The Call of Distant Emlarad (The Chronicles of Emlarad Book 1)

A classic fantasy series that begins with a reality twist, a dash of the paranormal, and a hint of existential philosophy thrown in for good measure. An adventure that begins in this world, and leads to a land of clear-running streams, verdant forests, and pristine meadows, a serene and perfect world inhabited by a timeless race, a land where an ancient conflagration, steeped in magic and intrigue, burns just beneath its placid surface.

But is Emlarad a dream or reality? That’s what William Weatherly must discover.

In a fishing accident, Bill is pulled violently overboard when he hooks into a huge marlin. Towed down into deep water by the fish, he goes into shock, loses consciousness… and drowns. Bill floats to the surface, where he is resuscitated and rushed to a hospital. After the incident, he suddenly finds everything for him has changed: He has scars he doesn't remember getting, dreams that seem like memories, and skills that he never had before… abilities that no one else has.

Like a half remembered dream, he recalls snatches of another life, a life in which he is not William Weatherly at all. The pieces refuse to fit together, until he seeks the help of psychiatrist Thaddeus Talbot. He undergoes hypnosis as part of his psychiatric treatment - and that is when his troubles really begin.

Under hypnosis an alternate world unfolds before him, one where he was born with the name of Cedric, and whose ancestors may be truly ancient and long dead, or quite alive and both younger and stronger than he. Emlarad is a world immersed in magic and tuned to impeccable harmony by a society of immortals known only as The Order; a world now challenged with destruction by elemental beings as old as the universe itself.

Into this ancient struggle Bill is drawn against his will. His fishing accident has deposited him on an alien shoreline where he is known as Cedric of Clan Garamond. But is Emlarad merely the creation of a fragile mind suffering from PTSD and spiraling down into psychosis? Even Bill can’t be certain… but neither can he escape from himself.

Whatever the truth may be for him, the Call of Distant Emlarad is a summons that cannot be ignored.