Child of Vanris (The Warden's Son Book 1)

At five years old, Kasiel was found with the pointed ends of his ears cut off...

Despite that brutal start, he's lived twelve peaceful years with the man who took him in. Keeping his hair long over his mutilated ears helps him hide the fact that he is Vanrian, a child of the enemy.

Everything changes when mercenaries arrive hunting for him. The last people he expects to come to his rescue are Vanrian soldiers, one of whom claims to be his spirit brother. They plan to take him across the war zone to deliver him to his real father, a man whose name strikes terror in his enemies.

With his secret exposed, Kasiel can't go home. This is his chance to find out who he was supposed to be. It means traveling to a foreign land where they have psychic abilities he never knew existed. It also means leaving behind everything he's ever cared about. To survive, he will need to learn a new language and culture and become a soldier in their war.

Meanwhile, the man who cut Kasiel's ears will do anything to keep him out of his true father's hands, even if it means killing him.

Child of Vanris is the first in a complete four-book epic fantasy series. A Readers' Favorite 5-star read, finalist in the 2025 BBNYA Awards, and finalist in the 2025 OZMA Fantasy Fiction Awards.

For more in this world, check out the Daughter of Vanris trilogy that takes place several years later, and the Warden's Rise short story, highlighting one of the most popular side characters in the series.