Last Among Equals

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sometimes it's the outsiders who have the most to offer.</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And the most to lose.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As monstrous hordes of Trell carve bloody swathes across the southern nation of Ollaj northern Kardalan quietly revels in its neighbor's downfall. Until the Trell appear at their own borders.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The fate of both countries now rests upon the shoulders of two unlikely heroes...</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Erik Hødegaal a disgraced Kardelian nobleman and warrior unjustly branded a traitor and shunned for his father's sins.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And youthful Prej the last of Ollaj's mages an inexperienced apprentice who hides a secret calling she feels ill-prepared to fulfill.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>To thwart the Trell scourge these traditional enemies must forge an alliance rallying a ragtag band of soldiers and sorcerers to face an enemy razing everything in their path.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In a world where old grudges run deep and new horrors emerge Erik and Prej must learn to trust each other-or else bear witness to the destruction of both their homelands.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>***</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>For fans of John Gwynne Leigh Bardugo Robert Jordan and Jennifer Fallon.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Last Among Equals</em> received an Honorable Mention in the <em>Next Best Read Writing Contest 2025!</em></strong></p><p></p>