Early winters and distant cities make the northern reaches fit only for adventurous homesteaders. Alto is on the verge of becoming such a man when his father is ambushed by monstrous raiders from the mountains.

Determined to find help for his father Alto leaves his home behind and sets out with a group of adventurers tasked with learning the true nature of the raids. Help for his family grows more and more distant as the boy is swept up into a budding war with a neighboring nation and the threats of evil forces from the mountains.

A fiery-tempered princess from the eastern kingdom falls into Alto's hands by twist of fate. The fate of two nations rests in their hands, provided they can keep them off of each other's throats.

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### Review

"*The author creates a very believable world, peopled with exotic yet endearing characters." - Rarebird1

"*The story moves in a very reasonable pace and the story develops nicely.*" - Book Addict

"*I enjoyed it very much and believe you will not regret purchasing it.***" - Jennifer *

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### From the Author

I'd been planning Child of Fate for a couple of years when I finally got around to writing it. I even wrote the first chapter a year or so back and then tabled it because I wasn't ready. When I came back to it I had to revise a lot of it, but the bones were solid for a good beginning. This time I was ready and the words just spilled out of me.

Child of Fate is about a character I played in my early teenage years when I discovered some friends that played Dungeons and Dragons. It blew my mind, all the possibilities, and I hope I conveyed some of the sense of wonder with Alto, the main character. The story is entirely new though, nearly all of the adventures and quests I undertook with the aid of paper and plastic dice have been lost to the dusts of time.

It turned out those vintage characters were far more complex and deeper than I'd ever imagined! The interactions between them delighted and astonished me. Some of them even turned out entirely different than I'd ever imagined. All in all, it was a fantastic experience and I'm excited to share it with the world.

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