somnium-Rho begins with erasure. Rivers retreat upstream, ruins rebuild themselves into pristine citadels, and inhabitants lose the very memories that define them. The planetary AI has only one message left: We are afraid to go to sleep.Captain Aelric and the Trinity quickly realize the planet isn't broken; it's dreaming-and its dreams run in reverse.The Planet That Dreams in Reverse expands The Wanderer Chronicles into head-spinning temporal territory, weaving dark humor, cosmic horror, and earnest camaraderie into an alluring adventure.Book Three – Real Signs of Intelligent LifeAcross the quiet gulf, crimson bureaucratic beacons ignite: INSPECTION IMMINENT. The Arcane Office of Universal Standards has flagged the Wanderer-and perhaps all of humanity-as a "theoretical irregularity."Paperwork manifests as self-aware algorithms, equations sue for copyright, and letters of refusal arrive before requests are filed. The audit's verdict is simple: provide definitive proof of sapience or be quietly dereferenced from reality.Captain Aelric must marshal every tale the crew has gathered into a single, undeniable narrative of worth. But the Office rewrites arguments mid-sentence, turning logic against itself. To out-story an entity that edits reality, the Trinity must invite the reader into the text and let them bear witness-risking metafictional collapse in the process.Real Signs of Intelligent Life concludes the opening arc with an explosion of satire, pathos, and star-bright wonder, proving that the truest form of intelligence may simply be the courage to keep telling stories.Collected for the first time, The First Traverse Trilogy presents the complete opening arc of the Wanderer Chronicles-Expect mischievous space-opera banter, kaleidoscopic set pieces, and stretches of contemplative quiet where the cosmos itself seems to breathe.Board the Wanderer, slip the surly bonds of linear time.

Bound by honor. Haunted by loss. 8th Century Sweden: Erlan Aurvandil, a Viking outlander, has pledged his sword to Sviggar Ivarsson, King of the SveÄrs, and sworn enemy of the Danish king Harald Wartooth. But Wartooth, hungry for power, is stirring violence in the borderlands. As the fires of this ancient feud are reignited Erlan is bound by honor and oath to stand with King Sviggar. But, unbeknownst to the old King his daughter, Princess Lilla, has fallen under Erlan's spell. As the armies gather Erlan and Lilla must choose between their duty to Sviggar and their love for each other. Blooded young, betrayed often, Erlan is no stranger to battle. And hidden in the shadows, there are always those determined to bring about the maelstrom of war.

On the world of the Yl'reth, time is not a straight lineit's a loop that unravels backward. Here, memories arrive before the events that cause them. Festivals are judged before they happen. Relationships end before they begin. And crises occur long before anyone understands what caused them.In this surreal and often absurd second arc of The Fifth Traverse, The Wanderer's crew must navigate a world where cause and effect have stopped cooperating. From bureaucratic time rituals to memory-based civilizations, they must uncover a mystery that hasn't happened yet.Blending lyrical prose, philosophical depth, and cosmic satire, The Planet That Dreams in Reverse explores identity, consequence, and what happens when the future no longer waits its turn.For fans of Ted Chiang, Italo Calvino, and the lyrical weirdness of space, this is science fiction where memory matters more than truth.

Erlan Aurvandil has turned his back on the past and his native Northern lands, taking a perilous journey to the greatest city in the world, Constantinople. But as his voyage ends, Erlan is brutally betrayed, captured and enslaved by a powerful Byzantine general. Meanwhile, Lilla Sviggarsdottir, Queen of Svealand, has lost her husband and with him, her father's kingdom. Her life in danger, Lilla escapes to find Erlan, the one man who can save her, following his trail to the very gates of Constantinople. But corruption infests the city, and a dark tide is rising against the Emperor from within his own court. As the shadows darken and whispers of war begin to strengthen, Erlan's fate becomes intertwined with that of the city. Are they both doomed to fall, or can freedom be won in the blood of battle?

In The Road That Never Ends, Book Three of The Wanderer Chronicles, The Wanderer drifts through galaxies entangled in red tape, interstellar stockholders, memory-based economies, and existential accounting. Where most ships travel space, The Wanderer navigates meaning.As the universe files and re-files its mistakes, The Wanderer bears witnessfrom tax-free ruins to prophets with quarterly forecasts, to the final vote that unravels time itself. This is a book of lost memos, cosmic filings, and the power of stories no longer remembered.For fans of Douglas Adams, Ted Chiang, and absurdism with resonance, The Road That Never Ends is both a satire and a hymn to what we leave behind.

An epic, spellbinding Viking fantasy of blood and battle, weaving together history, fantasy and ancient myth. Perfect for fans of The Northman and Game of Thrones.Byzantium, 718ADThe great siege is over.Crippled warrior, Erlan Aurvandil, is weary of war. But he must rally his strength to lead a band of misfit adventurers back to the North, to reclaim the stolen kingdom of his lover, Lilla Sviggarsdottir. For this, they need an army. To raise an army, they need gold.Together they plot a daring heist to steal the Emperor's tribute to his ally. Barely escaping with their lives, they voyage north, ready for the fight. But when fate strands them in a foreign land already riven by war, Erlan and Lilla are drawn inexorably into the web of a dark and gruesome cult.As blades fall and shadows close in, only one thing for them is certain: a savage moon is rising. And it demands an ocean of blood.Praise for Theodore Brun:'A masterly debut... If Bernard Cornwall and George R.R. Martin had a lovechild, it would look like A Mighty Dawn. I devoured it late into the night, and eagerly await the sequel.' The Times

In The Breath Between Songs, The Wanderer returns to the edge of the knownwhere resonance defines reality and silence hums with meaning. This Fourth Traverse begins a new arc of *The Fifth Harmonic: Echo of the Unseen*, as the crew navigates forgotten choruses, harmonic engines, and planets where lullabies never end.Worlds sing themselves to sleep, gods are remembered only in opera, and memory is rewritten by melody. From the ruins of misremembered faith to fleets that resonate in silence, The Wanderer listens to a universe that's not asking to be understoodonly heard.This is a story of what remains when the music fades, and what begins before the first note is ever played.