Ryan P. Freeman

Schemes Snakes Trombones Trombones? - Now Illustrated When our hapless hero is kicked out of the royal orchestra, he stumbles into Maeve's Bar - a place filled with shady characters, devilishly strong drinks, and biting snakes dangling from the rafters With nothing better to do, and all the rest of the countryside's musicians practicing next door, the Trombonist adjusts his slides, sets his lips to his instrument, and embarks on adventure.While the evening away at Maeve's Bar - hear the Trombonist play Watch out for the snakes, Green Grendel and White Sven - and mind your P's and Q's (especially with Maeve's own special brew: Old Wrathikan's Fire Ale). And while you're at it, why not stay for the encore: how the Trombonist and friends overcome the treacherous wiles of the greedy Chief Maestro next door Pull up a chair and mind the snakes - tonight's gonna be a good one.

Schemes Snakes Trombones Trombones? - NOW ILLUSTRATED When our hapless hero is kicked out of the royal orchestra, he stumbles into Maeve's Bar - a place filled with shady characters, devilishly strong drinks, and biting snakes dangling from the rafters With nothing better to do, and all the rest of the countryside's musicians practicing next door, the Trombonist adjusts his slides, sets his lips to his instrument, and embarks on adventure.While the evening away at Maeve's Bar - hear the Trombonist play Watch out for the snakes, Green Grendel and White Sven - and mind your P's and Q's (especially with Maeve's own special brew: Old Wrathikan's Fire Ale). And while you're at it, why not stay for the encore: how the Trombonist and friends overcome the treacherous wiles of the greedy Chief Maestro next door Pull up a chair and mind the snakes - tonight's gonna be a good one.

What Rien witnesses one night will haunt his dreams...Fresh from the horrors of a covert militia night raid, Rien stumbles into more adventure. Enter Nyrgen: home to wizened sages, tale-spinning travelers, and dangerous secrets. As the story-telling festival of Leunami approaches, more strangers are noticing the fiery Phoenix perched on Rien's shoulder... and not all mean him well.Every epic has its own humble beginnings... continue with Rien as he tackles the streets of Nyrgen in the second issue of the Rienspel series. Enter The Village - full of twinkling stars, curling wood smoke, and clandestine assassins.Rien's tale continues with the next installment of the Rienspel series: Rienspel, Issue III: The Rangers - OR - Read the entire series by snagging a copy of The Phoenix of Redd, Volume I: Rienspel.

What Rien Discovers about his past will change his future...Rien Sucat wiles his days away, bored stiff in his small backwoods village. But after he encounters a flaming phoenix, his safe familiar world begins unravelling. Suddenly, all-consuming choices like which profession he'll learn, or the fate of his missing father, are dwarfed in light of the mysterious firebird, along with the terrible secrets his older brother and the town watch harbor.Every epic has its own humble beginnings... adventure with Rien as he launches out on his own with the first issue of the Rienspel series. Enter The Forest - full of dark terrors, lost ruins, and long-hidden secrets.

Re-Experience the Epicwith this Special Illustrated Edition: Prince Janos of House Ulian is having a rough day. No, scratch that - a rough life. So when the watch tower he is inspecting begins exploding all around him, Janos soldiers on like usual. Race through the countryside of the island empire of Rumenjia, as one unlucky Prince, along with a stubborn local watch captain join forces with staunch Generals and legendary Wizards to confront the greatest (and potentially last) threat their country has ever faced: their own inner darkness.The Grey Isle Tale chronicles the last breath of a crumbling empire. Adrift upon its own momentous tides of conspiracy and hate, something even more sinister lurks beneath the nation's waves. The Grey Isle Tale is the sort of story which flows from hair-raising novel to epic northern legend. The Grey Isle Tale tells the story of a nation on the brink, and how even the smallest gestures can tip the balance between good and evil. Within, experience tremors of horrific casualness matched against the indestructible bonds of friendship and kindness

Schemes Snakes Trombones Trombones?When our hapless hero is kicked out of the royal orchestra, he stumbles into Maeve's Bar - a place filled with shady characters, devilishly strong drinks, and biting snakes dangling from the rafters With nothing better to do, and all the rest of the countryside's musicians practicing next door, the Trombonist adjusts his slides, sets his lips to his instrument, and embarks on adventure.While the evening away at Maeve's Bar - hear the Trombonist play Watch out for the snakes, Green Grendel and White Sven - and mind your P's and Q's (especially with Maeve's own special brew: Old Wrathikan's Fire Ale). And while you're at it, why not stay for the encore: how the Trombonist and friends overcome the treacherous wiles of the greedy Chief Maestro next door Pull up a chair and mind the snakes - tonight's gonna be a good one.

What Rien discovers about his past will change his future...Rien Sucat wiles his days away, bored-stiff in his small backwoods village. But soon gets more than he bargained for after he befriends a magical Phoenix, accidentally witnesses a secret necromantic ritual, and comes face to face with a league of racist, knife-wielding assassins out for his blood. Travel with Rien as he and the Phoenix journey from the unassuming Rillian village of Nyrgen through the enchanting depths of the Great Wood where the unquiet dead lurk, to the high north country of Firehall - elusive sanctuary of the Elves. Launch into an epic quest with consequences farther reaching than Rien could ever possibly imagine.Rienspel is about heart. It is about family and about how the power of love played out in everyday life often carries lasting consequences. Rien's tale transcends the dim shadows of our own world by revealing the lingering power we all carry through how we live and treat others. It is a tale about the Story we all reside in which readers both young and young-at-heart will find compelling. As C.S. Lewis once penned for his colleague and friend J.R.R. Tolkien, so it is with Rienspel, 'here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron. Here is a story which will break your heart"... and re-forge it anew in Phoenix-fire.