The Windrider Saga
3 primary works • 4 total works
Book 1
When Captain Vinyanel Ecleriast, an officer in the elven cavalry, narrowly escapes a devastating scouting mission, he discovers a new calling to establish and command an airborne unit of mounted warriors. Joined by an enigmatic half-elven prophetess and a silver dragon, Vinyanel struggles to come to grips with this responsibility, while mourning the recent loss of his unit and only friends.
A subversive plot emerges within the walls of the elven capital city, one that threatens to provide the elves’ enemies with hellish destructive power. Only with the prophetess’s help will Vinyanel unravel the mystery behind the enemy’s plans—that is, if the two of them can stop bickering long enough to work together. Vinyanel barrels headlong into territory where he will need more than a sword and shield to prevail. Only if he can look beyond himself for the strength to defeat his enemies will he survive to answer his divine summons.
Book 2
When Vinyanel Ecleriast narrowly escapes an assassination attempt right in the halls of the elven royal fortress, it becomes all too clear that his enemies are wasting no time in exploiting a breach in the magic that has protected the elven capital for millennia.
Aided by an unlikely squadron of a prophetess, a marksman, a bookish swordsman, and the very assassin that tried to relieve Vinyanel of his head, he sets out on a quest to plug the leak that complacency created. The search for five vital talismans will test Vinyanel’s fledgling Windrider squadron as he discovers there are some problems even having a silver dragon for a mount cannot solve.
With every victory, Vinyanel makes new enemies, one of which may be a supernatural adversary, or else a manifestation of madness. This new foe wrenches Vinyanel’s demons into the light and poisons him with doubt about his abilities, purpose, and destiny.
A storm is brewing, and Vinyanel must lead his Windrider squadron into the heart of it. But only if he can dodge a knife in the back along the way.
Book 3
Lieutenant Commander Vinyanel Ecleriast has unfinished business with the dragon-kin, and news of a recent abduction fans his smoldering convictions to flame. On a self-appointed investigation of converging threats, Vinyanel discovers that enemies are poised to employ the Chalice of Gherag-Tal in a gruesome plot of sacrifice and domination.
Together with his prophetess mentor, silver dragon mount, and an assassin in tow, Vinyanel resolves to return to the dragon-kin stronghold where his previous squadron lost their lives. The specter of failure haunts every step of his journey.
The arrival of a hatchling dragon and her caretaker further complicates an already dubious mission. Only if Vinyanel can unify this disjointed alliance of companions do they have a hope of preventing the abominable ritual the dragon-kin have planned.
Time runs shorter with every moonrise.
A festering grudge. A rekindled quest. A crippling wound. The clash of warring factions will reveal the truth of valor’s worth.
Books 1-2
