The Parting Gift

by Noel Coughlan

Overview

In an age of death and desperation, sometimes hope must be stolen.

Certamen’s god is dead. His people, the Ors, are broken and enslaved. He finds consolation in the knowledge that they are safe... But not for much longer. Their masters, facing decimation by disease, are growing desperate. Desperate enough to kill.

A short story set in the same world as A Bright Power Rising & The Unconquered Sun.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153842400
Publisher:	Noel Coughlan
Publication date:	11/09/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	583,793
File size:	156 KB

About the Author

My name is Noel Coughlan. I am married and have a daughter. I live in the west of Ireland.

From a young age, I was always writing a book. Generally, the first page over and over. Sometimes, I even reached the second page before I had shredded the entire copy book.

In my teenage years, I wrote some poetry, some of which would make a Vogon blush.

When I was fourteen, I had a dream. It was of a world where the inhabitants believed that each hue of light was a separate god, and that matter was simply another form of light.

I tinkered with the idea for a couple of decades, putting together mythologies, histories, maps etc. but world building isn't worth much without a gripping story. And then I finally found one, a tale so compelling I had to write it, The Golden Rule Duology.

I also write other fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories.