Five years ago, Malcon the Warrior was betrayed, blamed for the God Emperor’s death, and forced to flee into exile beyond the Empire’s great crystalline Wall and the protection it offers from the yearly Turnings which wreck the world outside. Now, with the help of unexpected allies from beyond the Wall, Mal has returned to put an end to the heinous scheme that seeks to sieze power from the God Emperors and corrupt the very purpose of the Empire.

Introduction Genre: High Fantasy Word Count: 3700 Words Banished and betrayed by his homeland, the Exile searches for redemption in the wreckage of a world he failed to save. The Exile was first published in December 2024. This story is set in the world of Crystal Empire. The Exile Turquoise, Reign of the Second 994th God Emperor The gentle rocking of the little wooden rowboat in the lake along with the soft splashing of oars in the water that evening was almost relaxing.

Introduction Genre: High Fantasy Word Count: 4000 Words For your reading pleasure is an early look into an early chapter of The Crystal Empire, my upcoming epic fantasy project. It is a rought draft, and things will likely change between this and the published version. This chapter is the first from the perspective of our heroine, Demara, and serves as an introduction to world beyond the Wall, a wild edge of the world known as the Fringe.

Introduction Genre: High Fantasy Word Count: 2100 Words For your reading pleasure is an early look into an early chapter of The Crystal Empire, my upcoming epic fantasy project. It is a rought draft, and things will likely change between this and the published version. This chapter server as the prologue, and centers around Tulian, God Emperor of all creation as he dies before he is supposed to. Tulian Tulian, the nine hundred and ninety fourth Emperor, Lord and God of Creation, Father of All, Whose Will Was Supreme, was dying.

God is dead, but somebody still has to do the job. For almost a thousand years the people of the Crystal Empire elect one of their own to be their God, to assume the mantle of authority and power over all creation, and to burn away in doing so. It is through this succession that the Crystal Empire has maintained its peace and stability for so long. Yet beyond the great crystalline walls that serve as the empire’s borders, each new god brings a change.