Tales of Vengeance

By Andrew John Rainnie

Tales of Vengeance is a collection of short stories based in the same world as the five star fantasy novel Spirits of Vengeance: The Stone of Spirits. While set during the same period as events in that book, the themes and issues in Tales are decidedly different, offering expanded views on minor characters, as well as hints at what lies in store in the sequel, Spirits of Vengeance: The Assassin of Araneque.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrew John Rainnie
• Release date: Nov 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311540379

Andrew John Rainnie

Andrew John Rainnie is a Scottish novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He has an MA. Joint Honours in English Literature and Film & TV Studies from the University of Glasgow, and an MA/PGDip in Screenwriting from Bournemouth University.He has written and directed a number of short films, which have shown at festivals around the globe. His last, The Collector, based on a short story by Jonathan Lethem, was shown at the London East End Film Festival, the London Short Film Festival, and Aesthetica Film Festival in York.After working as a media analyst and script reader in London for six years, Andrew quit the rat race and embarked on an epic around the world adventure, details of which were published in a compendium of his travel blogs, titled My Right Leg Is Tastier Than My Left. During that journey, he finished writing a passion project, his first fantasy novel, Spirits of Vengeance: The Stone of Spirits.

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Tales of Vengeance

A collection of short stories from

Spirits of Vengeance

By Andrew John Rainnie

Copyright 2015 Andrew John Rainnie

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CONTENTS

Title page

Copyright

A Note from the Author

Dedication

The Horse

The Butcher

The Crown

Scars

The Islander

Salt

About the Author

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

This series of short stories came to life because I wanted to expand on some of the smaller events and minor characters that appear in Spirits of Vengeance: The Stone of Spirits. It seemed a waste to have all these great stories that had, for various reasons, not made it into the final edit of the book.

I have written them as a companion piece to the main book, so if you have already read it, this will hopefully quench your thirst for more stories from the wonderful world of Enara, until the sequel, Spirits of Vengeance: The Assassin of Araneque.

For those who have not yet read Spirits of Vengeance: The Stone of Spirits, these stories are written in a similar style, although the themes and issues vary. It is my hope that if you enjoy this collection of short stories, that you will explore the Spirits of Vengeance saga further.

As a self-published author, word of mouth is how many new readers discover my work. Once you have finished Tales of Vengeance, I would be grateful if you write an honest review at the retailer you purchased it from and share it across your social media.

If you are into videogames, I would also suggest visiting Warp Zoned, a website I occasionally write for, and whose editor-in-chief, John Scalzo, helped edit this collection.

Enjoy the tales,

Andrew John Rainnie

DEDICATION

For all the people we meet

if only for a moment

who then inspire us

for a lifetime

ONE

THE HORSE

The horse dragged the rusty plough along the field, parting the soil behind him. The bony creature was accompanied by two hired farmhands. One steered the plough while the other controlled the horse, trying to keep the ridges straight and even.

Wen Mace was the older of the two, a burly brute from the rugged lands of