Children of Chaos

In the first volume in this series, the doge of Celebre swore allegiance to the Bloodlord to spare his city from inevitable sack, and his four children were taken hostage. Now 15 years later, the hostages have grown up. They must find one another, return to their homeland, claim their inheritance, and gain revenge on their enemies.

Originally from Scotland, Dave Duncan has lived all his adult life in Western Canada, having enjoyed a long career as a petroleum geologist before taking up writing. Since discovering that inventing imaginary worlds is more satisfying than poking holes in the real one, he has published three dozen novels, mostly in the fantasy genre, but also in young adult, science fiction, and historical. He has at times been Sarah B. Franklin (but only for literary purposes) and Ken Hood (which is short for “D’ye Ken Whodunit?”). He has been married (to the same lady, Janet) since 1959. They have one son and two daughters, who in turn are responsible for a spinoff series of four grandchildren. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.