{"id":16,"date":"2021-04-02T17:39:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T21:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/?post_type=books&#038;p=16"},"modified":"2023-08-22T22:57:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T02:57:37","slug":"prologue-to-chaos","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/book\/prologue-to-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Prologue to Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sanctum of the Archmage &#8211; Volume One, Book One\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">\u201c<em>This society is decadent beyond redemption. It is time for it to be purged in fire and rebuilt from the ashes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The royal family of Carlissa struggles to guide their land into a new age of enlightenment. But when a radical professor of magic is targeted for heresy by the Inquisition, they end up caught in the crossfire. That violent confrontation spawns political infighting in the kingdom, and leads to the return of a dark and ancient threat thought lost to the legends of time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buy.bookfunnel.com\/r35q7jjcb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Click Here to Order From All Bookstores!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><em>Prologue to Chaos<\/em>\u00a0introduces the vast world and cast of characters of the\u00a0<em>Sanctum of the Archmage<\/em> saga.\u00a0Aron and Gerard, princes of Carlissa, race to stop the rampage of an arrogant mage targeted by the Inquisition. King Danor navigates his government&#8217;s factions in a struggle to reform its archaic laws. Orion, a scholar, prepares for his first day as an instructor at the academy, while\u00a0Princess Randia,\u00a0a talented bard, looks forward to a life of music and theater with her beloved consort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">They do not know it yet, but each of them will be called upon to fight or die in a desperate battle that follows the opening of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/book\/hell-gate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hell Gate<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Prologue to Chaos<\/em>\u00a0finally brings the world and story of the award-winning\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neverwintervault.org\/project\/nwn1\/module\/sanctum-archmage-sight-and-quest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sanctum of the Archmage\u00a0<\/em>role-playing games<\/a> to the world of fantasy fiction. Get it now and don&#8217;t miss this exciting start to the saga!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><em>Prologue to Chaos<\/em> is available as a <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.bookfunnel.com\/3gbo9onzj7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free download<\/a> with a mailing list subscription to the author&#8217;s newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.andarian.net\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Sanctum<\/em><\/a>. It can also be purchased from <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.andarian.net\/sota-ptc\/ubl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all major e-book stores<\/a>, or directly from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/product\/ebook-prologue-to-chaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andarian Publishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Prologue to Chaos is the first of three books in Dawn of Chaos, the first volume of the Sanctum of the Archmage Saga. It continues in the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.andarian.net\/sota-hg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawn of Chaos 2: Hell Gate<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Hell Gate is also available as a\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/book-series\/hellgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four episode mini-series<\/a> released in 2021 by Andarian Publishing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/book\/hell-gate-the-return-of-the-horde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hell Gate I: The Return of the Horde<\/a>\u00a0is available <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.andarian.net\/sota-roth\/bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sanctum of the Archmage &#8211; Volume One, Book 1<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chapter 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.andarian.net\/roguewizard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rogue Wizard<\/a> (Click to read now!)<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 2 \u2013 Inquisition on Trial<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 3 \u2013 The City of Rainbows<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 4 \u2013 The Calm Before the Storm<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 5 \u2013 The Storm Breaks<\/li>\n<li>Appendix \u2013 The World of the Sanctum<\/li>\n<li>Preview: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/book-series\/hellgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hell Gate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read Chapter 1, <em>Rogue Wizard<\/em>, on Sanctum of the Archmage&#8217;s <em>World Anvil<\/em> site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldanvil.com\/community\/manuscripts\/read\/5969054108-andarian-prologue-to-chaos\/ccd6a7c5-22d1-4d4c-8498-36c6016a9f6b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andarian.net\/publishing\/copyright-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Copyright \u00a9 2011-2021. 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