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Call of the Watchman

Book 4 of Jaysynn

Jaysynn4Written by Nick Hayden

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Once, Jaysynn Kyzer traced the skyline of Thyrion in the guise of the Watchman, aiding those oppressed by the Thyrian regime. Now, witnessing the abuses of the popular uprising known as  the Defiant, the Watchman returns to convince people there is a third choice besides an old tyrant or a new one. But does a small band of idealists stand a chance against the brutality of the Defiant? And what can a new magic based on trust do against the remnants of a world based on power? Jaysynn and his companions don’t know, but they’re about to find out.

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Previous Books in the Series: The Fall of the House of Kyzer, The Rules ChangeNew Wells Rising

Publication Info

Word Count: ~25,000 words
Chapters: 10
Publication Date: April 30, 2015

 

Jaysynn Volume 1

jaysynn-vol1The first three novels of Jaysynn — The Fall of the House of Kyzer, The Rules Change, and New Wells Rising–are now available in one print volume on Amazon!

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In Thyrion, power is everything.

But not for Jaysynn, the youngest of the Kyzer royal family who rule the city with an iron fist. He alone is unable to manipulate magic, making him an outcast in his own family. However, General Dracon, himself non-Select, sees the prince’s potential and trains him to be a warrior in his own right.

In the wake of the Cataclysm, Jaysynn is the only Kyzer to survive. Ascending to the throne, he is overwhelmed by the weight of the crown and the devastation of his city. What’s worse, he learns of a conspiracy brewing within his own ranks. He may be Emperor in name, but he must prove to the world—and to himself—that he’s worthy of the title.

Magic no longer determines who rules and who serves, but can a young man determined to do both survive in this new, uncertain world? This volume collects the first three novellas of Jaysynn, the last heir to the House of Kyzer. Keep up on the latest news, short stories, and free ebooks of Jaysynn and his journey at childrenofthewells.com.

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The Fall of the House of Kyzer

The Rules Change

New Wells Rising

New Wells Rising

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Book 3 of Jaysynn

Written by Timothy Deal

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As young, exiled emperor Jaysynn Kyzer and his best friend Kyrie begin the long journey home, Jaysynn’s secret identity may be his only advantage against his old mentor, the traitorous General Dracon. Jaysynn lacks followers, resources, information, and even a definite plan of action. But along their dangerous trek across the barren desert, he and Kyrie encounter potential allies, new enemies, and shocking discoveries that reveal the world has changed more than Jaysynn ever realized.

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Previous Books in the Series: The Fall of the House of Kyzer, The Rules Change

Publication Info

Word Count: ~23,000 words
Chapters: 8
Publication Date: September 25, 2014

Bron & Calea Volume 1

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The first three novels of Bron & Calea — The Select’s Bodyguard, The Doctor’s Assistant, and The Well’s Orphan–are now available in one print volume on Amazon!

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When Bron, bodyguard to the Select, is jolted awake by an explosion, he quickly discovers that the entire city of Jalseion is in flames. Everywhere, people are dead, buildings collapsed, whole neighborhoods demolished. The scientific center of the world…burning to the ground. And the Select, those who rule through the magic in the wells? Where are they, and what has happened to the magic that powers the city? Bron banishes fear and uncertainty as he crosses the rubble with one goal: to find her. Finding her is only the beginning. With the world turned upside down, he’ll need to find Calea, his charge, a place to belong. But is there anywhere for her to go if the magic that has been her life is truly gone? This volume collects the first three novellas of Bron and Calea, bodyguard and Select, who must learn to live with one another–or how to live without each other.

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The Select’s Bodyguard

The Doctor’s Assitsant

The Well’s Orphan

Destinies Entwined

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Celebrating the first anniversary of Children of the Wells, Destinies Entwined is a collection of short fiction expanding the world presented in the first five novellas. Within, you’ll read about:

      • The backstory of the soldier who took Calea’s arm, written before The Well’s Orphan was conceived.
  • The lengths the Kyzer family went to bear Select children.
  • A scientist forced into religion who has paid the greatest price for her beliefs.
  • The many nights Kyrie waited alone with her thoughts.
  • A clairvoyant religious zealot who gathers a community of followers.

Each story is inspired by one of the first five novellas, exploring the repercussions of the events of that novella. For the lives of soldiers and scientists and zealots are all entwined in ways one might never guess.

