Svilland Novella - The Bear King

The wind howled with the anguish of the dying. Its lament carried all across the Lash. There was no caress. No gentle cradling. It wasn’t the season for that. Not this far north. Not deep in the heart of the Black Winter.

Power is claimed not through birthright alone, but through strength, sacrifice, and the favor of merciless gods. The Bear King is a 170-pages long novel written by Steven Savile; telling the grim tale of Mavnos, braving a journey forced upon him by tragedy.