Dark Fantasy With a Travelling Bard
If you like fantasy where the road costs something, the bard is a working musician and the swords have a history, Whispers of the Wyrm is Book One of a series written for you. It arrives Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
What you'll find
- A bard who's a working musicianHadna signs inn registers with one word, Drake, and carries a red-honey wood lute named Honey. Her fingertips are rough from it. Music here is labour, not decoration.
- A swordsman with two bladesDhaelen wears plain steel at his hip and Ignivar, a dragon-bone sword, over his shoulder. Neither of them is glowing.
- Company that's earned slowlyThey aren't friends at the start. Friends come later, the expensive way.
- A world with rulesFive kingdoms, each with a crown and a gemstone. Two moons. A ten-month year and an eight-day week.
A road story, after the war
The war is over, and nobody's quite sure what that means yet. The roads are open and the inns are full of people who'd rather not talk about it. Blisters, wet boots and beds paid for by the night are part of the story.
Start here
You don't need to read anything first. Read the reading guide, wander through the world of Aurelthyr, or begin with the post Start Here: Whispers of the Wyrm.