The Lord of Freedom is intended to be a seven-book series, with seven complements and five prequels.
Note: Please remember that this series contains multiple references to mental health issues, including suicide, and to traumatic topics such as sexual violence. Though the prose is never explicit and does not qualify as mature, the references may still be triggering for some readers. See the trigger warnings page for more details.
Prequel: The Way It Would Become
Release: February 17, 2023
Before the rise of the Quest of Freedom, their mothers and their fathers witnessed the darkening of the skies…
Riqeta, Princess of Zahacim, is the most powerful warrior to stalk across eastern and southern Icilia. Both her skill and her honor in war are legendary, and her defection to her new husband’s nation is an upheaval of their world’s political balance. Yet beneath her fierce veneer is a woman unsure of how to love.
Naman, Prince of Koroma, is renowned for his compassion and good heart, and his wedding to Riqeta renders him a political force to behold. Yet there is one flaw to his happiness — he cannot be sure whether Riqeta loves him.
Not long after their wedding, the king gives Riqeta and Naman a mission of dire importance: resolve the growing insurgency in the south before it poses a true threat to the crown. Riqeta’s martial prowess and Naman’s benevolent voice surely can resolve anything. So they set out, thinking success will not be too difficult to achieve.
But the evil festering in the south is unlike anything they could ever imagine… Will they even be able to see it to survive it?
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Prequel: The Way It Fell Apart
(PREORDER) Release: December 16, 2026
Before the story of the Quest of Freedom, the people of Icilia yearned for the spilling of blood and the gore-drenched spoils of war…
Elima, the future High General of Asfiya, is a protector of peace at her core. The purpose of a soldier, in her mind, is to sacrifice, not to destroy. So, when the court presses hard for war, she does everything she can to hold onto her principles.
Khonatir has lost everything in the name of love. His brother, a violent insurgent with terrible plans, has made Khonatir complicit in unimaginable evils. But Khonatir finds he cannot keep his eyes closed any longer and manages to escape — though he has nowhere to go.
Elima’s and Khonatir’s paths are fated to intertwine. They are meant to find their home in one another, in the security of each other’s love. Yet their world is falling apart, and all their dreams are crumbling around them.
Will even love be enough to secure their peace?
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Review for The Way It Would Become:
“Fantastic epic fantasy. If you enjoy a powerful heroine, emotions running high, a terrifying villain, unconditional love, and ultimate sacrifice—you will love this. Add it to your epic fantasy collection. It is a beautiful narrative.”
~ A.S.U.