An Epic Fantasy Saga

Genesis of Oblivion is a series of six novels each taking the reader deeper and deeper into the depths of a world known as Talic'Nauth.

Follow the lives of those living during this time and be swept away in the depth of cultures, the grandeur of civilizations, and immerse yourself in thousands of years of history.

Book One: Farmers & Mercenaries

Official release date - June, 2009 (Now Available)

2009 Moonbeam Young Adult Fantasy Award Winner for Excellence in Literature.

Dragonroots Magazine Best New Fantasy Saga of 2009 Award Winner.

This first novel takes the reader into the depths of the societies of Talic'Nauth. You will loose yourself in the lives of slaves, commoners, soldiers for hire, and fledgling Shapers as you enter a world rich with culture and history. Life is an ever-changing, ever-evolving chain of events. Yet for a select few, history will wrap itself around them and their world will never again be the same.

In a sleepy farming stead, a young man, Alant Cor, is found to be one of the few Humans who can manipulate the Essence. And, not simply manipulate it. Alant has more power over this magical force than any Human in known history. Does his younger brother, Arderi Cor, possess the same ability, or something more sinister?

Clytus Rillion, the commander of a mercenary troop, embarks on a quest to cure his dying son, Sindian. Though he doubts he will survive the journey, he will pay any price to save his son’s life.

The beast, known only as Klain, born a slave and now used to entertain the masses in a bloodthirsty sport known as the Games, finds out his true value to those who own him lies with his death.

All are resigned to walk the paths fate has put them upon. Yet, is this of their own accord? Or, is an ancient and powerful race, the Elmorr’Antiens, manipulating the other inhabitants of Talic’Nauth? Change is falling upon the Plane. Some Elmorr’Antiens are making preparations to weather the storms ahead - others intend to use the coming chaos to seize power over all the races.

Follow these seemingly unrelated lives as their paths are set on a course that none can hope to survive. Readers of the Genesis of Oblivion Saga will immerse themselves in the depth of a unique world culture, the grandeur of its civilizations, and the sheer awe of more than ninety-six thousand years of history!

Official release date - June, 2009 (Now Available)

Book Two: Mortals & Deities

Official release date - September, 2010 (Now Available)

The second book of this saga picks up as the first ends, continuing the story.

Thrust into an Essence Node by what he thought were his benevolent teachers, Alant Cor has transcended the bonds of reality to become the first Mah’Sukai to walk the Plane of Talic’Nauth in thousands of years. Now, he must not only learn to deal with his new powers before they overwhelm and destroy him, he must also escape the wrath of those who hunt him.

Alant’s brother, Arderi Cor, has joined the ranks of the mysterious Tat’Sujen Order. He is elated with the newfound powers this secret order has awakened within him. Apprehension grips him, however, by the task they set before him – kill a newly discovered Mah’Sukai before he gains mastery of his powers.

These two brothers find themselves on the opposite side of a forgotten war whose beginning is lost in time. One brother is bent on survival, while the other follows Tat’Sujen orders, thinking he must, to save all he holds dear. Both are set on a collision course with fate.

Unbeknownst to the brothers, a strange, gray-skinned girl named Elith also travels this fateful course. Raised from birth for one purpose – to capture a Mah’Sukai should one return to the Plane of Talic’Nauth. Elith’s master, known only as the Revered Father, desires this new Mah’Sukai to further his own gains. Yet, turmoil boils within her. Is this her true purpose? Is she really the only member of her race in this world of Humans? If so, why does she doubt everything she has been taught by the priests?

Klain, the beast, seeks his place as a free being in the world of Humans. It is a life he has never known. Yet, is he truly free? Or, is he just another pawn in a larger, more sinister game?

As the magical race of the Elmorr’Antiens reaches out to manipulate the other inhabitants of Talic’Nauth, an even greater power pulls their strings from the shadows. A force, forgotten and unknown to the inhabitants of the Plane, exerts its power to control all the players. How will this power shape the events that unfold as these hapless adventurers spiral toward an inevitable meeting?

Official release date - September, 2010 (Now Available)

Book Three: Dreams & Nightmares

Official release date - April / May, 2012 (Pre-Order Now)

The third book of this saga continues the story where book 2, Mortals & Deities, ends.

On a mission of discovery to find what has happened to him and why, Alant Cor is left for dead in the catacombs of Sar'Xanthia. As he lies bleeding and beaten, his main concern is not for himself; it is the fear of what he has unleashed upon an unsuspecting world – an insane Goddess who has been trapped inside a blue orb for thousands of years.

Alant's brother, Arderi Cor, traveled with him hoping to find a cure for Alant. Now, on the brink of death himself, he finds that the love he holds for his brother has been overshadowed by his feelings for the strange gray-skinned girl, Elith.

These two brothers are no closer to finding the answers they need to survive. Yet neither is ready to just give up and die in the bowels of a long dead city.

Tormented by her own inner conflicts, the visions of a home Plane Elith has never known now fill her troubled mind. Will her newly awakened feelings for Arderi help to guide her steps or will the draw of returning to a home she has no memory of force her to sacrifice everything?

After slaying the only family he has ever loved, the beast Klain has flung himself blindly into the unforgiving jungles surrounding Sar'Xanthia. Wracked with remorse and self-loathing, will these be his final days upon the Plane of Talic'Nauth?

Halfway on the other side of the known Plane, the Elmorr'Antien, Delmith Bathooll, struggles with the fact that his Prince, who everyone assumes died in the Essence Node, is in fact the hideous beast now stalking the great city of Hath'oolan. Will his people, known for their docility, be able to band together and fight off this evil, or is this simply the key that unlocks a greater threat – a threat that will wipe the entire Elmorr'Antien race from the Plane of Talic'Nauth forever?

The goddess Saphanthia, having been locked away for millennia, is once again free. Will she continue forward with her plans, or will the lure of revenge on those who imprisoned her be too much of a temptation to resist?

Old powers have awakened. How will the races and cultures of Talic'Nauth react as these powers start to reach out and manipulate events?

Official release date - April / May, 2012 (Pre-Order Now)

Book Four: Kings and Usurpers

Darkness has fallen upon the land and those with the ability to save Talic'Nauth are torn between saving it from immediate destruction by the armies of the first Kithian Empire, or protecting the future from the ultimate evil building on the horizon that only a handful even know exists.

Targeted release date - Late 2012 / Early 2013

Book Five: Survivors and Saviors

Continue the saga to see how deep a darkness can really fall. Crippled in the aftermath of the Kithian war, Talic'Nauth lays in shambles. Yet the worst is still to come as an ancient evil is poised to dominate all of creation.

Targeted release date - Late 2013 / Early 2014

Book Six: Renegades and Traitors

In the last book of this Epic Saga, the culmination of all plans and plots become reality as the remaining few who can save Talic'Nauth attempt to protect everything they hold sacred.

Targeted release date - Late 2014 / Early 2015