THE SHIELDBREAKER, Book One: The Last of the Etela
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THE SHIELDBREAKER, Book One: The Last of the Etela is a fantasy ebook by Thomas Clark Schecter. It runs 214 pages and is written in English. The Pohyor are here. In the aftermath of the collapse of the ancient empires of Rune and Imandris, untold thousands of warriors on horseback have come from the north to forge a new empire in the Disputed Lands. They've offered everyone they meet the choice to submit or die.
Description
Nineteen-year-old Kareva battles a seemingly invincible foe and his own demons in a last-ditch effort to save his people from extinction.
The Pohyor are here.
In the aftermath of the collapse of the ancient empires of Rune and Imandris, untold thousands of warriors on horseback have come from the north to forge a new empire in the Disputed Lands. They've offered everyone they meet the choice to submit or die. And the Etela's gods forbid them to surrender to a foreign enemy.
One by one, the tribes of the Etela have fought the new power and been destroyed. Now, only the Hodrir remain.
Kareva has been preparing to become the chieftain of the Hodrir since his older brother was executed for rebelling against their father six years ago. He is young, unknown, untested, and--unbeknownst to anyone else--haunted by the bloody, vengeful specter of his brother.
As the enemy approaches, Kareva will have to reckon with his own demons, and with the shadows of his brother's failed rebellion, in order to give his people and their way of life any hope of survival.
Details
Length
214 pages
Story Length
Novel
Genre / Category
Fantasy
Audience
Adult
Publication date
June 9, 2025
Reviews / Blurbs
“One of the best fantasy books to grace the genre in a decade.”
— M.P. Fitzgerald, author of A HAPPY BUREAUCRACY
“Five bloodstained stars.”
— Ian Barr, author of CARNAGE: LOVE AND LUST IN THE WASTELAND
“This f***s hard.”
— Slater Henatay, author of BECOMING
“One of the best fantasy books to grace the genre in a decade.”
— M.P. Fitzgerald, author of A HAPPY BUREAUCRACY
“Five bloodstained stars.”
— Ian Barr, author of CARNAGE: LOVE AND LUST IN THE WASTELAND
“This f***s hard.”
— Slater Henatay, author of BECOMING
Series Context
Book 1 of THE SHIELDBREAKER SAGA — reading order
About the Author
Thomas Clark Schecter
Thomas Clark Schecter is a history nerd, educator, musician, and father based in New York, writing a dark fantasy series inspired by the collapse of the last Classical civilizations.
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