The Truthful Lie: The Unwritten Words III
About this ebook
Reginald, now King, is struggling against the rising tide of the Old God entities. He knows that his army alone cannot defeat them, even with cold iron that can contain them and free enslaved humans. But as cities burn and farmland is devastated, the people have been easily convinced by cultists to turn to the Old Gods.
In a neighbouring kingdom the weak young ruler, fallen prey to an entity that promised him the world, starts his campaign to fulfil that promise, adding to the threats heading towards Andalusia.
Reginald’s best hope is that Isabella, his sorceress Queen, and Princess Silverdale, his talented sister, can learn enough about the entities and their relationship with the human realm to find a magical way to defeat them. But, as time is running out, shattering news arrives from the Golden City…
Praise for Christopher Nuttall:
“one of the best authors of entertaining epic fantasy for adult readers” – Seregil of Rhiminee
Praise for the award-winning Bookworm series:
“A thrilling adventure packed full of magic and memorable characters. Highly recommended.” – The Wishing Shelf Awards
Bookworm won the Adult Fiction GOLD Award in 2013
Praise for Book I of the Unwritten Words series:
“there’s something about the ancient magic and forces that is almost Lovecraftian in nature.” – Risingshadow
About the author
Christopher G. Nuttall has been planning fantasy and sci-fi books since he learnt to read. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Chris created an alternate history website and eventually graduated to writing full-sized novels. Studying history independently allowed him to develop worlds that hung together and provided a base for storytelling. After graduating from university, Chris started writing full-time. As an indie author he has self-published a number of novels, but this is his twelfth fantasy to be published by Elsewhen Press. The Truthful Lie concludes the story of Isabella and Reginald in The Unwritten Words, set in the world of his bestselling Bookworm series. Chris is currently living in Edinburgh with his wife, muse, and critic Aisha and their two sons.
