A stunning fantasy trilogy from Australian author Chris Moss, The Rising Herald Saga tells the story of continent on the brink of war, its fate tied to the rise and fall of a condemned traitor.
The Traitor’s Reliquary
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Kestel is sentenced to death, but fate has other plans…
Snatched from the jaws of a Hydra, Kestel finds himself swept into a struggle of monsters and angels. The fate of a crumbling society hangs on Kestel’s impossible quest for revenge against a living god.
Meanwhile, the island of Caelbor teeters on the brink of civil war. Spymaster Harpalus plots in the shadows, only to be faced by the woman who trained him. Will Harpalus succeed in stopping the war, or will his country be torn apart by old scores left unsettled?
A fantasy in the tradition of Terry Brooks and Raymond E Feist, The Traitor’s Reliquary will keep readers guessing from the first betrayal to the final showdown.
The Traitor’s Empire
To save an empire – or destroy it?
After the death of Maal and Musmahu, Kestel and Eriwasteg contend with the intrigues of Maal’s court to take control of the Sacred Realm, but their different cultures and Kestel’s growing visions of the Capital’s destruction put them both at risk.
Julia, now Spymistress of the Citadel after murdering her protégé, Harpalus, must protect the Citadel’s prelates from a new Vutai agent while dealing with her own crippling guilt. Meanwhile, General Marcus Dio is asked to forge a combined army from the remnants of the bitter civil war, but his own secrets threaten to upset the Citadel’s push to retake their ancestral homeland.
With Citadel and Baavghir armies converging on the Capital, will Kestel be able to command an empire on the brink?
The Traitor’s Ruin
A city burns – but does the Herald still wish to save it?
Kestel and Harpalus race to take control of the Citadel army, who are on a rampage after the treacherous deaths of Dio and Bastion – but after being imprisoned and humiliated by his own people, Kestel may be more than happy to watch his city burn. Meanwhile, Eriwasteg struggles to contain the Baavghir’s own ambitions for conquest as her companion Melia succumbs to Bloodwyne withdrawal. With a city on the brink, scores will be settled and secrets will be dragged into the light – but with the Hydra God stirring, will it be enough?
