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Story Pitch - The Chronicles of Tashara

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The Chronicles of Tashara




Inspired by the non-Tolkien fantasy tales given to us by authors like Robin Hobb (Dragon Keeper) and Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files, The Codex Alera), as well as many video games (The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy) and other mediums that step away from that DnD-like genre, the Chronicles of Tashara is the current code-name for a yet-to-be-named novel I would like to work on featuring interesting characters, an original world, and what hopes to be a good backstory/setting that will capture the imagination.

The story features a young boy named Taran, a 14-year-old street rat boy who has grown up in Gutter's Row, the nickname for the peasant section of the otherwise noble City-State of Tashara.  Living in the family of his best friend, Gydry, since he was born, he has learned the hard way what it means to grow up a bastard in the peasantry of the coastal merchant city.  What he doesn't know, however, is that he happens to be the bastard son of Prince Trykar, Crown Prince and Heir to Tashara, and grandson of King Trymor, Silver Crown of Tashara.

When Prince Trykar goes missing, and King Trymor falls ill to an unknown disease, Taran finds himself a target when Prince Trykar's wife and mother to Trykar's trueborn son, the young prince Trystan, finds out about the illegitimate bastard.  Forced to run for his life, he finds that the only way he can ever return home is by harvesting the liver of a monster found in the broken kingdom of Nor in the far eastern islands.  Travelling with his best friend, he embarks on a quest to save the life of his trueborn grandfather before the princess takes control of Tashara and puts his head on a platter...
I decided that I'm going to pitch some of the ideas I have for novels, short story series, and other written works here on DA for you guys to look at. This is just to show that I am, in fact, working hard on stuff, and doing what I can to make original content daily. While my scatterbrained mind can barely take on one project at a time, it's my desire to get at least one of these projects finished and published for people to read...

I'll be pitching other stories as well and keep them linked together. You'll be able to find more in the links below. Until then, me out!

Novel/Writing Concepts

Chronicles of Tashara - Here!
Wings of Fury - kerian-halcyon.deviantart.com/…
Omega - kerian-halcyon.deviantart.com/…
Colony - kerian-halcyon.deviantart.com/…
The Raptor Novelization - TBA!
Prehistoria Anthology - TBA!
The Darin Project - TBA!
Spirit Tracks Novelization - TBA!

Gaming/Movie/Audiodrama/Animated series concepts

Dinosaur Battle - TBA!
Insectora - TBA!
LoZ War of the Bound Chest - TBA!


The Chronicles of Tashara belongs to William Phipps, aka Kerian Halcyon. No touchy...

-Kerian
© 2013 - 2024 Kerian-halcyon
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writermartin42's avatar
You know.

I just remembered why the name Taran was familiar to me.

Have you ever read the Chronicles of Prydain?