Below is the second in a series of reports to Emperor Vesper Zuilkaarme on the strange happenings that occurred throughout Lucardia around the time of Prince Koen the Gray’s disappearance. You can read more about that disappearance here. This is an account from Grand Master Terrick of the Knights of Norn. To His Most IllustriousContinue reading “The Phantom and the Citadel”
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Chasing ghosts
I don’t believe in ghosts — not in the flickering, sheet-draped sense of spirits rattling chains in the night. My rational mind resists that. And it’s not as if I didn’t conduct my own tests to arrive at my conclusions. Throughout my teens, I searched. I wandered into places that must surely have been haunted:Continue reading “Chasing ghosts”
The Novice of Thanatos Is Out Now—A School Unlike Any Other
A boy. A journey. A school unlike any other. The Novice of Thanatos is finally here, inviting you into a world where the lessons are written in bone and silence, and the dead are never far behind. Think Harry Potter, but for adults—where magic is replaced by the cold, uncompromising study of death itself. MishalContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos Is Out Now—A School Unlike Any Other”
The Novice of Thanatos and the Real-World Practice of Mos Teutonicus
Writing a book about a group of monks who primarily deal with the dead brought me down an assortment of macabre rabbit holes. Some of it was fascinating, and some will plague my nightmares. Although I write fantasy, I write grounded fantasy in the late-medieval period. Patching together the real with the fantastical gives theContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos and the Real-World Practice of Mos Teutonicus”
The Novice of Thanatos book trailer!
I hope you enjoy my newest visual offering for my upcoming novel, The Novice of Thanatos, which will be released on March 7, 2025 (available for preorder now). It would be redundant to say I’m very excited about this book, but I am. It is a strong first book in what will be a trilogy.Continue reading “The Novice of Thanatos book trailer!”
The Order of Thanatos and the Mystery of the Threshold
When I set out to create the world of Lucardia, I knew that death wouldn’t simply be an ending—it would be something tangible that shapes the world as much as the living. Many fantasy settings leave the question of the afterlife to faith and speculation, but in Lucardia, there is no mystery about whether ghostsContinue reading “The Order of Thanatos and the Mystery of the Threshold”
The Novice of Thanatos is Now Available for Preorder!
It’s finally happening. After months (years, really) of crafting this story—unraveling its secrets, walking its shadowed corridors, and wrestling with its ghosts—I’m thrilled to announce that The Novice of Thanatos, book 1 of my new The Order of Thanatos series, is officially available for preorder! Its full release is on March 7, 2025, and IContinue reading “The Novice of Thanatos is Now Available for Preorder!”
