Keys of Candor
A military fantasy trilogy, co-written with Casey Eanes
The Red Deaths · Sea of Souls · Dominion’s End
Five nightmares sealed in mirrors. Five keys bound to a single bracer. One office, the Keeper of the Keys, standing between a world at war and what waits behind the glass.
Kull Shepherd and Willyn Kara fight to survive in a world plunged into war against the guile and corruption of Seam Panderean, the heir to the Lottian throne who wants exactly what the keys can unlock. It’s epic fantasy built on a universal truth: from death comes life.
Casey and I wrote these books across the 2010s and finished the trilogy in 2019. It’s where I learned to write long, to hold a world together across three books, navigating the perspectives of three very different main characters.
The 2026 relaunch. The trilogy is being rereleased with new covers, redesigned interiors, and a careful edit and polish that a story this good deserves.
The Red Deaths: October 31, 2026
Sea of Souls: November 28, 2026
Dominion’s End and the complete trilogy: December 19, 2026.
It’s a different shelf than Strange Country. If you like your fantasy with action and artillery, start with The Red Death.
You can learn more at keysofcandor.com
Medium
Personal reflections and essays