Having survived a temultuous war and decades on the adventuring road, Arnath and his band of lovable scoundrels decide to hang up their swords and retire to the life of respectable businessmen. The business Arnath, along with his companions Trellith the Dwarf, Shrakar the Half-Orc and Garthe the teenaged Mage, decide to open is an outpost for travellers such as themselves – A truly unique one where adventurers can train for the quests they endeavour to undertake. Their plans go awry almost immediately, firstly when they learn the old outpost they’d planned to refurbish was completely destroyed by dark magics long ago, and then find themselves arrested whilst inspecting the wreckage. Their incarceration is brief, as they are called upon to roust a band of thieves who stole the dowry chest from a wedding party that very night. The thieves vanquished and the dowry returned, Arnath, Trellith, Shrakar and Garthe find themselves the heroes, and henceforth de-facto protectors of tiny Kroman’s Town, a quaint town hidden away from the eyes of the kingdom by a giant, rocky mound.
The construction of the new outpost becomes an adventure unto itself, for alongside that monumental task our heroes find themselves making new friends, swept up in new romances and embroiled in the ever-deepening mystery of the arcane forces that destroyed the original outpost, something that still looms in their own backyard.
Filled with hilarious slices of life, lovable diverse characters and plenty of action, “Where All Roads Lead” is about the journey we all undertake – The search for a place to call home.
About the Author
Though new to the world of publishing, author Devon Richards has been writing for a good 30 years. He submitted 2 spec episodes to “Star Trek: The Next Generation” through their pre-production office, and has been writing scripts ever since. Optioned multiple times in Hollywood and by Canadian production companies, Devon Richards has won high-placing laurels in multiple script competitions, and had short films produced across Canada. His screenplay “VESSELS” is in development, and he is also working on his own directorial debut project. When not writing scripts or prose, Mr Richards is a bass player and guitarist, a prolific song writer, and is working on an album-length music project.
While his first novel, “Where All Roads Lead”, is an epic fantasy that plays with many of the tropes of the genre, he is also working on a book close to his formative 80’s underground years – an alternative culture- based noir series.
An expert chef, he resides in Toronto, Canada