Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Journey of a Thousand Steps
    The Journey of a Thousand Steps
    The Journey of a Thousand Steps
    Ebook25 pages21 minutes

    The Journey of a Thousand Steps

    By A.K. Gallagher

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    "The Journey of a Thousand Steps" is a sample chapter from Book I of the Godless Series - The Raven Stone. In this chapter, Elianna leaves the Empire for the first time and journeys to the Masiri Realm, where she meets the enigmatic Chief Rashaan who sends her on a quest to discover her destiny whether she likes it or not.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherA.K. Gallagher
    Release dateMar 24, 2015
    The Journey of a Thousand Steps
    Author

    A.K. Gallagher

    A.K. Gallagher is a fantasy fiction writer, poet, artist, and eBook author. A finalist of the Cowley Literary Award 2013 for "The Widow's Wail" and author of the GODLESS series.

    Read more from A.K. Gallagher

    Related authors

    Related to The Journey of a Thousand Steps

    Related ebooks

    Fantasy For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Read A Sneak Peek of IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES

      Sep 6, 2023

      The murderer arrived by boat. He came gently, with a soft tread and beautifully clean hands. He strode past a group of men and women hauling in a catch of fire-fish, his knife out of sight in his pocket. They glanced round at him, but he only nodded

      4 min read

    • Article

      Ursula K. Le Guin

      Jun 15, 2018

      He was thinking of Lookfar, abandoned long ago, beached on the sands of Selidor. Little of her would be left by now, a plank or two down in the sand maybe, a bit of driftwood on the western sea. As he drifted near sleep he began to remember sailing t

      15 min read

    • Article

      Cricket League

      Jan 1, 2023

      Mythological Creature Ryan Coppa, age 9 Shaker Heights, OH The Day with Cerberus “But it’s unfair!” I protested. “For the last time, no World Series tickets,” Dad explained. I stomped to my room, not turning back. When I entered my room, I saw a m

      11 min read

    • Article

      The Wimblestone

      Oct 1, 2023

      The Wimblestone
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Trials Of Patroclus And Pelos

      Sep 1, 2022

      The Trials Of Patroclus And Pelos
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Hermit’s Secret

      Jan 1, 2020

      The Hermit’s Secret
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Fool Who Fished For A King

      May 1, 2020

      The Fool Who Fished For A King
      9 min read

    • Article

      Beauty and THE BEAST

      Nov 26, 2020

      Your mum probably told you ‘looks can be deceiving’, and never was that more true than in mythology. Leaving gods, goddesses and mortals to one side, as a rule, the more beautiful the creature, the more likely it is to be planning to rip your head of

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Dragon Of The North

      Sep 7, 2022

      The Dragon Of The North
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Needle

      May 30, 2023

      The Needle
      4 min read

    • Article

      A Well No One Can Reach

      Mar 15, 2022

      A Well No One Can Reach
      6 min read

    • Article

      Alice And The Jabberwocky

      Apr 10, 2022

      ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe:All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe. Once again, Alice found herself in her bedroom, feeling rather mimsy indeed. Every day now, at two o’clock, she would sit at

      18 min read

    • Article

      On Uppermost Winds

      Mar 1, 2024

      On Uppermost Winds
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Wisdom of Women Shines in Najla Jraissaty Khoury’s ‘Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales’

      Oct 22, 2018

      Long, long ago These things happened or maybe no. Let’s start with the image on the cover. Three women sit in a courtyard. One holds a long-handled pan over a coal brazier; the other two, one of whom has her back to us, hold small cups. They wear ide

      7 min read

    • Article

      Queen Of Salt

      Feb 6, 2020

      Queen Of Salt
      10 min read

    • Article

      Malyon and Mayana

      Feb 1, 2024

      Malyon and Mayana
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Crystal Ball

      Nov 1, 2023

      The Crystal Ball
      5 min read

    • Article

      Handsome Is . . .

      Oct 1, 2023

      NOT ALL PRINCES are handsome, of course, but Lancelot was—very handsome. Nursemaids swooned at his sapphire eyes and rosy cheeks when he was still in the crib. As a young boy, he needed only to flash his spectacular smile to wilt his nannies and get

      5 min read

    • Article

      To Save Arrhinsal

      Sep 1, 2021

      TOLIN CRAWLED FORWARD, staying alert. All around, the dense, wiry thickets of the hedge were strangely silent. That usually meant danger, when the green tangle of thorns should be cheery with the songs of finches, the dusky clucking of hedge hens. On

      8 min read

    • Article

      The Silence of Witches

      Dec 10, 2019

      The Silence of Witches
      6 min read

    • Article

      Not Quite MR DARCY

      Aug 10, 2022

      Not Quite MR DARCY
      6 min read

    • Article

      Paper Princess

      Apr 1, 2023

      Paper Princess
      3 min read

    • Article

      Elsi, The Strange Maid

      Aug 29, 2018

      Elsi, The Strange Maid
      17 min read

    • Article

      Left To Lose

      Jul 10, 2022

      Around the time she gives up her name, it starts to feel like this entire revolution isn’t worth it anymore. The world is probably lucky that Kelian—she still remembers Kelian, in spite of everything—is there to pick up the pieces, the way he always

      11 min read

    • Article

      False Impressions

      Feb 1, 2020

      False Impressions
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Elfin Knight

      Nov 2, 2022

      The Elfin Knight
      5 min read

    • Article

      Concerning The Future Of Souls

      Mar 19, 2024

      As a toddler she had caused a sensation in her family when she announced she wanted to live in a little hole like the ant. Not an ant, the ant. This might have been misheard. She was an easygoing child, not particularly thoughtful and stubbornly inar

      13 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Journey of a Thousand Steps

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Journey of a Thousand Steps - A.K. Gallagher

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1