The Crimson Spark
Vagabond Legacy Book 1
Broken Souls. Whole Together.
Leo is a boy grieving his twin. Nea is a girl living as a boy to escape her past. Two slaves, each carrying their own scars and secrets journey across a broken archipelago built on human cruelty.
Leo becomes apprentice to a vagabond swordsman and together the two set out to find a stolen weapon locked away in a city of the dead. But what is his new teacher hiding? Tormented by a crippling injury, Leo must find the strength within himself to keep going despite all that he has lost.
Nea is conscripted by the Captain of the Royal Guard, who ropes her into the search for a group of revolutionaries hunting a boy matching Leo’s description. But to Nea’s dismay, the Captain is a woman and Nea must fight past her own self-hatred if she ever hopes to earn her freedom.
As a cataclysmic war looms, Leo and Nea are forced to choose sides. They must confront the horror of their past and fight for the greatest freedom of all, freedom from the fear that rules their hearts.
A story about innocence lost and family found. Book One of Vagabond Legacy.
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Reviews
"Perhaps the most compelling fantasy epic I’ve read in years. William Hastings weaves his setting with the same sense of breathless wonder and shivering terror as Tolkien himself. Characters leap off the page as they brawl, weep, and love before your very eyes.”
- Adam Lane Smith, Bestselling author of Slaying Your Fear and Deus Vult Wastelanders
"Imaginative high fantasy peopled with engaging characters in a colorful and original setting."
- Brian Niemeier, Award-winning author of Soul Cycle and Combat Frame X
"A moving, thoughtful fantasy that balances its action and excitement with deep characters... head and shoulders above standard YA fare."
- Alexander Hellene, Author of The Last Ancestor