D.W. Paulk.
War-Torn Realms · The Trilogy

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The Spilling of Blood

Book one. Three centuries after the Great Barrier ended the war between men and the Venern, the Keepers arrive — and seventeen-year-old Lefel becomes their target.

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Alliance of Blood

Book two. Lefel and Deseaa reunite as a new tyrant rises — Serel, backed by the Keepers, has declared herself queen of Sanami.

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WAR-TORN REALMS BOOK THREE Title forthcoming COMING 2026
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The trilogy's conclusion. Title and release to be announced.

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Book One · Available now

The Spilling of Blood

461Pages
27Chapters
130kWords

It has been three centuries since the Great War. Peace between the realms of men and the Venern people came not through a truce, but via a split that permanently altered their world. On the brink of destruction, the Venerns crafted the Great Barrier — a magical division in the fabric of reality — allowing both races to lay down their arms, rebuild their cities, and heal.

Now, travelers from afar known as the Keepers, wielding formidable arcane powers, have penetrated this enforced peace and threaten to destabilize the world. Lefel, a seventeen-year-old Venern, becomes a prime target of the Keepers' machinations. He must unearth why the Keepers are intent on killing him, bridge the divide between the two races, and unite them against the enigmatic Keepers.

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Alliance of Blood

346Pages
25Chapters
89.5kWords

In the aftermath of Kelda's liberation, heroes Lefel and Deseaa are reunited and immediately thrust into the brewing storm of war. As the dust settles, a new tyrant rises — Serel, filling the void left by the death of the necromancer Droh and backed by the formidable Keepers. Proclaiming herself queen of Sanami from the besieged capital of Anthar, Serel's grip tightens over the realm.

Driven by a fierce commitment to their people, Lefel and Deseaa rally a band of unlikely heroes to liberate the Venern people, dethrone the usurper, and untangle the truth of why the Keepers are determined to kill Lefel. Alliance of Blood is an epic fantasy of courage, strategy, and the unyielding power of unity against tyranny.

The World

The realms at a glance

Map of the world of War-Torn Realms, showing the realms of men and the Venern