The Arcane Pen and Key

The Last Myth, book 1

The Wolf AwakensThe Wanderer of Realms

by Thomas Cradock

Published
1 April 2026
Length
336 pages
Editions
Paperback and Kindle

Hjolvar Eirikson has walked further than most men dare: beyond the reach of kings, beyond the certainty of gods.

Marked by an encounter he cannot name and bound to forces he does not yet understand, he returns to a world that no longer fits him.

The village celebrates survival. The priests cling to faith. But Hjolvar sees what others cannot: currents shifting beneath the surface of things, ancient and patient. The gods are watching, and something older has begun to stir.

As the boundary between realms weakens, Hjolvar is drawn towards a path that leads not to glory but to truth. And truth does not belong to men.