The protagonist of “The Shadow Lord’s Son,” Brannan Marec Mavrenn, has visions of alternate realms. The planet Alsar is sentient, and when humans arrived, it interacted with their minds to create the Shadow Realms: alternate dimensions that reflected their racial and mythological history. In the trilogy’s first book, To Take Away His Voice, these realms..
Month: August 2024
What does it take to make a hero? In “The Shadow Lord’s Son,” the Bard, Brannan, faces complex challenges. While his adventures share features of the archetypal Hero’s Journey, Brannan Marec Mavrenn’s trials are not typical. He is an honoured and influential bard until his life is disrupted. The first challenge is to deliver a..