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Jester (January 2010): A "medieval" fantasy set in a post-diaspora world, in which humans have fled to a new continent after destroying their original homeland in a magical catastrophe. Now, more than two centuries later, they have successfully re-established their civilization and begun to spread through the new lands, despite conflicts among kingdoms and between humans and the land's original inhabitants. In this story, the protagonist is Morley, a human dwarf (that is, the achondroplastic kind, not the Tolkein kind) who has survived an abusive childhood and is now serving as a court jester. When he is offered the chance to become "normal", he accepts—but there is a high price, and one he may be unwilling to pay. Chronologically, the story follows that in Chords (see below), but you don't need to have read Chords to understand or appreciate Jester.

Chords (January 2010): A "medieval" fantasy set in the same world as Jester (see above), but about a decade earlier. At the time of the story, the western human kingdom of Amelior has begun invading the eastern lands, apparently with imperial ambitions. To complicate matters, there are hints of magical assistance—despite a ban on magic for the past two centuries—leading to the death of key figures and the fall of several cities to Amelior's armies. At the time of the story, a former Ameliorite knight (Bram) and a mercenary (Gareth) are thrown together by circumstances, and find themselves forced to work together to help the eastern kingdoms withstand Amelior's steady advance. But Bram has not escaped his past, and will need Gareth's help to defeat the ancient magic that is following in his wake.

Dance the Shadows: A "young adult" novel about a world in which shadows have begun encroaching on the human lands, causing those with weaker wills to change uncontrollably into creatures of their darkest imagining. The shadows are kept at bay by "the light", and by the forest rangers who serve the light and keep the shadows at bay—and who rescue those who stray into shadow and are lost. The story is told from the perspective of Amodai, a teenage boy and range who is struggling with both the scary adult world and the challenges of adolescence. A coming of age story, and more overtly allegorical than my other novels.