Awards and Recognitions

3rd-Place Winner of 2025 Firebird Book Awards for Action/Adventure

Top Pick Winner in the 7th Annual Author Shout Book Awards 2025

Second Place Winner in the Outstanding Creator Awards 2025 for Action / Adventure

Third Place Winner in the Outstanding Creator Awards 2025 for Fantasy

Story Synopsis

In a kingdom of magic, it is sometimes difficult to tell man from beast.

Nal Sinbel, killer of bears—well, actually, just one bear—lives a life of undisturbed obscurity. A prodigious hunter, he wanders the Wastes eagerly trapping and fishing. But he is far from free: his banished family lives at the mercy of magical King Marl, who keeps court on the other side of the Wall.

A chance encounter with a strong-willed princess and her band of youths drags Nal out of anonymity and into danger. Can he confront his parents' past and stand against his cruel uncle? Or will he find this new existence even more merciless than the Wastes?