High adventure stories for those who still believe heroes can change the world.
Free fantasy story
Bound by Law. Driven by mercy.
To save a life, the mountain’s greatest holy warrior must risk breaking the Law he was born to uphold.
For years, Rezo has been the Law made flesh. Clad in an immaculate white tabard and wielding a divine warhammer, he is the mountain capital’s living standard of righteousness. Yet in the quiet hours after unanswered prayers, he knows the truth: the man beneath the tabard is suffocating. Until he meets Nadia. Suffering under a fatal mountain malady, the mother of Rezo’s brightest student carries a quiet grace he hasn’t felt in decades. But to cure her, Rezo will have to step out of the shadows of the Cathedral and into the crosshairs of the Law itself.
Upcoming Heroic Fantasy Novel
I can’t reveal the title just yet (I’m saving that for a special event later), so for now, we’ll just call it “Project: Outcast.”
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.
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 confront the 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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Free prequel short story
