A Novel · Hammer & Script
A novel from the world of Terra
Five strangers. One road. A story that begins before everything else.
Road to Ashfall follows five strangers whose paths cross on the same road—and who find, mile by mile, that they’re no longer traveling alone.
A swordsman, moving forward. A priest’s son, learning the world before he’s trusted to preach at it. A gunslinger with a quick draw and a quicker joke. A man built like a landslide, who can’t walk past someone in need. A scholar, following one man’s trail through books that were never meant to sit on the same shelf.
None of them set out looking for company. What begins as convenience becomes something far more powerful: a family built mile by mile through shared danger, bad jokes, and the willingness to stand beside someone when it costs you something.
Their road leads to Ashfall Ridge. None of them know if they’re ready for what’s there.
The Travelers
Alden
A swordsman, moving forward.
Carter
A priest's son, learning the world before he's trusted to preach at it.
Jake
A gunslinger with a quick draw and a quicker joke.
Bran
A man built like a landslide, who can't walk past someone in need.
Elora
A scholar, following one man's trail through books that were never meant to sit on the same shelf.
The frontier is a place where roads can disappear, settlements can stand alone for miles, and trouble has a habit of finding people who aren’t looking for it.
A simple journey brings this group together. What begins as an ordinary road soon becomes something else entirely.
Read an Excerpt
Road to Ashfall is the beginning of the story.
The journey will continue in The Hero of Ashfall, an upcoming follow-up.
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