Includes:

  • “Whispers”Nathan Marchand – Inspired by The Select’s Bodyguard
  • “The Firstborn” – Nick Hayden – Inspired by The Fall of the House of Kyzer
  • “At Any Cost” – Natasha Hayden – Inspired by The Doctor’s Assistant
  • “Five Night Kyrie Waited” – Laura Fischer – Inspired by The Rules Change
  • “The Saint” – John Bahler –  Inspired by The Well’s Orphan

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The Well’s Orphan

The Well's OrphanBook 3 of Bron & Calea

Written by Nick Hayden

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Thyrion is ruined, and so is Calea.

Shattered by the discovery that magic is gone even in Thyrion, Calea is left to pick up the pieces of her life. With nowhere else to go, she enters the city with Bron and Nyasha, broken and searching for some thread of purpose. But is there anything for a crippled woman in a crippled city? Or shall she, too, go the way of magic?

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Previous Books in this series: The Select’s BodyguardThe Doctor’s Assistant

Publication Info

Word Count: ~19,000 words

Chapters: 9

Serialization start Date: February 10, 2014

The Rules Change

Book 2 of Jaysynn

Written by John Bahler

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After barely escaping his own city alive, Jaysynn, the last heir to the throne of Kyzer, finds himself eking out a living in a refugee camp outside an enemy city. Falcon Point, the city that rebelled against Jaysynn’s ancestors and declared its independence, now carefully guards and controls its resources in a time of devastation and chaos. Stripped of what little power he had, Jaysynn considers accepting a new life of less responsibility. But a peaceful future of anonymity alongside the peasants, including fellow refugee Kyrie, may not be possible if the leader of Falcon Point, Governor Vac, learns there is a son of Kyzer on his doorstep.

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Previous Books in this series: The Fall of the House of Kyzer

Publication Info

Word Count: ~26,000 words

Chapters: 10

Serialization start Date: October 30, 2013

The Doctor’s Assistant

Book 2 of Bron & Calea

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Written by Laura Fischer Where do you go when there’s nothing left? Bron and Calea are on the road to the only place Calea firmly believes still has magic: the megalopolis of Thyrion. Along the way, though, they need some patching up. In the small town of Averieom, they find assistance—and more than they bargained for. Young Nyasha Cormorin has been assisting doctors in Averieom for years. But after the Cataclysm, she no longer feels any ties to the community, and she’s determined to leave. She’s going where she wants to go, and no one can stop her.

This book is available to read online. Start reading here.

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Previous Books in this series: The Select’s Bodyguard
Publication Info

Word Count: ~26,000 words

Chapters: 11

Serialization start Date: July 15, 2013.

The Fall of the House of Kyzer

Book 1 of Jaysynn

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Written by Nathan Marchand

In Thyrion, power is everything.

But not for Jaysynn, the youngest of the Kyzer royal family who rule the city with an iron fist. He alone is unable to manipulate magic, making him an outcast in his own family. However, General Dracon, himself non-Select, sees the prince’s potential and trains him to be a warrior in his own right.

In the wake of the Cataclysm, Jaysynn is the only Kyzer to survive. Ascending to the throne, he is overwhelmed by the weight of the crown and the devastation of his city. What’s worse, he learns of a conspiracy brewing within his own ranks. Even as Emperor, he feels like an outcast.

This book is available to read online. Start reading here.

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This is the first book of Jaysynn Kyzer. Also, see the parallel storyline in The Select’s Bodyguard.

Other Books in the Series: The Rules Change

Publication Info

Word Count: ~23,000 words

Chapters: 10

Serialization start Date: June 25, 2013.

Available as ebook after serialization is complete.

The Wheel Is Broken

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Written by Nick Hayden

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He stopped to dig the pen from behind his ear. He wrote in the margins of that age-old book these words: The Wheel is broken. Yes–yes, that was the center, the thesis, the seed. If the structure which they had created, if the rules and systems which guided Jalseion, if the testament to intellect and ingenuity of the brightest minds shattered, that would be very near what he meant to write, what the dream sang. The Wheel is broken. In one day, the great city of Jalseion is broken. In 10 flash fictions, glimpse how its people–from the homeless beggar to the city’s Overseer–deal with the catastrophe and its consequences. This is a companion piece to The Select’s Bodyguard.

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Publication Info

Word Count: ~9000 words

Stories: 10

Published 6-14-13