The Rending: A Prequel to The Cost of Knowing

Endings may be beginnings in disguiseAnneka is comfortable and confident a noblewoman of consequence living a life of privilege. Until the day her world is torn apart.After losing everything she most cares about she must abandon her home and her way of life in an attempt to secure the future of those who depend on her.No one least of all Anneka could anticipate a deeper significance to her struggle. Yet her journey will one day influence the fate of kingdoms.The Rending is a short standalone story of novelette length (4 chapters). It is a prequel to The Cost of Knowing book two of The Stone Cycle. Free ebook and audiobook versions are available by joining the authors mailing list at www.allanpacker.com.