The Complete Fantasy Series – The Staff and the Sword!
The FAQ’s
What type of fantasy is The Staff and the Sword!
The Staff and the Sword is classic epic fantasy. Sword play, magic, and danger fill this tale that fits into the monomyth structure. It features an unusual protagonist who literally begins the story crawling out of the mud. From there…well, you’ll see. Click on the Read Now button at the bottom of the page if you want to see what happens next.
Is the series for The Staff and the Sword! complete? I’m tired of waiting two, five, or ten years for authors to put out another book!!!
YES! The Staff and the Sword! is complete and finished! And I totally feel you. I started reading The Wheel of Time when the first book was released in 1990. I had no idea the series would last for 24 years!, the original author would die!, and it would take 14 books!!!
What is the reading order for The Staff and the Sword! ?
Here is the reading order for series. If you read it our of order, it really won’t make sense.
What is the appropriate age level for The Staff and the Sword! series?
The Staff and the Sword series is perfectly comfortable for adults and young adults aged 14 and up. This is a story in the classic sword and sorcery genre with some delightful twists. I strove to make this a fun adventure in the vein of Raiders of the Lost Ark. While everyone has there own opinion, I don’t think most parents would be concerned with their children reading the story.
Why is the series called The Staff and the Sword! ?
The series name was an inspired effort by my publisher. There are two primary weapons used by the main characters. First, almost everyone uses a sword. An exception to this is our protagonist, Errol, who stinks at swordplay, and I mean really stinks. Instead, he learns to use a staff (also called a bowstaff).
This actually turns out to be one of the most important aspects of the story as well as a huge metaphor for a lot that goes on in the background. One of the goals of the series was to give everything and everyone possible two levels of meaning, one at the surface and another symbolic meaning. My hope was that is would be a story people would come back to for a second read.
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Has this series won any awards?
Yes. The books of the series have won several awards including two finalist Christy Awards, the Carol Award, and the Clive Staples Award. The series has over 10,000 reviews with the vast majority of them being positive (4 or 5 out of 5).
Click the links below to go to each book’s landing page.
Click above if you would like to begin reading an excerpt from the first book, A Cast of Stones.
To read an except from The Hero’s Lot, or A Draw of Kings, go to their landing page.
Click above if you would like to listen to an excerpt from A Cast of Stones, read by the author.
To listen to an excerpt from The Hero’s Lot, or A Draw of Kings, go to their landing page.