The Godspear Trilogy
3 primary works Complete
Book 1
Dean Kinne's debut novel, The Scourge of Godspear, introduces the reader to the island of Vidrey where gigantic trees called godspears, grow. It is here we meet Ralm, heir to the office of overseer. The responsibilities of overseer are vast, encompassing roles of mediator, organizer and leader, all of which Ralm wants nothing to do with. He's content with idling his days in the forests surrounding his island village. Unfortunately, his father Brun, was deposed of his position as overseer and as his only child, Ralm must assume the burdensome title.
On Vidrey, grow magnificent trees called Godspears. Their heights reach the heavens and their trunks are broader than the homes dotting Vidrey's landscape. The people of the island harvest one godspear each year, trading its lumber with the distant land of Azazura. But when the godspears succumb to a wicked infestation and their numbers dwindle, it is up to Ralm, reluctant overseer of the island community, to journey to the distant continent and seek help in finding a cure, but when he reaches the mainland, Ralm discovers Azazura is imperiled in a different way. And the godspears are at the heart of it.
Book 2
In the Scourge of Godspear, reluctant leader of the people of Vidrey, Ralm Willowsong journeyed to Azazura in search of a cure for the infested godspear trees with his wife Cyji and her brother Lavak. Betrayed on the voyage by the mysterious watchers, Ralm, Cyji and Lavak were separated at sea.
In the second book of Dean Kinne's Godspear trilogy, the Secret of Godspear, Ralm finds himself again an unwilling leader as he is asked to start a rebellion for the downtrodden people of Azazura who are under strict rule of the Ascendancy, a cruel, authoritarian government that uses the godspear's magic to control the masses.
Meanwhile, Cyji continues her search for Ralm and Lavak, witnessing firsthand the Ascendancy's tyrannical ways. Lavak struggles to understand his budding powers while hiding them from the dangerous members of the order surrounding him in the Crimson Spire.
Book 3
The godspear are in peril! Ravaged by a beetle infestation, the mighty trees succumbed to the onslaught and their numbers dwindled. In a desperate bid to find a cure and save the trees, Ralm Willowsong set out across the dangerous Cryptic Sea along with his wife Cyji, and her brother Lavak, to the land of Azazura. They each discover nothing there is as they once believed, the land a stark contrast to the idyllic life on their island home of Vidrey.
The cunning Supreme Ascendant Basara marshals his forces and prepares to launch a plan that not only endangers the godspear, but the people of Vidrey as well. Ralm's efforts to save the godspear are delayed as he struggles to liberate the oppressed citizens of Dorsluin, but can he return to Vidrey in time to warn his own people of the approaching threat?
After suffering a terrible loss, Cyji vows to protect an unknowing people from the wicked Ascendancy. Lavak's magical powers grow along with an ever-consuming insanity. Will his abilities fully manifest before he succumbs to madness?