Relict Saga 1: The Dancing Tree

Look – It wasn’t supposed to go like this, alright?

Humans were trouble.

Life as a Relict has beaten that lesson into Sebastian often enough. A specialized exorcist-for-hire, he knows the rumors all too well. Folks might whisper that his kind are as heartless as the horrors they hunt, but that doesn’t make it true.

Would’ve saved him a whole heap of hurts if it did.

Risking his life fighting monstrous creatures and dispelling terrible curses; only to face fear and suspicion from the very people he’s assigned to protect?

It’s not a life anyone would want. Not that Sebastian’s father gave him a choice, selling his son to the Church of the Arc to save his own sorry skin.

But now Sebastian’s all grown up and making his own mistakes. Like the one that got him injured, forced to rely on some stranger for help to make it back behind the wards of his Order’s abbey before Mistide falls.

When Ryndalon stumbles into his life, Sebastian isn’t expecting much from the flighty human.

He sure didn’t imagine the bard could be hiding secrets that might well rival his own…

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Inspired by Scandinavian folktales and Norse sagas, as well as classic sword and sorcery fantasy all given an LGBTQIA+ twist; Relict Saga is an epic dark fantasy thriller series loaded up with hurt/comfort, grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract, and fae trickery.

Warning: Get ready for steamy open-door MM romance, high-stakes monster battles, violence, swearing, trauma, secrets, angst, fluff, and — on occasion — the absolutely tragic occurrence where there was only one bed.



It is intended for mature audiences.

Content Warnings

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For readers who detest spoilers of any kind, feel free to ignore this section and go right on to picking yourself up a copy of the book. However, if you are a reader who is particularly selective about the content you read, no matter the reason, then please click on the following tabs (with the full knowledge you might be spoiling key moments in the book for yourself)…
Please be aware that while the Relict Saga series is ultimately a story of adventure, love, second chances, thrilling heroics, and building a supportive found family, it is an epic dark fantasy series built on the hurt/comfort trope. As such, it can touch on sensitive content that may be difficult for some readers, including:
  • swearing
  • disability
  • PTSD
  • child abandonment/neglect
  • references of child abuse
  • period-typical xenophobia
Violence comes in the form of:
  • a major character injury (on-page)
  • murder
  • death, of young and old alike
  • mentions of physical abuse (off-page, before story begins)
  • violence + injury (on-page)
  • attempted hanging + violence against main character (on-page)
All steamy scenes are between two explicitly consenting adult men; open door, wildly enthusiastic, and absolutely joyful. Enjoy those chapters without fear!
All that said, if you run across something in this book you believe should have been on this list, or believe is just plain wildly incorrect, please hit that Contact button above and let me know so I can fix it. I’ve tried my best to research the heck out of my topics where possible, but I’m under no illusion that I (or this book) are perfect. And too, while this book is ultimately a work of fiction, some portions were also drawn off (or at least extrapolated from) my personal, lived experiences; including ones I was injured during or my memory is otherwise blurred for, and therefore might be somewhat unreliable (and definitely biased). Help from readers like you has been invaluable in making sure this book is as enjoyable as possible for everyone. This book wouldn’t even exist without the support of so many amazing people, and I am truly grateful and touched by the response it has received right from the outset of its creation, on through the path to publishing, and beyond.