Genoivieve Series

Plunge head first into an epic journey of courage and fortune with Genoivieve, a captivating high fantasy novel that places you inside a complex world filled with magic and intrigue.  In this charming tale, you live the extraordinary life of Genoivieve, a human Cleric of Aphrodite, as she navigates the immersive landscape of a once peaceful and prosperous realm suddenly subjugated by extreme evil.   Genoivieve is not only a powerful Cleric of Aphrodite.  She represents resilience and honor, demonstrating a unique goodness that inspires.  As she deals with her own inner demons and engages various overlapping forces of darkness, Genoivieve discovers that her destiny is intricately linked to the world.  While embracing traditional themes of love, trust and integrity, she defies societal expectations, eliminating barriers designed to confine women.   Encountering intense danger and great personal risk, Genoivieve's unwavering faith and determination empower dozens of interesting characters around her, qualifying the notion that leadership and strength are not a function of gender.  It happens in a setting where females are generally suppressed but blatant misogyny, racism and homophobia are not widespread prejudices.  Genoivieve therefore makes a strong case for an increased female readership in a genre that has historically been male-oriented.   With expertly-crafted world building and a compelling, first-person narrative, Genoivieve is a mesmerizing tale delightfully accented with hints of allegory and literary nuance.  No AI was employed in the written word or any hand-drawn maps.  The story provides a genuine mosaic of classical legend and lore, ideal for all fans of high fantasy, contemporary fantasy and sword & sorcery role-playing alike, and represents a fine read within the genre.

Dive deep into the epic journey of ULMAETOR, a captivating high fantasy novel that places you inside a complex world filled with dark magic and intrigue. In this gripping novel, you live the extraordinary life of Ulmer, a young boy flung into relentless misery and despair.  He slowly grows into a powerful lich who seeks to subjugate the immersive landscape of the once active and prosperous realm he grew up in.  He embodies evil.   Ulmaetor, born out of Ulmer, is the very definition of Genoivieve's antithesis.  As the powerful Grand Matriarch of Aphrodite, Genoivieve represents resilience and honor, demonstrating a unique goodness that inspires. Ulmaetor is the classical opposition, but very far from the typical trope.  Because his life has ordinary roots just like anyone, we learn to sympathize with his sadness and his actions.  We see him deal with and develop prodigious inner demons, and young Ulmer soon discovers that his destiny under Hades is intricately linked to the world.  While embracing evil, he walks along traditional themes of hard work, diligence, leadership, resourcefullness and integrity.  He is a goal-setter and a survivor who surprises the world.   Ulmaetor manages to inspire a number of important characters, particularly his twin brother, two step sisters and The Grand Matriarch of Hades, three powerful and highly influential women, all Clerics of Hades.  ULMAETOR and GENOIVIEVE definitely make a case for an increased female readership in a genre that has historically been male-oriented.  This is especially evident when Ulmaetor and Genoivieve are one day forced to confront each other.   With expertly-crafted world building and a compelling, first-person narrative, Ulmaetor is a mesmerizing tale accented with allegory and literary nuance.  He is Volume 2 of the Genoivieve Series but functions well as a stand-alone story.  As always, no AI support was employed in the written word or of any hand-drawn maps. Only character images were AI enhanced from personal photographs.  The story provides a genuine mosaic of classical lore, ideal for fans of high fantasy, contemporary fantasy and sword & sorcery role-playing alike, and represents a fine read, both within and outside of the genre.