The Song of Amhar Series

"I felt at times that I was walking old school through Middlearth with Strider..." "A sprightly tale...totally enchanted me" "So action packed I literally couldn't put it down!" "Luan ap Garioch, second son of the house of Artran, this is the day of choosing. How do you choose?" On the last day of the summer of his fourteenth year, Luan takes the first step on The Path of Swords. He has been told that the path will be hard. He knows that it will lead him into danger. The reality is beyond all his imagining. Described as "Wonderfully imagined" and "skilfully crafted", The Path of Swords is the first novella in the Song of Amhar fantasy series. Set in an alternate Iron Age where the world of the spirit is always close by, the series follows the adventures of Luan, a boy training to become one of the Klaideem, elite warriors who dedicate their life to the service of the kingdom.

Swordplay, Shieldwalls, Treachery and Honour. Luan has made his way to the Guild of the Klaideem, but it is not the refuge he imagined. With new friends by his side, he begins his training in the arts of war, but soon discovers that his fate is part of a larger struggle and danger is never far away. Soon Luan finds himself pulled back to the spirit world where creatures of nightmare hunt and the mysterious Zand awaits.  The Guild of Warriors is the second novella in the Song of Amhar fantasy series. Set in an alternate Iron Age where the world of the spirit is always close by, the series follows the adventures of Luan, a boy training to become one of the Klaideem, elite warriors who dedicate their life to the service of their kingdom.

Fin was woken by a scream. In an instant he was awake, rolling over and scrabbling for his spear. Luan and his friends travel into the wilds in search of Cy Malg, the abandoned fortress where Luan must face the creature of darkness known as the Nighthunter. But betrayal and danger dog their steps and Luan's quest is in peril even before he reaches the Arena of Lost Souls. Can Luan defeat his nemesis? Find out in this thrilling conclusion to the first part of The Song of Amhar. The Arena of Lost Souls is the third novella in the Song of Amhar series. Set in an alternate Iron Age where the world of the spirit is always close by, the series follows the adventures of Luan, a boy training to become one of the Klaideem, elite warriors who dedicate their life to the service of their kingdom.

"War is coming!" "War?" "Dark and bloody war! War in your world and in mine..."   Scarred by his adventures, Luan returns to The Guild of the Klaideem, hoping that he can forget the past and focus on his training. But Brenn is missing and Luan cannot leave him to his fate, and when Luan and Fin are attacked by a mysterious adversary they find themselves pulled into a conflict that stretches across the spirit world and their own.   The Crossing of Ways is the fourth instalment in the Song of Amhar fantasy series. Set in an alternate Iron Age where the world of the spirit is always close by, the series follows the adventures of Luan, a boy training to become one of the Klaideem, elite warriors who dedicate their life to the service of the kingdom.  

"The God of Pirea is eternally thirsty. Only blood can slake that thirst, and then only for a little while. They call it the City of Gold, but the City of Blood would be closer to the truth." On a mission to rescue their friend Brenn, Luan and company sail south, hoping to escape their pursuers in the vastness of the oceans. But the dark brotherhood of the Ciardabrar are not easily shaken off and with enemies on land and at sea, our heroes face danger at every turn as they journey deep into enemy territory, to the City of Blood and Gold. The City of Blood and Gold is the fifth instalment in the Song of Amhar fantasy series. Set in an alternate Iron Age where the world of the spirit is always close by, the series follows the adventures of Luan, a boy training to become one of the Klaideem, elite warriors who dedicate their life to the service of the kingdom.