The Rider in the Night: The Frostmarked Chronicles, #0

By Brendan Noble

One rider's journey will save his tribe or end it forever.

 

Andrij has guarded the cold slopes of Perun's Crown for years. Though he longs for home, his service pays for his father's debts to the Astiwie king. He just needs his chance to earn his freedom.

 

When the horsemen of the east come with tidings of war, he sees exactly that.

 

Facing his tribe's destruction, the king commands Andrij to ride for his western allies. If Andrij succeeds, his debts will be forgiven. If he fails, his tribe will surely fall.

 

Set in the days before A Dagger in the Winds, enter The Frostmarked Chronicles' world of Slavic mythology with the journey that begins it all.

 

Note: This novella can be read before The Frostmarked Chronicles or at any point during it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eight-One-Five Publishing
• Release date: May 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201233129

Brendan Noble

Brendan Noble is a Polish and German-American author currently writing fantasy inspired by Slavic mythology: The Frostmarked Chronicles. Through these books and his "Slavic Saturday" post series on YouTube and his website, he hopes to bring the often-forgotten stories of eastern Europe into new light. Shortly after beginning his writing career in 2019 with the publication of his debut novel, The Fractured Prism (Book 1 of The Prism Files), Brendan married his wife Andrea and moved to Rockford, Illinois from his hometown in Michigan. Since then, he has published two series: The Prism Files and The Frostmarked Chronicles. Outside of writing, Brendan is a data analyst, soccer referee, and the president of Rockford FC (Rockford's semi-pro soccer club). His top interests include German, Polish, and American soccer/football, Formula 1, analyzing political elections across the world, playing extremely nerdy strategy video games, exploring with his wife, and reading.

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