The Essenburg Archives
A new saga that takes place in the greater world of Kal Maran, first introduced in The Shattering of Kingdoms.
The Earl of Essenburg, Steven Hargraves, is dead.
Assassinated by an unknown assailant, his death plunges the earldom into a bloody civil war. Rival siblings of the murdered lord have vied for control of the region for three long years. Frederick, rightful heir to his father’s title, lies ensconced in Bode Castle, held under siege by his younger sister Catherine’s army.
As alliances shift and unforeseen forces are brought into the conflict, an innocent newcomer threatens to upset the delicate balance of the warring factions. A gravedigger by trade, this one man seeking redemption could change the fate of the land. For a man prone to a solitary existence, his world will forever be changed. But his attempts to navigate the cut-throat world of the nobility might also lead to his downfall.
Brave knights, cunning mercenaries, and warrior monks, along with strange and wondrous places await the gravedigger. He may hold the key to Essenburg’s plight.
Fifteen years after a bloody civil war nearly tore apart the earldom of Essenburg, Berrin Penfall finds himself at a crossroads. A chance encounter outside the forbidding forest known as The Hollow has changed him forever. No longer enamoured with his notoriety as the famous Knight of Fulton Court, he seeks something more.
Returning to his estate after a long absence, Berrin is confronted with terrifying reports that will soon alter the land he knows so well. Strange sightings of creatures out of Essenburg’s myths and legends are rampart, while residents of entire villages begin to vanish. As a result of these dire circumstances, Earl Andrew Hargraves calls upon House Penfall to champion the cause for good.
Joined by an Alenian knight, a foreign prince, and a group of newfound companions, Berrin is tasked with uncovering the mystery of the unsettling disappearances. Whispers of a hidden darkness emerging from the depths of The Hollow sets the party on a deadly path with an uncertain destiny.
In this second installment of the Essenburg Archives, return to a world of brave knights, magical creatures, deadly enemies, and true evil. With a forgotten source of power returning to the realm, Berrin Penfall’s quest has only just begun.
