Ramblings

The Author

I have been writing for quite a long time, off and on really for over 40 years or so. I’m an old man now. I’ve always been a pantser, but have learned the art of outlining. When I was in high school back when Duran Duran and the Rubik’s cube were all the sensation, I read Elric from Michael Moorcock. Then I read the other 5 books. Then just about anything similar, except all the popular stuff. I’ve only just recently read The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore for example. But I was a nerdy kid, played AD&D, listened (still do) to heavy metal, specifically Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, and so on. I dressed like it too.

The Queen of Shadows is the main antagonist of Darkness of the Northern Sky. She is a powerful sorceress/clairvoyant with a dark past and looking to exact revenge on those from her past and replace them in positions of power.

Soltari is a Commander in the army of the Northern Lands. He commands the forces on the Eastern borders protecting the villages there against the rebel militants from the Eastern Lands called the Rogue’s Army. He is an experienced swordsman and horseman and his nickname from the Rogue’s Army militants shows it.

A battle-weary warrior must fight to stop a merciless sorceress from building an empire of shadows. Commander General Soltari is a frontline soldier who longed to be with his family. When supernatural forces from the North attack his home and murder his wife and daughter, …

The DEBUT novel by author A. E. Engle, RELEASED JUNE 13TH, 2023!

The Author

Queen of Shadows

Commander General Rini Soltari

Description

Darkness of the Northern Sky