Glory Days

Scott, Rosie

The Seal Press

Many people want Cerin Heliot dead. While studying to be a mage at a prestigious university, Cerin is seized by an obsession with necromancy. When his secret knowledge of the forbidden magic is discovered, he becomes one of the nation's most-wanted criminals overnight, sending his life into a tragic downhill spiral. In this gritty story of survival, Cerin learns the hard way that to make it in a cruel world, he must become its match. Rather than run from the law forever, he builds an undead army to face it and make it fear his name. When all living loved ones are lost, Cerin must rise to be a master of the dead. Rise of a Necromancer is a standalone character-driven origin story in the Six Elements universe. Reading the completed Six Elements series is recommended but not required. While the beginning of the novel features a juvenile protagonist, like all of Rosie Scott's works it contains extreme mature content. Rise of a Necromancer explores adult themes (tragedy, psychological trauma, emotional and substance abuse) and contains graphic violence, gore, and cursing.

Rise of a Necromancer

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Independently published

Review\n"At a time when Orwell has not only become fact but can actually be seen as too reserved in his predictions, it's difficult to find a dystopian setting that actually risks enough to astonish. But the world created by Rosie Scott manages to be terrifying while also being terrifyingly plausible." -Amazon Customer Review\n"The Resistance is a page-turning dystopian thriller that I almost inhaled. From page one, I was hooked, intrigued with this well-built and clever world of technology." -Kindle Customer Review\nMelanie Adams has a normal life like any other citizen of the New World. When a loved one is executed after being deemed a domestic terrorist for accidentally muttering a banned word, however, she finds she is not alone in believing it is the government that is to blame. She is soon contacted by Axel Chambers, a member of a resistance group who tells her things used to be different, and people used to be free.Melanie finds she is living in what used to be the United States of America. After learning more of the country's past, she decides to join the fight to regain the freedoms and rights citizens once had. Axel trains her to be stealthy and to kill as an assassin, and the two become fast friends and partners, working together to gather artifacts from the country's history that could help them in the fight.The government will not make the fight easy. Intrusive technology is rampant in the New World, and the government does not like its citizens to have knowledge or allies. To make matters worse, Melanie and Axel are soon contacted by a government official who is looking to hire the duo to anonymously put a stop to the government's latest project: controlling the human mind.\nFrom the Author\nDisclaimer: This is a series for mature adults, and explores themes including the morality of killing, mental illness in times of war, and sacrifices made for a greater good. Given the situations characters find themselves in, they will curse and sometimes are traumatized. The series includes scenes of intense violence, gore, and torture.

The Resistance: A Book of the New World

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Melanie Adams and Axel Chambers have to get out of Chicago. After the successful destruction of one of the government's largest projects, the two assassins soon become the most wanted terrorists in the New World. A new recruit to the Resistance gives the duo information that the once successful resistance group in another city is having its missions sabotaged, and that it appears to be the doing of one of the group's own members. Melanie and Axel set out for the city, vowing to find the person responsible. Escaping Chicago is dangerous enough, and the trip to the new city tests the two rebels in more ways than one. Once in Indianapolis, they soon find that the line between hero and villain isn't always so clearly defined.

The Betrayal: A Book of the New World

Book Three of Five in The New World SeriesAs the two new leaders of the first city held by the Resistance, Melanie Adams and Axel Chambers should be celebrating. Instead, differing opinions of true allies, the mourning of those lost thus far, and even assassination attempts on their lives quickly become their main focus.The assassins soon obtain insider information involving their home city of Chicago. The government has pulled support to the city, claiming it is a drain on resources and a lost cause due to the Resistance influence there. Melanie and Axel know the best time to take a city is when it is broken and left on its own, and soon begin planning to return to Chicago to acquire even more Resistance territory.Planning the mission is easier said than done. The New World government is on guard since losing control of Indianapolis, and once in Chicago, Axel and Melanie realize it is no longer the city they left in ruins. Instead of an easy victory, they begin to understand that they should have prepared for heartbreak, old enemies, and even the personal reflection of their own minds.

