William Woodward
ASIN: B00I9Q30RC
Publisher: William Woodward
Pages: 445
The Eight Walls of Rogar chronicles the adventures of a rather bookish young man named Andaris Rocaren. It's a coming-of-age tale which begins to unfold in the weeks following Mr. Rocaren's seventeenth birthday. Desperate to escape a life of meaningless drudgery behind the plow, he leaves the safety of his secluded valley town and ventures alone into the uncharted depths of an ancient forest, the heart of which is said to be twisted and black. Choosing to ignore the counsel of his more sensible nature, Andaris is drawn ever deeper, lured by the tantalizing splendor of distant mountains, the sheer peaks of which purportedly stand sentinel over a land long steeped in mystery. What ensues is more remarkable than anything even he could have imagined. Andaris goes looking for adventure.... What he finds is a world in the midst of tidal change, an extraordinary place where he encounters ...