So, what do you think?
The newly rewritten Haldred Chronicles: Alyssa has been out
a few weeks, people have been buying it and reviews have been positive.
UK editions are HERE and US Editions HERE
So, time to write a little about the world and history.
Basically, Haldred Chronicles is set in a post war fantasy
world. A vast all encompassing war called the Six Nations War had been raging
for 50 years. Then, quiet suddenly, the six war weary nations (Magra, Tornar,
Trima, Darnhun, Halnas and Argon) declared peace and their civilisations
attempted to ‘get back to normal.’
Into this scenario the various Haldred Chronicles stories
play out. The over arching theme, and
over riding concern for most of the characters, is maintaining this fragile
peace. As might be expected, there are many individuals and factions interested
and intent on restarting the war. They serve as the primary antagonists.
As for the protagonists, most of them belong or are
associated with the ‘Council of Peace', an international organisation setup to
monitor and maintain the peace by ‘any and all means necessary'. So whilst they
might maintain the peace, they aren’t shy from doing so using violence
themselves.
This setting also means that the series as a whole manages
to cross multiple writing genres. It’s definitely ‘fantasy’ based, many of the
stories taking place in an ‘urban fantasy' setting. Additionally, the stories
have ‘Crime fiction' and ‘mystery’ aspects as the stories often involve crimes
and their investigations in the pursuit of maintaining peace. Plus because it’s
me, there is quiet a bit of humour thrown in.
Hope this is of interest to some of you.
Enjoy!
