The Ritual

It is the short opening installment of the Plagueborne Trilogy. The second book, The Zealot, is roughly three times its length, so The Ritual works as a fast, concentrated introduction to the world rather than a long novel.

It is set on the fictional continent of Greater Virren during a continent-wide plague of unknown origin, with much of the action centered on the city of Rothenburg, which remains strangely untouched by the sickness.

Lady Katarina Lorenz, a noblewoman and veteran of the civil war that scarred the continent. Unconvinced by the religious order's claims about the plague, she leaves the city with her companion Tannhauser to find the truth.

Yes. It was released in audiobook through Sentinel Creatives, narrated by Scott Miller.

Yes. The Zealot picks up directly where The Ritual ends and continues Katarina and Tannhauser's story, so The Ritual is the intended starting point for the trilogy.

Not yet. Two of the three planned books, The Ritual and The Zealot, have been published, along with a prequel novella, The Black Hussars. A third main installment has not yet appeared.