Immersive clean heroic fantasy where oddballs find their place, outcasts find their power, and every hero finds grace.
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What divine mercy would make a man rage?
Angelo, champion of the sea god, is ordered to deliver hope to his most despised enemies. Instead, he boards a ship headed in the opposite direction. But divine assignments aren’t so easily ignored. Shipwrecked and pursued by the very forces he despises, he faces an impossible choice: cling to the hatred that defines him, or embrace the treacherous divine assignment he fled. The future of two nations, and his own survival, hangs in the balance. Can he abandon the bitterness that defines him, or will his rebellion doom them all?
A software engineer by day and a high school robotics coach by passion, Ted Atchley crafts high-adventure stories that respect the reader’s boundaries. Diving deep into the human spirit, Ted provides a haven for those exhausted by the saturation of grimdark cynicism, and explicit romantasy. He builds worlds for those who still believe heroes can change the world.
His debut novel, The Key to Reality, was an Amazon #1 New Release, and his short fiction is featured in Havok Publishing and the Eon City: Burnout anthology.
A graduate of Jerry Jenkins’ Your Novel Blueprint course, Ted’s mission is to prove that even the most overlooked outcast has an inherent purpose worth discovering. His protagonists are heroes who refuse to let the world break them, even as they battle the burden of perfectionism and confront the internal shadow within.
When he isn’t building worlds or robots, you can find him in Charleston, SC, with his wife, teenage son and two rescue cats, speaking fluent movie quotes, and rooting for the Carolina Panthers.
Portal Fantasy
The story of a “white hat” hacker who attempts to strike a work / life balance and fails so cataclysmically it breaks the fabric of space-time.
While the story begins with a strong sci-fi feel, it seamlessly transitions into a rich fantasy realm filled with bird people, a dimension-spanning conflict, and compelling characters.
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