The Orb Series

Eternal Knight is the first book in the epic fantasy series, The Orb. Trees die, crops wither, wombs are barren--the Wasting is devastating the world. And now, cannibal raiders have struck the forest refuge of Long Meadow. A huntress, Hadde of Landomere, bears the impossible burden of protecting and providing for her people. With no hope remaining for the survival of Long Meadow, Hadde sets off to seek aid from the distant kingdom of Salador. Unlike Hadde's egalitarian homeland, Salador is a highly stratified, male-dominated world of politics, war, and deceit, teeming with its own problems. When King Boradin comes to believe Hadde is part of a prophecy that will end the Wasting, he refuses her request for aid and bars her from returning home. Hadde’s only ally is the king’s brother and political rival, Morin. When scheming turns to violence, Hadde and Morin flee the king in a desperate quest to end the Wasting before it is too late. Eternal Knight is the first book in The Orb series.

Child of the Knight is the second book in the epic fantasy series, The Orb. Akinos is dead, and the Wasting ended. For a year and a half all is well in the world. Then terror arrives in Landomere. Mercenary raiders capture the infant children Orlos and Enna. Orlos, the son of Maret, is the only living spiridus. Without him the Great Spirit of Landomere will perish. Enna, the daughter of Hadde and Morin, is a rival to the throne of the Kingdom of Salador. It is a claim Queen Ilana would like to see ended. Maret, captured with the children, struggles to keep them safe during the dangerous journey to Salador. Hadde will risk everything to save them. To the north, a weary Champion Nidon returns from war to find a paranoid Queen Ilana plotting against threats real and imagined. To her eyes, Nidon is the greatest threat of all. Far to the east, beyond the Dragon’s Gate, Cragor wields the Orb of Creation. And with every passing day, his mastery of the Orb grows and the date of the next great invasion draws closer. Child of the Knight is the second book in The Orb series.

Shadow of the Knight is the third book in the epic fantasy series, The Orb. For fifteen years Champion Nidon has kept Enna, daughter of Prince Morin and Hadde of Landomere, hidden and safe. They are forced into the events of the wider world when the undead ravage their peaceful community and demand Enna’s allegiance. Orlos, the young spiridus, is tormented by dreams of the ancient massacre of his race. His discovery of a mystical tomb draws him into a dangerous plot to overthrow a queen. Telea, a healer from the Belenese Empire, is the first Easterner to reach the Kingdom of Salador in five hundred years. She brings tales of summoners and demons, death and invasion. The fate of the world balances on her words.

The Dromost Gate is the fourth book in the epic fantasy series, The Orb. With the Rigarian invasion defeated and the Orb of Creation safely in King Handrin’s hands, there is nothing Ayja would like more than to lead a simple life with her new-found family in Landomere. It is a dream that will have to wait. Far off, beyond the Belenese Empire, a great danger lurks. The Dromost Gate will soon open, unleashing the power of an angry god upon the world. It falls upon Ayja, cousin to King Handrin and bearer of the Godshield, to journey though Belen and into the Summoned Lands in hopes of sealing the gate. With only a few companions and a detachment of Saladoran knights to help her, Ayja will face long odds against vicious enemies and faithless allies. To make matters worse, the entire journey rests on the word of Telea, a demon-possessed Belenese woman who might have a different purpose in mind for Ayja and the Godshield.

The Emerald Gate is the fifth book in the epic fantasy series, The Orb. General Nidon, Lord Commander of the Army of Salador, leads his knights on a campaign to rid the East Teren of the remnants of Cragor’s shattered army. Soon, the Saladorans will assault Rigaria itself and by defeating them bring a lasting peace. When news arrives that Ayja has disappeared and a Summoner army threatens to conquer Belen, Nidon turns his attention south. He will fight his way across the world to save both an empire and a daughter he loves more than life. Trapped in the world of Dromost, a world where one either consumes or is consumed, Ayja is caught in a never-ending battle to survive. Even bearing the Shield of Forsvar and the Hammer of Dromost, she isn’t safe. The very items that make her a Power make her a target. When a demon offers her a bargain, she must weigh the terrible price he demands. How big a risk does she take... how many lives does she put in peril... for the sake of her own freedom?