Hymn of the Ancients

Leonel Anglian was born to be a hero. His grandfather Leoric was the greatest holy warrior-general the kingdom of Ellaria ever knew, but after Leoric’s death his son was exiled for freeing the very orcs the family had once fought, and Leo walked away from that legacy. Now he scrapes by as an excavator, paid by the Cantry Church to scour the world for sacred relics of the Ancients alongside a ragtag band of companions. When Leo stumbles onto the greatest find in thousands of years, he unearths secrets that could overturn everything the world believes about its own history. Far across the sea, the orc chieftain Kaejic Bloodwolf is driven by visions of leading his people home and erasing the Anglian line to restore his tribe’s honor. As destinies converge, Leo finds himself the last obstacle between Kaejic and his prophesied triumph, hunted across two continents by powerful factions who want the truth he carries. An epic secondary-world fantasy, the story balances large-scale conflict with intimate questions of love, friendship, empathy, and where a person truly belongs.