The Scourge of Godspear: 1 (The Godspear Trilogy)

Dean Kinnes debut novel The Scourge of Godspear introduces the reader to the island of Vidrey where gigantic trees called godspears grow. It is here we meet Ralm heir to the office of overseer. The responsibilities of overseer are vast encompassing roles of mediator organizer and leader all of which Ralm wants nothing to do with. Hes content with idling his days in the forests surrounding his island village. Unfortunately his father Brun was deposed of his position as overseer and as his only child Ralm must assume the burdensome title.On Vidrey grow magnificent trees called Godspears. Their heights reach the heavens and their trunks are broader than the homes dotting Vidreys landscape. The people of the island harvest one godspear each year trading its lumber with the distant land of Azazura. But when the godspears succumb to a wicked infestation and their numbers dwindle it is up to Ralm reluctant overseer of the island community to journey to the distant continent and seek help in finding a cure but when he reaches the mainland Ralm discovers Azazura is imperiled in a different way. And the godspears are at the heart of it.