The Terrene Chronicles are a series of short stories that explore the history of the world created by R.T. Kaelin in his critically acclaimed novel, Progeny, the first volume in The Children of the White Lion series. Key moments in the past are explored in depth in each short story, giving fans of Progeny a peek into what shaped the people, countries, and history of Terrene.
Family contains the second trio of stories from The Terrene Chronicles and follow Thaddeus, a young man, orphaned at the age of seven, who has had a difficult turn in his life. Now, fate seems to have smiled upon him as he has secured an apprenticeship with Master Claude, the top smith in all of Fernsford. Master Claude is a fair man, but tough on his young apprentice, and has been driving Thaddeus hard for the past year with never-ending, time-consuming tasks. So much so, that Thaddeus rarely makes it out of the smithy. After sneaking out for a secret celebration for his twentieth yearday, things change when Thaddeus' carelessness sets his life on a new path full of love, magic, and tragedy.
Follow one - or more - characters integral to the story of Progeny as their lives are shaped by events they could never have imagined.
The Terrene Chronicles are a series of short stories that explore the history of the world created by R.T. Kaelin in his critically acclaimed novel, Progeny, the first volume in The Children of the White Lion series. Key moments in the past are explored in depth in each short story, giving fans of Progeny a peek into what shaped the people, countries, and history of Terrene.
Family contains the second trio of stories from The Terrene Chronicles and follow Thaddeus, a young man, orphaned at the age of seven, who has had a difficult turn in his life. Now, fate seems to have smiled upon him as he has secured an apprenticeship with Master Claude, the top smith in all of Fernsford. Master Claude is a fair man, but tough on his young apprentice, and has been driving Thaddeus hard for the past year with never-ending, time-consuming tasks. So much so, that Thaddeus rarely makes it out of the smithy. After sneaking out for a secret celebration for his twentieth yearday, things change when Thaddeus' carelessness sets his life on a new path full of love, magic, and tragedy.
Follow one - or more - characters integral to the story of Progeny as their lives are shaped by events they could never have imagined.