The Nameless Series
The Nameless Series
Raised in the palace of Pontuse with no knowledge of his family, Nameless is first the nameless Kitchen boy and then Prince Roland's personal assistant. He cuts capers to distract from the prince's shortcomings, entertains in the slow times and even creates concoctions so that Roland can present the fairytale image of the perfect prince to the kingdom. Then the unexpected animosity of the Queen sends him fleeing for his life and puts him on a journey to discover who he really is and more importantly, what he can become.
Nameless
Fantasy/Coming of Age/Epic
In Pontuse, the Capitol City of Balosh, noble lords employ assistants to amuse and entertain them as well as to distract others from their shortcomings and intentions. Despite being an orphan without a name, Nameless holds the prize position of Assistant to Prince Roland, heir to the throne of Balosh. While he dances and performs acrobatic feats to distract from Roland's often less than regal nature, things aren't exactly what they seem.
The Queen looks at Nameless with anger and hatred and when the Prince is sent to the neighboring Kingdom of Genarai to negotiate a treaty, she arranges for an assassin to eliminate Nameless from the Prince's retinue. The threat sends him down an unexpected path leading him to his past and a possible new future. Can he elude death long enough to reclaim his own long forgotten name, or will he forever be Nameless.
The Academy
Fantasy/coming of age/epic
Having fled Balosh and the assassin Harold Red Hand for the safety of the Hidden Kingdom, Nameless settles into the Academy to catch up on his studies before the other students return for autumn classes. But things don't go as smoothly as he hoped. No one knows what skills he will develop or when, but his new friends are prepared to help where they can even though his rising power proves unexpected and hard to control.
While Nameless learns to trust those around him and struggles with his new identity as someone other than the Prince's assistant, he stumbles into plots and political machinations in both the Hidden Kingdom and Beyond. Suddenly lessons are the least of his worries and the Hidden Kingdom seems much less of a refuge.