Tales of Méhns Móri, Book 1
Date Published: May 19, 2026
Kingdoms burned. Ancient powers fell. And in the ruins they left behind, the
shadow of Coruk-Azul the one-eyed god of death still lingers.
Hidden among the remnants of that forgotten age lies the Scepter of Selene, a
divine relic once capable of maintaining balance between gods and mortals. Now
broken into scattered fragments, the scepter has become the center of a brutal
race that could reshape the fate of the world.
Endymion, a healer from distant Miletus, never sought glory or war. But after
arriving in the Greek colony of Phanagoria at the edge of civilization, he is
drawn into a deadly conflict alongside warriors, exiles, and survivors bound
together by prophecy, secrets, and survival.
Because something ancient is rising.
Vädumir.
Undying conqueror. Cursed warlord. A tyrant who has outlived kingdoms and
buried entire empires beneath blood and ash. For centuries, Vädumir has
hunted the fragments of the scepter, and he will destroy anyone standing in
his path.
If the relic is restored, balance may return to a dying world.
If it fails, something far worse may awaken beneath the ruins of the gods.
Blending dark fantasy, Greek mythology, celestial magic, vampires, giants, and
ancient Black Sea civilizations, The Shadow and Scepter is a fast-paced
historical fantasy epic perfect for readers of John Gwynne, Joe Abercrombie,
and Jay Kristoff.
About the Authors
Long before they began writing epic fantasy together, Timothy Manley and Shawn
McMichael were Navy brats growing up on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.
They filled their youth with adventures, imagination, and late nights lost in
role-playing and strategy games where heroes, monsters, and distant worlds
first took shape. Decades later, that shared love of storytelling became The
Shadow and the Scepter, the first novel set in the mythic world of
Méhns Móri: a realm forged from ancient history, forgotten
legends, and the sweeping traditions of heroic fantasy.
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Shawn McMichael is a storyteller who draws inspiration from history, mythology, and a lifelong hunger for discovery, having traveled to over thirty countries.
With degrees in communications and history education and a long career spanning the software and gaming industries, he has spent decades in pursuit of the stories only the past can tell.
Shawn lives in Washington State with his wife and family.
Timothy Manley is the author of multiple science fiction and fantasy works, including the Earthborn Saga.
A veteran of the software and gaming industries, he brings deep experience in world-building and narrative design to everything he writes.
Tim holds a BA in English from San Francisco State University and an MBA from Western Governors University, and lives in Oregon with his wife and two of his five children.
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