The Joined Realm
by Robert
Vane
GENRE: Fantasy
BLURB:
"Control
the water, control the world"
From inside the lush expanse of the Inner Realm, the Ghosbane family and their fellow waterlords rule the Joined Realm through their mastery of the ancient aqueducts that feed the vast Drylands beyond their domain. After being accused of a terrible crime, Arlon Ghosbane, the inheritor of a secret legacy of the vanquished overlords of the Joined Realm, is forced to flee from his family and the only life he has ever known. Guided by a renegade howler intent on freeing his race, Arlon discovers that a world far different than one he had been taught about lies beyond his water-rich homeland. The fate of humanity will be determined by the decisions of a young fugitive and a former slave as they fight for the future of the Joined Realm.
From inside the lush expanse of the Inner Realm, the Ghosbane family and their fellow waterlords rule the Joined Realm through their mastery of the ancient aqueducts that feed the vast Drylands beyond their domain. After being accused of a terrible crime, Arlon Ghosbane, the inheritor of a secret legacy of the vanquished overlords of the Joined Realm, is forced to flee from his family and the only life he has ever known. Guided by a renegade howler intent on freeing his race, Arlon discovers that a world far different than one he had been taught about lies beyond his water-rich homeland. The fate of humanity will be determined by the decisions of a young fugitive and a former slave as they fight for the future of the Joined Realm.
Excerpt:
Tattered
banners displaying the sunflower sigil of this dusty frontier holding hung
behind the lord and his men, all of them pressed together like a clutch of
hens. The chamber’s walls looked like they could crumble at any moment, but at
least they kept Raz’s pounding light at bay. Sand infested the rough-cut
limestone of the floor, but Bellamy supposed that was inevitable in such a
water-starved place. He busied himself trying to dislodge the bits of filth
ensconced beneath his fingernails as Lord Lowen droned on. When Bellamy
finished his manicure and looked up, he noted with annoyance that Lowen and his
meager retainers did not have sand strewn in their hair or stuck in the
crevasses of their fingernails.
“That’s
quite enough, Lowen,” Bellamy declared, his tone as dismissive as that of a
disappointed tutor. “Scribble your excuses on some parchment to send to our
Lord Idris. I’ve heard enough of them. You are responsible for every drop of
water that flows out from this portion of the aqueduct. That is your oath. You
retain your holdings, and your life, only so long as you uphold that oath. You
have failed.”
AUTHOR BIO:
Robert
Vane has been writing stories since he was eight. It’s been his full time job
for two decades – but not the stories he wanted to write.
Inspired by a lifetime of reading, beginning with “classics”
like Privateers, the Amtrak Wars, Darkover, and the Belgariad to name a few
(yeah, he’s old), Rob has been pecking away in his spare time. The Joined Realm
isn’t the first full length novel Rob has written, but it’s the first that he
felt ready to share. Big thanks to Amazon!
Keep reading and writing.
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