Outcast
Outcast is an epic tale of rebellion, redemption, and the elemental forces that bind kingdoms—and destinies—together. From the sun-bleached deserts of the Deadlands to the storm-ravaged seas and frostbitten edges of the world, three unlikely heroes rise: Kale, a swift-footed sandrunner with a past rooted in legend; Reagan, a soldier-turned-symbol who dares to defy the thrones that would use him; and Riggs, a fugitive-turned-healer who uncovers truths buried beneath centuries of myth. As ancient powers stir and long-buried secrets resurface, each man is forced to confront the cost of freedom, the meaning of loyalty, and the dangerous question of who controls the truth. With kingdoms on the brink of war and deeper forces at play, their stories are only just beginning.
A Sandrunner's Fate
He Was Born To Run, Now He Has To Fight
In the sun-scorched Deadlands, survival is a daily race—and Kale is one of the fastest. As a sand runner, his life depends on endurance, grit, and outrunning danger across a fractured world ruled by the elemental Gehage and plagued by war.
But when a brutal attack upends his quiet existence, Kale is thrust into a whirlwind of loss, betrayal, and awakening power. Forced to flee his village with his closest friend, a freed slave, and an injured hawk with a mysterious lineage, Kale begins a journey that will test more than just his legs—it will test his soul.
As kingdoms clash and ancient bloodlines stir, Kale discovers that fate has a plan for him. But the path forward is tangled with questions: What is he becoming? Can he escape the reach of a kingdom determined to claim him? And can one runner’s choices shift the course of a war rooted in vengeance, legacy, and sacrifice?
A Sandrunner’s Fate is a pulse-pounding epic of friendship, freedom, and the fire hidden in even the humblest heart. Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Brian Staveley, this gripping fantasy debut blends elemental power, desert survival, and found family in a story that refuses to slow down.
A Traitor's Command
When justice demanded blood, he offered his own
Reagan Darkwater never asked to become a symbol. He was a laborer, a protector, a man who stood only when others couldn’t. But after the Fire Kingdom’s flames scorched his life and left his friends broken or gone, Reagan entered the army—not for honor, but for the chance to stand between power and the people it crushes.
Now, thrust into the heart of the Stone Kingdom’s military machine, Reagan is celebrated by the commoners and paraded by nobles who would hang him if not for his popularity. He becomes their champion in name, their puppet in practice—used to stir hearts, to silence dissent, and to sell a war he doesn’t believe in.
He didn’t answer to kings. He answered to the people—and when the moment came, he gave them everything.
Haunted by the friend he couldn’t save, burdened by the ones he still can, Reagan walks a line few survive—between rebellion and duty, guilt and purpose. With the Senate watching his every move and whispers of civil war spreading like fire through dry grass, Reagan must decide what kind of man he will be… And whether his life is worth the cost of protecting those with no one else to stand for them.
Outcast: A Traitor’s Command is a powerful continuation of the Outcast saga—a story of sacrifice, loyalty, and defiance in a world where the strongest serve the highest… unless someone dares to break the chain. For fans of The Poppy War, The Way of Kings, and The First Law, this is the story of a man who refuses to bow—even if it costs him everything.
Kingdom Rising
To Find What Was Lost,
He Must Cross a World Built on Lies
After fleeing the prisons of the Fire Kingdom, Riggs vanishes from the story of Kale and Reagan— only to forge one of his own. Hunted across scorched lands, captured by pirates, and sold into slavery, his path twists through storms and shipwrecks until fate delivers him into the hands of the Water Kingdom navy. There, his hidden gifts are awakened. As a healer, a bender, and a survivor.
But the sea does not forget. Nor does the heart.
Haunted by the love he lost and the friend he left behind, Riggs joins an expedition into the frozen reaches of the north, hoping to uncover answers—and instead finds a woman long thought dead, a forbidden truth buried in myth, and a power no man should command. What he unearths will challenge everything the kingdoms believe about the origins of bending... and the cost of the peace it was built upon.
With war rising once again and loyalties pulling him in every direction, Riggs must decide who he truly is: a soldier of the Water Kingdom, a savior to those he left behind, or a pawn in a story far older—and more dangerous—than any of them knew.
Kingdom Rising is the third volume of the Outcast saga, a seafaring epic of survival, sacrifice, and ancient revelations. Perfect for fans of The Bone Ships, The Poppy War, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, this is a story of one man’s journey to rise, when rising means carrying the weight of truth itself.
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