The Cycles of Thelm: Corbin the Younger: Book 1 Paperback – January 15, 2026

Corbin the Younger has lived his entire life in the shadow of a name that reshaped history. His father, Corbin the Liberator, helped end a devastating age of war, becoming both a hero and a legend. But legends leave little room for sons to exist as anything other than echoes.When political tensions rise and old alliances begin to fracture, Corbin is forced from the margins of history into its current. What begins as a desperate attempt to survive soon draws him into conflicts far larger than himself—conflicts rooted in ancient belief, unresolved grief, and powers long thought dormant.As Corbin travels across a kingdom still bearing the scars of past cycles, he encounters warriors, leaders, and survivors shaped by loss and duty in different ways. Bonds are formed under strain, trust is tested, and the cost of carrying history becomes increasingly clear. Some see Corbin as a symbol of hope. Others see him as a reminder of unfinished business the world would rather forget.Beneath the political maneuvering and personal struggles lies a deeper truth: the gods have not been absent. Their influence—once restrained—has begun to press more heavily upon the world, following a long-ago lapse in judgment whose consequences were never fully understood. From this interference emerged the Unbidden, beings born not of malice, but of unintended divine consequence—forces that challenge the boundaries between justice, punishment, and redemption.As Corbin grapples with his own growing abilities and the weight of expectation placed upon him, he must confront a question that has haunted every cycle before his: whether power exists to be wielded, resisted, or reshaped—and what it costs to choose wrongly.Book One of Corbin's cycle is a story of inheritance and consequence, where survival gives way to responsibility, and where the line between hero and catalyst grows dangerously thin. It marks the beginning of a journey that will not only define Corbin’s fate but determine whether the patterns of history can finally be broken—or are destined to repeat once more. Read more