ROSS KITCHEN AUTHOR –
HELVEN ADVENTURES
Below you can find details of all my books set in the fantasy world of Helven
ALLYCYON
Below you can find details of all my books that feature Allycyon
Allycyon was the first character l created for a story l was going to write. At first she was going to be Allison but l felt that didn’t feel right for a fantasy story.
I created the character as a young woman, as l wanted it to appeal to my young daughters.
ALLYCYON, EXILED ELF
Like most teenagers, I had been looking forward to my eighteenth birthday for years.
Nothing went right though, apart from having my screens switch on and receiving a kiss from my hoped to be boyfriend.
A long promised apprenticeship as a dancer, had come with too high a price. One that I refused to pay.
As refusing the apprenticeship came with severe consequences, running away seemed like the safest option. Now a new life in the Human Kingdoms beckoned to me, the life of an independent Elf Dancer.
Getting there, meant crossing the borderlands. An area reportedly filled with Bandits and Monsters. Yet I met others hiding out in the area and after leading a successful monster hunt, cajoled them into forming an adventuring guild in one of the neighbouring Kingdoms.
A life of adventure now awaited me. The quests I accepted though, didn’t quite go according to plan.
TATIANA
Below you can find details of all my books that feature Tatiana
Tatiana was the second character l created. The story l had come up with, didn’t fit in with Allycyon’s background.
TATIANA, DREAMING OF FREEDOM
I lived in a gilded cage, something I was acutely aware.
A Princess, I had everything I could ever want at my fingertips, except the one thing I really craved, Freedom.
At seventeen, I should have been looking forward to my eighteenth birthday. Instead there was just an arranged marriage to look forward to. An unwanted marriage to whoever my father, the King, chose.
Discussing my options with Sharon, my guard and confidante, I chose to disregard my heritage and attempt to run away. Deciding that a rich commoner was a better option than a poor one, I attempted to empty my bank account.
There I made a mistake and all my plans had to be rushed forward into one day. Making my escape alongside Sharon and my Ladies in Waiting, I took passage on a ship heading south.
Once on the ship I found that I liked the life and made friends with the crew. Unfortunately ship life holds many perils and we were captured by pirates. As days turned into weeks, it became apparent that our ransom would not be paid.
The alternative was to be auctioned to the highest bidder. As the date of the auction approached, we prepared to sell our lives dearly, having no intention of allowing ourselves to be sold.
rkitchen_author@realkingdoms.co.uk