Ken McEwen

Over nine centuries have passed since the Rending, a cataclysm that isolated the Illunni Realm from the rest of the world by a series of impassable barriers – sheer mountains, scorching desert, and a stinging barrier reef patrolled by gigantic sea creatures called leviathans. Dwindling resources and a growing population have put the realm at risk of collapse, and with the ruling family betrayed and murdered, nothing is certain.


Dez is a mongrel, scraping together a life out on the reef at the edge of the world. He dreams of finding his fortune in the distant mainland city of Greenleg, but without so much as a pearl to his name, a better life seems further from reach than even the twin moons.


When he finds gold in a drifter’s pocket, Dez thinks his prayers to the leviathan gods have been answered...only for a stranger in white to turn all his plans to ashes.


Reeling, broken, Dez finds the world a wider, stranger, and far more treacherous place than he’d feared. He must decide what truly matters to him, reach Greenleg, and find his fortune.



But always, the stranger in white draws closer.


Upcoming

Cordoned Kingdom Series

CK Book #1: The First Definition of Fortune (Phase: Final Touches)

CK Book #2 (Phase: Draft 3)

CK Novella (#2.5) (Phase: First Draft)

Phases: Outlining - Draft 1/2/3 - Editing 1/2 - Final Touches.

About Ken

I was drawn to fantasy at an early age; I’d lived in six houses in four states by the time I turned twelve, and a child without siblings must find companionship somewhere. Any little town has a bookstore, and every bookstore has a corner at the back where swords and dragons and colorful magics whirl across the shelves. I would settle into a patch of faded carpet, worn thread-bare by those who’d come before me, and return to the only places I’d ever known to be familiar.

I rode with heroes, empathized with villains, bartered with beasts and bandits. I carried gems in my pocket, caked with bone dust that lay thick in the dungeon’s halls. I faced the end of the world, burning spear in hand, while suburbia groaned at my back.

I was small. I was mighty.

Now, I’ve added a facet to the great gleaming gem of fantasy. A story born on that patch of faded carpet, carried in my heart all these many years.

My familiar place these days is Birmingham, AL, where I live with my brilliant wife, my daughter, and my son. Prior to moving to The South, I earned a bachelor’s degree in English: Writing and Rhetoric from Pepperdine University, and an MBA from Samford University.

THE FIRST DEFINITION OF FORTUNE is my first novel, but more are on the way!

Drop me a line! Reach out with questions, press inquiries, or interesting trivia at Ken@KenMcEwenBooks.com