Maestros of the Anthymn: Dark Tide Rising (Paperback or Softback)

Step into the realm of Chora where music is magic...

Tiarnen Straveritas, a reclusive lighthouse keeper, has inherited the prestigious title of Maestro Dorian. There’s just one problem, he must lead his father’s army and win their age-long civil war.

In this tale of song and sword, Tiarnen must cross the once enchanting — but now crumbling — provinces as he tries to secretly convince the most powerful musicians in history to help him compose the Anthymn and peacefully end the war. Should he fail, the war will be won but the Anthymn and its musical cultures will be lost forever.

The first book in the Maestros of the Anthymn series, Dark Tide Rising is an epic adventure that opens the reader to music in a way never before imagined.

Riley McDougall grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. He wanted to be an animator from an early age, so he often spent endless hours in the quiet corners of his childhood home sketching elaborate action scenes or fantastical characters on every spare piece of paper that could be found. Over time, storytelling grew to become a much deeper interest which is why he enrolled at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver. After receiving his Integrated Media degree, Riley began his career in the VFX industry and over the next fifteen years helped bring many of the world's most celebrated entertainment IPs to life. Riley conceived the idea of MotA in 2003 while attending a live DJ performance and hasn't slept much since. Thankfully, those restless nights allowed him to outline, draft, and design all 9 books in the MotA series. Please be sure that he is eternally grateful for you finishing Dark Tide Rising and promises that the second book is well underway.