Lone Warrior (Wattys 2016)

Greatness oft starts in unexpected places, as anyone who reads tales and hears the songs of bards know... or so they say. In the kingdom of Xeverron, nothing is as it seems, and legends come from the unlikeliest of persons.

Draken knows about the tales and those chosen for prophecies - he comes from the Isles, after all. But he never had much faith that just anybody, even him, could become one of the greats. His entire life has been ordinary, just another one of thousands. Until a beast from legends of old attacks the person closest to his heart, and he is left alone in the world. Through a series of incidents, most of which revolve around chance and coincidence, he is ruthlessly thrust into a world foreign to him with strangers expecting him to be their savior and pawn. Battling against the rules that hold him prisoner, he starts making a name for himself - all the while fulfilling a prophecy that he wants no part of.

As he is drawn into fight after fight, every night it hangs like a sword poised to come down - the constant struggle of survival, and the question of living yet another day.

[Thanks to @RACoughlin for the awesome cover! :)]
Highest Rank:
171 in Adventure
398 in Fantasy