Elias Brook - Paperback

by Timothy Topalian (Illustrator), Jared Topalian (Author)

It's not easy being me... My name is Elias Brook. Ask anyone, and they'll tell you all about me. That I am a liar, a coward, and a thief. That I betrayed and murdered my king, stole his money, and sent his heirs into hiding. That I ignited a power struggle that scarred the entire kingdom with years of endless war. That I triggered the worst famine the country had ever seen, and started a new age of chaos, angry ghosts, and black magic. That I single-handedly created five years of living hell for every soul in the kingdom of Yivyn, and that I am the most hated man in the entire world who anyone would harm or kill if they could get their hands on me. Seems a tad unfair, don't you think? Especially since only the first bit and that last bit are actually true. I am a liar, coward, and thief, and I am certainly the most reviled man in Yivyn if not the world. The first part I can live with, while the second makes living challenging, but it's nothing I can't handle. Or so I thought until I was killed. And then things got really difficult. An exciting debut fantasy novel

Author Biography

Jared Topalian is a lifelong Connecticut resident. He is quiet and easy to miss, but speaks quickly, writes faster, and reads voraciously. He loves words, history, swordplay, dragons, mythology, quiet grey days, and his family. After deciding to be a writer at age eight, he has pursued storytelling ever since.