Ghost from the north

by keith cornwell

A prelude for the next Lord of the Rings or A Song of Ice and Fire, a prototype for a multi-novel series spanning many different cultures across a continent. The trilogy will explore the many nuanced facets of different cultures including dress, speech, day-to-day activities, and government.

1. prelude

This is the first in a trilogy that will explore the many nuanced facets of different cultures including dress, speech, day-to-day activities, government, economics, and the interplay of these aspects from within and with neighbors.

Ghost from the North accounts a young man's struggle between his duties in the king's court and his family's duty from his homeland. His role as strategist entails him learning all he can about enemies and allies; their soldiers, formations, weapons and armor, generals, preferred strategies and tactics, city defenses, and more. along his journey he travels to places both familiar and foreign and comes face-to-face with mages, psions, dragon-kin, and each culture's outlook on all fantastical creatures and superstitious witches.

This story has been modified from its original text to adhere to maturity guidelines.