The Acquisition: A Book of the New World

Alastor Cerberius is a troubled man. After over a century enslaved in the oppressive underground, he and his best friend, Koby Bacia, escape their chains. They emerge onto the surface: a new world full of the unknown, freedom, and discovery. Desperate to leave his tragic past behind, Alastor changes his name to Calder and delves into the dangerous blood science of shapeshifting. With the new ability to transform into a lethal lizard at will, Calder finally has power after a lifetime of captivity. Calder and Koby answer the ocean's call with dreams of smuggling illegal goods as mercenary sailors. This is easier said than done, for the seas are full of horrors of their own, and each time Calder transforms into the beast, it further scars his damaged psyche. Worst of all, a botched business deal puts them at odds with a criminal ring of pirates that are determined to remain the greatest threat on the seas. Origins of the Tainted Bloodline is Book 1 of a character-driven origin trilogy in the Six Elements universe. Reading the completed Six Elements series is recommended but not required. Origins of the Tainted Bloodline explores adult themes (tragedy, torture, psychological trauma, sexual and substance abuse) and contains graphic violence, gore, sexual situations, and cursing.

Origins of the Tainted Bloodline (Shapeshifting Seas Trilogy)

A few years after a series of cataclysmic magical attacks scarred the world forever, the War of Necromancers enters its final stages. Kai Sera and the Seran Renegades have agreed to aid their allies in seizing Hammerton, a dwarven country known for its mechanical inventions, siege weapons, and caustic alchemical warfare. Behind the scenes, deceitful allies are working to undermine them, and doubt clouds friendships and intentions as Kai races to find people she can trust. At the far border of Hammerton lies Chairel, the final goal of Kai's war. The closer it looms during the campaign, the more surprises await. Gods are serving in the mortal armies to claim the glory of Kai's head now that her legendary military accomplishments are impossible to ignore. Old friends and enemies arrive to aid or hinder her advance. Finally, Kai makes a magical discovery that strikes fear in the hearts of foes and sends the world hurtling toward a new era: by combining life and death magic, she can build armies of immortals.

Life (The Six Elements)

Fantasy

Over the years of waging the War of Necromancers, Kai Sera has become known by many names. Mage of the Six Elements. Necromancer. God-Killer. Rebellion Leader. Liberator. War General. Goddess of Magic. Living Legend. Most importantly, Kai is the greatest asset of war that exists, and now her war is nearing its end. 
Chairel is on the horizon. Kai's home country has massive armies prepared to defend itself from her rebellion. Mortals and gods alike team up to put a stop to her intimidating advance, but Kai is not fazed. News of the final showdown brings unlikely supporters to Kai's doorstep willing to bend their knee to her superior power, and her Seran Renegades collect the allies they've made over years of globe-trotting and war to face their foes head-on. 
The greatest military in the world will come to a final bloody clash with the largest rebellion ever built. Both sides will suffer losses and heartbreak. The world and its occupants will be forever scarred. Kai started this war for political change and vengeance, and she will not relent until it is finished.

Death (The Six Elements)

In Kai Sera's rage after the brutal execution of a loved one, she has decimated one of the most prized cities in Chairel in a show of magical prowess, and now the country seeks her head. Kai and her companions flee to the unfamiliar land of Nahara, where she must convince its leaders to ally with her in a rising rebellion against her former home.Nahara is a strange and dangerous land full of giant beasts, and it has a culture that values the bloodshed of gladiators in its coliseum. If any country will join Kai in waging a war with political goals that include legalizing necromancy, it is Nahara. But convincing them may not be easy—for Kai must first prove her power against foes who have yet to be defeated, and when it comes time to battle with Chairel, her ideals will force her to oppose those she loves.

Earth (The Six Elements)

The War of Necromancers has begun.After her first victory in battle against her former home, Kai Sera and the Seran Renegades are now a force to be reckoned with. They plan to garner support from far away lands, and set off across the ocean in search of more allies.Word of Kai's identity and her actions in Nahara have spread across the world, however. The gods are on her trail and angry with her transgressions, and their powers equal hers in strength. The Seran Renegades are thrown vastly off course, and must quickly rethink their plans. A chance encounter with an audacious man with his own desire for vengeance gives them a new goal which will aid them in their war. They build an army of erratic soldiers in a forgotten land in preparation of Kai's first offensive war campaign: taking over the assassin-infested underground.

Water (The Six Elements)

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