War of Memory Cycle

Redemption through Service.Purification through Sacrifice.These are the tenets of the Imperial Light, and Cob follows them devoutly despite being enslaved for his father's treason. Now, raised as a soldier and betrayed by a friend, he has been driven from the Imperial Army into the heretic-riddled lands he helped to conquer. In this strange realm, he finds that Light and Dark are not as simple as they seemed, and though he considers everyone around him an enemy, to them he is a prize--the unwitting carrier of a secret that every faction in the warring world wants.The Army would do anything to get it back except kill him.His treacherous friend has no such qualms. I am a voracious reader of fantasy, horror, science nonfiction, graphic novels, and manga -- all of which have made a mark on my writing. The War of Memory Cycle is the product of a lifetime of worldbuilding. Conflict brews in a land torn between the expansionist Risen Phoenix Empire and the so-called Dark cults that would resist it. For those who have long sought to end the existence and influence of the spirits, a reckoning approaches -- for these spirits and their people, though downtrodden, have tricks yet to pull. When a young slave-soldier of the Empire becomes an unwilling vessel for one such spirit, chaos ensues as all sides scramble for control of him and his strange passenger. Skinchangers, necromancers, soldiers, wraiths, and even gods will be drawn into the struggle, which threatens to shatter the Imperial lands irrevocably.

From the Teeth of the Empire into the Arms of the Heretics.Cob may have escaped slavery, but he is still bound to the Guardian spirit. Freedom requires the same necromancy that trapped it inside of him - and the aid of cultists and skinchangers who had previously been his enemies. With the Empire on the hunt for him, he has no choice but to trust in these new comrades, even as treacherous old ones continue to dog his steps.In his wake, conflict spreads to Captain Sarovy and Geraad Iskaen, each with their own piece of the Imperial puzzle. Old illusions will fail, secrets rise to the light - but even the truth may be a trap. I am a voracious reader of fantasy, horror, science nonfiction, graphic novels, and manga -- all of which have made a mark on my writing. The War of Memory Cycle is the product of a lifetime of worldbuilding. Conflict brews in a land torn between the expansionist Risen Phoenix Empire and the so-called Dark cults that would resist it. For those who have long sought to end the existence and influence of the spirits, a reckoning approaches -- for these spirits and their people, though downtrodden, have tricks yet to pull. When a young slave-soldier of the Empire becomes an unwilling vessel for one such spirit, chaos ensues as all sides scramble for control of him and his strange passenger. Skinchangers, necromancers, soldiers, wraiths, and even gods will be drawn into the struggle, which threatens to shatter the Imperial lands irrevocably.

The Puppeteer Emerges from the Shadow of the Throne...Ever since the massacre at Riftwatch, Cob has reserved his hatred for one man: the necromancer Enkhaelen. Even after the Empire's corruption became clear, he remained fixated on Enkhaelen as its cause. But there is more at work than even a centuries-old puppet-master can control. From the streets of Bahlaer to the depths of Valent to the towering spires of the Imperial City, a grim tide is rising - bearing with it all the hostilities and unforgivable secrets that the Empire has tried to suppress. As cities, armies and friendships begin to tear themselves apart, Cob must face the realization that nothing can be trusted: not his memories, not his allies, not the Guardian. Not even his hate. I am a voracious reader of fantasy, horror, science nonfiction, graphic novels, and manga -- all of which have made a mark on my writing. The War of Memory Cycle is the product of a lifetime of worldbuilding. Conflict brews in a land torn between the expansionist Risen Phoenix Empire and the so-called Dark cults that would resist it. For those who have long sought to end the existence and influence of the spirits, a reckoning approaches -- for these spirits and their people, though downtrodden, have tricks yet to pull. When a young slave-soldier of the Empire becomes an unwilling vessel for one such spirit, chaos ensues as all sides scramble for control of him and his strange passenger. Skinchangers, necromancers, soldiers, wraiths, and even gods will be drawn into the struggle, which threatens to shatter the Imperial lands irrevocably.