Finally, all the editing's done and Mandatum is available for purchase from Amazon as an e-book or paperback. The cover art is my own work. I've included the blurb below, though it's quite tricky summarising your own story.


"The land is ours, by the mandate of Heaven, and we will never relinquish it to heathens and idolitors. The Aquila and the Blazing Sun of Justice will hang above our palaces for a thousand years to come because we will weather this storm bravely. They may come in their thousands, they may bring fire, water and the lightning from above but our determination will not be broken, our lines will hold! They came here to conquer us! Did no one tell them that we are Ultimarines and we are the ones who conquer!"

In the year of Ascension 942 the brutal civil war that has divided Ultimata for three years draws to its end with a new emperor set upon the throne and a time of greater unity promised.

But peace never lasts for long. In the East, Telemachus, a sickly human youth fostered by the bull-headed tribe of Taurons is pushed to fulfill the destiny for which he was raised. As the Avatar of Bel-Sheroth, the Demon King, he takes up the flaming sword of Kadesh and assembles his hosts to conquer the world, holding desperately to the belief that his cause is just and righteous.

From among the free races and nations of the West heroes must steel themselves against the coming onslaught. Valens, the brilliant but troubled general, is joined with Captain-Lord Petrov, the gentle and fiercely loyal commander of the Cynite dog-men. The pair, helped by friends and hindered by traitors, must strive hard to keep their courage, hold fast to their principles, remaining optimistic despite the odds stacked against both them and the rest of the civilised world.