An anti-hero fantasy
for the monster in us all
The Boy With No Name escapes from the hole in which he has been imprisoned his entire life and encounters the few remaining monsters of the Old World hiding in the forest – the world's last minotaur, lykkan, satyr, a handful of goblins, the last two trolls – hunted to the brink of extinction.
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When they discover the boy can mimic any ability he sees, even their own fantastical powers, he leads them in an uprising against the world's greatest monster: humanity.
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But there is a traitor among them, the King has a deadly new weapon, and the boy must first decide if he is human, or monster.
What readers have said
"Phenomenal!"
"My favourite
read this year"
"A masterfully woven tale"
"A triumphant eruption"
"Number one on my
fantasy reads this year"
"An emotional rollercoaster"
"Magical and captivating"
"Delivered power,
tension and heart"
"Holds a firm grip on you"
Meet the characters
THE BOY WITH NO NAME doesn't know how he came to be imprisoned in a hole for his entire life, nor why he can mimic any ability he sees.
KING BALTUS rules Igrador with an iron fist. But now the villagers speak of a Prophecy that a child will rise to take his throne.
STARR is the one human to befriend the Boy With No Name, but a betrayal will force the Boy to make his biggest decision ever. Be a human. Or a monster of the night.
THE BOY WITH NO NAME doesn't know how he came to be imprisoned in a hole for his entire life, nor why he can mimic any ability he sees.
Explore the realm
About the world
Much of the literature that falls into the classic fantasy genre like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones could be considered roughly equivalent to our real world's Middle Ages (c.500 to 1500AD) filled with armoured knights, swords, castles, and a rich folklore of magic and monsters. But the Middle Ages also saw scientific innovations like astrolabes (5th century), gunpowder (9th century), spectacles (c.1260AD), moveable type (c1440AD), and much more.
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So in building the fantasy world of this book series, M.A.Batten introduces emerging medieval innovations for a richer, exciting, and more dangerous fantasy adventure.
