triumvir

Triumvir (Science Fantasy)

"Forsaken; Lynian is abominati, a taboo union of two species. Taken from the floating cities of the Soldii she is sent to the monastic Order of Allemann and put in the care of Godhart Leland, a venerated templar. But Godhart has problems of his own, chosen as successor of the Order and the target of a political plot; he needs to survive long enough to make it north to Sanctuary with his charge.

Abandoned; after being orphaned Hensel is taken in by the Order and dreams of becoming a scribe, but after a series of unfortunate events he finds himself far from home in a foreign land. Discovered by Malik, a sahr of the Eranshar with a checkered past, he is offered a chance to fulfill his thirst for knowledge, but only if he can overcome the curse that threatens to erase his existence. 

 Rejected; Felix is the heir to a powerful family. Between his oppressive father, a plot to remove him from the line of succession, and Ravus, the assassin hired to protect him, he struggles against family, friends, and a life with little choice. 

This is the tale of the triumvirate; three children born to a world of malicious politics, dogmatic cultures, and tragic pasts. When magic meets the renaissance and people are just a means to an end, there is little room for compromise."

Triumvir was initially going to be set in the same world as Demoncurse, but during writing gradually became its own much more fleshed out world. There are a great deal of shared themes between the two novels, but Triumvir is a more much more polished product.

The initial plan for Triumvir is a trilogy, but I feel that there may be too much material for only three books. The novels use fast chapters which are around 1000 words each and an act structure of 12 chapters plus a prologue and epilogue for each act. Triumvir will contain 5 acts emulating the famous five-act play structure used by Shakespear, with each act being around 14000 words, leading to a final book length of approximately 70,000 to 80,000 words.

The first act can be read here.