The Fall of the Black Masks

The Fall of the Black Masks is the first installment in my high fantasy series, The Qarran Tales. It's a story packed with action, intrigue, betrayal, friendship, secrets, family, and more. The story follows three main characters - Qays, Mila, and Ragnar - as they try to survive in an empire being terrorized by a criminal organization called the Black Masks, a deadly epidemic, and their own pasts.

Ragnar has been on the run for almost two decades. When he finds himself on Death’s door, it is Qays and Mila who save him and treat his wounds. But Ragnar knows that those hunting him will stop at nothing to bring his severed head back to Vakkar and claim their prize, and the longer he stays with his gracious hosts, the more danger he fears they will be in.

Qays, one of the most accomplished physicians in the empire, discovers an epidemic when his patients begin to show symptoms of an unfamiliar and deadly disease. Soon, he finds himself in a race against time to find a way of effectively treating the disease and saving the lives of his people - a feat that is easier said than done when his daughter Mila is kidnapped by the Black Masks, a criminal organization that has been causing civil unrest throughout the streets of his homeland, running unchecked and rampant.

Mila, a young and naive woman seeking adventure, gets more than she bargains for after a stand-off in the local marketplace comes with unforeseen consequences, and soon finds herself fighting for her freedom and her life as she tries to escape the clutches of the Black Masks. Along the way, she uncovers disturbing underground criminal activities and a treasonous plot.

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I'll be posting more about this novel in future, but for now you can check out more cool content for this book at my website, or listen to this podcast episode introducing it, as well as this episode on Belvatrian architectural influences.