Coyote's Den

Firekeep

Coming soon!

Firekeep is a more or less mainstream fantasy novel I am slowly writing. It's a character-driven adventure story set in a fantasy world, where humans aren't the only sentient race, and magic is real and powerful.

A string of vicious murders, a kingdom usurped by a tyrannical ruler, a member of a long-banished race seeking to avenge murder, a young man torn between loyalty and honor, a maimed but beautiful witch who may be the last guardian of the land's health, and a mysterious magical beacon shining forth at every grisly murder... there are secrets in Firekeep, and only the brave may bring them into the light...

Dramatis Personae:

Kayer: A young male shunki - a race descended from coyotes. He was found as a child, badly wounded, unconscious, and without memory of where he had come from, by an old human couple, who raised and cared for him. When his foster parents are killed, Kayer begins a quest to avenge their deaths, discover the secret of his own origins, and perhaps even find his own people, who he has never seen.

Galt: A young human man, forced into slavery, who works as a animal tender for the Duc of Fireholt. When Duc Aelkyd's latest hunting expedition turns up a strange creature told of only in legends, Galt's life takes an unexpected turn.

Ygain: The son of the black-hearted and tyrannical Duc of Fireholt, the noble-hearted Ygain lives under the shadow of his father. Even as the young man seeks to unravel the source of a string of mysterious and brutal murders, he must also decide where his loyalties lie, and whether he has the courage to do what is right.

Kaerali: Once a victim of a terrible and merciless magical killer, the Witch Kaerali makes a haven of the Vollwood, just outside the reach of Fireholt's cruel ruler, Duc Aelkyd. When a mysterious stranger stumbles through the web of magical deception protecting Kaerali's home, she must decide whether the time is right to uncover the secret of Fireholt, and face the dark peril feeding on the land and it's people.