JULY 29th Publishing Day ! Book 8 THE CHYRONS: SETTLING SCORES
JULY 29th Publishing Day ! Book 8 THE CHYRONS: SETTLING SCORES
WELCOME TO ARCAIKOS
The tale of
The Curse of the Heart of Sulyan
"Captures the spirit of classic fantasy." LH
CATEGORY; Adult Fantasy Fiction
The Caelan appear to have overcome the Wardynes at last, after nearly 300 years of violence and persecution. Now they must rebuild trust but there are old scores and other matters to settle and their plans do not always end up as they hoped.
Book 8 in the series The Saga of the Chyrons
Published on 29thJuly 2024
The books are available from Amazon on Kindle / Kindle Unlimited and in Paperback
Book One Belenus Rising
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088Y263SH
Book Two A Choice of Evils
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P29D7HS
Book Three The Immortal Caelan http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094GCLYQK
Book Four The Prophecy of Rhiannon http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B14G489V
Book Five The White Sorceress http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNFWTZRR
Book Six The Dragons of Sulya http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXN8R6PQ
Book Seven Dragon of Despair
http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT5QFL2R
Book Eight Settling Scores
BOOK NINE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 2024
Notes on the Series:
A dark, complex, fast-moving story of revenge, courage, trust and betrayal that spans the generations and continually springs surprises and plot twists. The complete story is told over nine books: The Saga of the Chyrons.
The story begins when Belenus Wardyne, the only son of the Ruler of Cazam Goral in Arcaikos, realises he has not inherited the necessary ability to control the elemental powers to control the Chyrons. He is constantly bullied and humiliated for his lack of talent. To rule the city of Cazam Goral and the surrounding province, he must be able to calm Chyrons; forces which cause natural disasters. On reaching the age of maturity and feeling bitterly resentful, he seizes the city, kills his parents and their courtiers and with the help of a renegade Master Guardian, begins a prolonged persecution to rid the country of the Veleta, who are people with the ability to calm Chyrons, and replace them with his own Cult of Sulyan. Most of the Veleta fall to his violent enforcers and the Chyrons appear more frequently, causing many disasters. Belenus discovers an evil relic, ‘The Heart of Sulyan’ and partakes of it in a dark ritual. It offers longevity, additional power and the promise of immortality, but it soon grows in power, seducing others to partake and spreading mistrust and fear. The remaining Veleta can only hope that the old prophecy, which states that in such circumstances, the Osanë will appear and restore their fortunes, happens soon. Neither they nor the dragons that live a parallel existence in this land and work in a different way can say when they will come.
The remaining Veleta begin a quest to discover a way to destroy partakers but face great danger, betrayal and frequent misunderstanding which limits their progress. The appearance of the Triune, three very unsettling, naïve, young women with one joined mind and limitless power, puts all their schemes in danger of failure. The evil relic, the Heart of Sulyan, grows in power, beguiling more people to partake, and destroying trust and relationships. The Caelan family lead the opposition to overcome this treachery, destroy Belenus and control the Triune (a trio of powerful Sorceresses) before they themselves succumb and the Chyrons cause irreversible environmental damage.
MORE BACKGROUND FOR NEW READERS ABOUT ARCAIKOS
The Saga of the Chyrons is a m epic tale of revenge, sorcery and a desperate struggle for power amongst the rulers of Arcaikos; a land intended as a paradise by its creators but soon found to be blighted by Chyrons.
Chyrons: elemental forces that add their unlimited energy to turn natural events into disasters. Historically, they were controlled and suppressed by the Veleta, a gifted sect able to wield the ever-present elemental power to maintain calm and increase prosperity. However, in the years preceding the time when Belenus Wardyne was born, natural events like storms, wildfires and earthquakes often became more severe because members of the ancient Veleta Cult had sunk into complacency and their role was taken too much for granted. At first, changes in weather patterns and the landscape occurred at the margins but as time passed, ancient cities such as Kurion and Peryalis became uninhabitable and populations of regions like Sulya were decimated by disease and drought. To counter their decreasing popularity, some ambitious members of the Veleta tried to shift control of the elemental power from Sulya to The Isle of Lallant, angering the Spirits and bringing about their own demise and causing the entire cult to lose the respect of the people and suffer a diminution of their powers and knowledge. This, unfortunately, coincided with the sudden rise to power of the despised and violent son of the Ruler of Cazam Goral, Belenus Wardyne.
Disasters increase and the increased presence of Chyrons causes misery but neither Belenus nor his Master Guardian can exert enough power to bring them under control. Most of the Veleta fall to Belenus' violent enforcers and the uncontrolled Chyrons appear ever more frequently, causing chaos.
Suffering from remorse for causing the death of the only woman he ever loved, but who did not return his feelings, Belenus travels to far off lands and discovers an evil relic, 'The Heart of Sulyan.' He partakes of it in a dark ritual because he is told it offers longevity, additional powers and the promise of immortality, but it soon grows in power, seducing others to partake and spreading mistrust and fear. Belenus sets up the Cult of Sulyan which everyone must join and attend ceremonies. Those who resist are harshly dealt with and a long civil war, known as the Terror, ensues and the Dragons live in fear of a great secret concerning them being revealed to the partakers of the Heart.
