Giving you just a little bit more!
We previewed two books recently and now we want to talk about it a little bit more. Here are some of the finer details about what the future brings and the stories we have to tell.
Nevertold: The Mother
MisterMoraine is excited to finish up his second book and he is now putting on some of the finishing touches. As the first book brought you into the world of Nevold, The Mother is going to expand on it and tell the story of Kemahni’s mother before she was given the title of Great Mother.
Synopsis
The Manyari, a people of Man and beast, had been unwillingly cast into the Greater Wilds but, over diligent years, have found their way to thrive in exile. Now, they are on course to find their next Chieftess who will lead a tribe further out than they have ever been before. But first, those who desire the title must fight for it.
A single girl from each of the nine current tribes is set to compete in a series of trials called the Ascendant’s Path. Saleal, a joyfully rebellious and skillful girl from the arid plateaus of Panocua, has found herself in those very trials. Her only goal is to prove her worth and ability by winning against all to show she is the best.
Saleal will rely not only on her many skills but also on her talent to employ yarik, the Manyari’s ability to harness the elemental energies of the world through stones and crystals. And it is those grander elements of nature that she will have to face. Through unrelenting waters, fires from within the earth, and a dive into her inner self, she will be challenged to the very core.
But Saleal is not alone in her journey. With the confidence of her mother and sister at home and family abroad, she gains a momentum that propels her through the trials. With the help of Irva, a former Ascendant participant, Saleal learns new perspectives and the true meaning of the trials. Her determination will bring her new allies and new rivals that will shape who she is to become, testing her limits inside and out of the trials.
And after a new Chieftess is crowned, the world continues on as they forge ahead to create a new life deeper into the Greater Wilds. With it comes a new set of real-life trials they must pass, where there are no guides or certainty for the future.
Through trials and tribulations, more than just friendships will blossom as the Manyari girls compete for glory. Some will find meaning in their efforts; others will lose more than they are prepared to give; but all will find themselves. And through the many adversities, it will create the strongest of them all.
Valkys of the Greater Wilds
Our newest author, C. E. Linares, in collaboration with MisterMoraine, has been working on a supplemental book about an adventurer who is commissioned to research Valkys in the unknown parts of Nevold. This will be Caitlyn’s first foray into professional writing, but she also has a whole another world to add to the Infinite Sea from this in store for us later down the road!
Synopsis
From the journal of Raunien Flutiel:
Of all the creatures of Nevold, none are as unique as those in the category of Valkys. But even with their innate Alteric energies, there was still a Child of Man that was far more spectacular and whom I had the privilege of calling my friend. When I was commissioned to venture forth and assist Avilee of Worfaren to discover as many Valkys as possible, I never knew the adventure I would embark on. And through it, not only did I better understand the creatures' grander place in the world, but also our own.
Know that her original, personal journal is safe in her possession, and I have only submitted her research journal to the Gracadia Univesel, though it is a truncated version I have rewritten, absent of the information she asked me not to divulge. Truthfully, she ordered me to destroy the journal entirely, but I found it difficult to do so with the information about creatures once thought of as myths. For now, the original will stay safely in my possession, and maybe in the future I will pass down the knowledge to someone I can trust.
Avilee, wherever you are, I do hope you are safe.
