When I was a boy, I thought I could catch the moon.
I’d grow wings to fly and return with it by noon.
No land too far, no peak too high, I’d find it soon:
The hero’s glory for those with valor immune.

“Everything is different now. The realm seems larger than it did before. But while I no longer intend to kidnap the moon, my ambitions today are no less grand. One day, one day soon…

"I’ll become the Human Champion of Dantoneia.

"I’ve got my work cut out for me. Champions are the best of the best—the greatest warrior of each of the six sentient races. And the only way to become a Champion is to defeat a Champion. Obviously, no small feat. But I’ll do it. One day.”

Join Galeus, a young miner from the small town of Arkadia, as he embarks on a journey to become one of Dantoneia’s famous Champions. But while he endeavors to catch that elusive hero’s glory, Galeus discovers there’s a deeper force at play—something that will determine the fate of his kingdom for many years to come. What will his role be?

Champions of Dantoneia is a five-chapter stand-alone prequel. It begins eighty-seven years before the present setting of The Epic of Marindel and offers an exclusive introduction to characters who will appear in Book II, The Epic of Marindel: Redemption. This story can be read and enjoyed at any time without having read the first three books of The Epic of Marindel.

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