The remaining Veleta, who live in hiding, can only hope that the old prophesy, which states that in such circumstances, the Osanë will appear and restore their fortunes, happens soon, The Dragons that live a parallel existence in the land and think in a different way will not reveal what they know and the prophecies tell that at least seven generations must pass before the Osanë will come.
Various members of the Veleta set out on quests to discover a way to destroy partakers and the Heart but they face great danger, betrayal and misunderstanding, which limits their progress. The appearance and misguided actions of of the Triune, three very unsettling, naïve but cunning young women with one joined mind and limitless power, puts all their schemes in danger of failure.
The evil relic, the Heart of Sulyan, grows in power, beguiling more people to partake, destroying trust and relationships. The Caelan must overcome this treachery, destroy Belenus and control the Triune before they themselves succumb and the Chyrons cause irreversible damage and the land returns to the Chaos out of which it was created.
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CLICK ON THE TITLES AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE FOR MORE
The books are available from Amazon on Kindle / Kindle Unlimited and in Paperback
Book One Belenus Rising
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088Y263SH
Book Two A Choice of Evils
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P29D7HS
Book Three The Immortal Caelan http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094GCLYQK
Book Four The Prophecy of Rhiannon http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B14G489V
Book Five The White Sorceress http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNFWTZRR
Book Six The Dragons of Sulya http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXN8R6PQ
Book Seven Dragon of Despair
http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT5QFL2R
Book Eight Settling Scores
BOOK NINE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 2024.
These feature widely in the Saga of the Chyrons, being used for telepathic communication, to enhance spells and to increase power.
A rare, valuable and very powerful conglomeration of Chyron stones. A similar stone was stolen and used by the Triune.
Patterns on Chyron Stones vary. Each person's stone is different. Stones retain the mind patterns of previous users.
For those with higher forms of power Chyron Stones have other secret uses.
The tension mounts in the rival cities of Cazam Goral and Condoria Biarma because Drystyn Wardyne, (alias Mordaunt D'Alneto,) the tyrant ruler of Arcaikos, has discovered that as a partaker of the evil relic, the Heart of Sulyan, he can control Dragons. He has found out too, where the Ddraig Anobaith, (The Dragon of Despair,) was banished seventy years ago by the Immortal Caelan. He sets out intending to capture and command the monster and terrorise and destroy his enemies.
The Dragons' greatest fear, that a partaker will learn this secret, command them and take their freedom, begins to look very likely.
The Ddraig Anobaith is a hybrid monster created by the evil, cunning Sorceresses known as The Triune, who are triplets with many varying powers but little self control. They were altered before birth by the High Priestess Becuma of Sulya out of spite and jealousy of their parents - the Sorcerer Caradoc Dewin and The powerful High Veleta, Mair of the Calen. TheTriune have one very superior mind between three bodies and usually all speak together in a most unnerving manner.
Master Guardian Marc, D’Alneto’s second in command, is horrified by his master's intention and decides to try to use the arcane rite of 'Speaking with the Dead,' to contact his lost mother Darylis, for help and advice. However, he becomes wary of her after she reveals her lust for power and control. He is unaware that his parents, Darylis and the insufferable Mathonwy Caelan, aided by the Triune, are already plotting to make him their puppet ruler.
The terrifying Triune want revenge and they make D'Alneto promise to take the Ddraig Anobaith in Sulya to destroy High Priestess Becuma. They also demand the destruction of any remaining Immortal Caelan; particularly the living statues in the Treasury of Cazam Goral and D'Alneto's half-sister, Arianwen, whom he is shocked to discover is still alive and is leading the rebels against him.
D'Alneto's son Ruis and the Sorceress Seren, having survived the Great Storm, find themselves following unexpected and separate paths in Condoria where the Rulers of Condoria Biarma and Sulya continue to build their defences, aided by the increasingly unhappy Dragons.
Fear of the Ddraig Anobaith makes the Rulers hesitate to rely only on the Veleta to save them but Arianwen and Rowenna have other ideas and produce a controversial plan. They realise that the people of Condoria and Sulya face certain annihilation unless they take some unthinkable risks that involve sharing Veleta secrets with one of their enemies … but can or will they take the risk?
All the books in this series are available from Amazon
on Kindle / Kindle Unlimited and in Paperback
Book One Belenus Rising http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088Y263SH
Book Two A Choice of Evils http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08P29D7HS
Book Three The Immortal Caelan http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B094GCLYQK
Book Four The Prophecy of Rhiannon http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B14G489V
Book Five The White Sorceress http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNFWTZRR
Book Six The Dragons of Sulya http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXN8R6PQ
Book Seven Dragon of Despair http://amazon.co.uk/dp/ ASIN: B0CT5QFL2R
BOOKS EIGHT AND NINE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 2024.
MORE ABOUT EACH BOOK, A LIST OF CHARACTERS AND FAMILY TREES CAN BE FOUND IF YOU CLICK ON 'MORE' AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
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Maps and Family Trees by Vanessa L Ehmann (copyright)
Cover illustrations and pottery by Vic Ehmann (copyright)
Photos of malachite stones
1. Vanessa L Ehmann (copyright)
2&3 copyright requested.
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