Darkness Rising (Ancient Vestiges) (Volume 1)

The Great Fate churns once more.A disgraced knight is tormented by endless nightmares. A young and fearful priestess sits the Crystal Throne of Mother God. Smugglers and reavers hold dominion over every shore. A resentful and battle-hardened imperator is tempted by a power he does not understand. All the while savants and seers are wracked by visions of a cold and desolate future.By prophecy or by steel, a storm is near at hand, and none within the great kingdoms are prepared for the reckoning to come. For it is a time of change and upheaval, of secrets and trysts, of swords and fell sorcery.And the onset of the Darkness Rising.

About the Author

Brenden Christopher Gardner lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he teaches English by day and immerses himself in fantasy by night. During his formative years, he studied English literature, philosophy, education, and political science at the University of Toronto. He has always loved epic, medieval, and dark fantasy, and drawing upon history and narrative, he has crafted the fantasy epic, Ancient Vestiges. In November 2017, the first novel in the series, Darkness Rising, was published. Then in January 2019, he followed that up with a prequel novel, The Prelude to Darkness. Currently, he is working on his third novel, Chains of Fate, which is due out in 2022.

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