Isoria: Vincent's Law - Episode I: A Stranger in A Strange Land

By C.R. Mucklow

“A king is but a name in the sand, impressive though it might be still it is washed away by the tides of time. I am no sandy scrawl but a monolith.” – Vincent The Black

Isoria, a land where mortal man coexists in peace with the immortal Duaémer. For twenty five centuries Vincent the Black has governed the Isorian Empire alongside his brethren and the Emperor, but now an upstart brother seeks to undo what he has spent millennia building. Defying the founding principal that the Empire was built upon, Serpae the Cerulean now sates his deadly addiction by spilling the blood of mortal innocents. Flying in the face of Vincent’s Law.

Into this land comes Dorian Mortise, a noble-turned-convict with a drug problem. His chance meeting with one of Vincent’s immortal descendants ignites a series of events that will not only alter the course of his own destiny but that of the Empire itself.

In this exciting first episode, Dorian Mortise arrives in Isoria and begins to explore. Sticking his nose into the business of others begins a chain reaction that will alter his fate forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: C.R. Mucklow
• Release date: Jun 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310718465

C.R. Mucklow

C.R.Mucklow was born in the heart of England in 1991. Known as Chad to his family, friends and enemies. He is a prolific writer who has a passion for spinning fantastical tales that grab his readers by the balls (or equivalent) and refuse let go even after the final word has been absorbed. Finally setting forth on the journey to becoming a recognized published author, he has begun publication of his long-gestating serial: Isoria.

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Isoria

Vincent's Law

Episode I: A Stranger In A Strange Land

C.R.Mucklow

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Copyright 2014 Chad Mucklow

Copyright © 2014 by C.R.Mucklow

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank everybody who helped me along this journey. It’s been a tough one.

Ellie. Your encouragement, support, brutal honesty and love have helped shape me into a better man, and continue to shape this series into the best it can be. Thank you.

Mom and Dad, thank you for allowing my imagination to flourish throughout my life.

My daughter Lilly, I can’t wait until you’re old enough to read this and understand that for the longest time, you were my only reason to live.

For Eleanor.

My sunshine.

Who has time to live forever? I have shit to do!

Dorian awoke.

It was hot in the belly of the ship. The sun beat down upon the aged wood above, cooking the contents of the hold. This, combined with the level of cleanliness that Dorian’s bunkmates maintained, served to fill the air with a cloying smog of sweat, farts and piss.

He remained in his hammock, eying the men around him. There was one; skinny, bent and shaking, making his way to the