The Rending: A Prequel to The Cost of Knowing

Endings may be beginnings in disguise

Anneka is comfortable and confident, a noblewoman of consequence living a life of privilege. Until the day her world is torn apart.

After losing everything she most cares about, she must abandon her home and her way of life in an attempt to secure the future of those who depend on her.

No one, least of all Anneka, could anticipate a deeper significance to her struggle. Yet her journey will one day influence the fate of kingdoms.

The Rending: A Prequel to The Cost of Knowing is a complete story of novelette length that can be read independently of other books in the series. The recommended reading order is after The Cost of Knowing (The Stone Cycle Book 2). Subscribe to the author's mailing list at www.allanpacker.com for a free copy of the ebook. Audiobook editions are available from a wide range of online stores.

The Stone Cycle reading order:

• The Stone of Knowing (Book One)
• The Cost of Knowing (Book Two)
• The Stone of Authority (Book Three)
• The Struggle for Authority (Book Four)
• The Stone of Vitality (Book Five)
• The Hope of Vitality (Book Six)

Additional reading for The Stone Cycle:

• The Seer: A Prequel to The Stone of Knowing is a complete story of novelette length that can be read independently of other books in the series. NOTE: it is recommended to be read after The Cost of Knowing (The Stone Cycle Book 2) and before The Struggle for Authority (The Stone Cycle Book 4).

Allan Packer writes epic fantasy. The books in The Stone Cycle series are his first published fiction.

Allan grew up surrounded by books and became an avid reader during his childhood. In his university years fantasy displaced science fiction as his favorite genre, thanks primarily to J. R. R. Tolkien. He later shared this love with his four children by reading The Lord of the Rings to them aloud - a three-month marathon he completed twice during their formative years.

Born in Australia, Allan has lived and worked on three continents, and spent one quarter of his working years abroad. Having worked as an IT professional throughout his career, he was first published as a technical author.

Today he lives with his wife in Adelaide, South Australia, near their children and a small but growing band of grandchildren.

Allan is currently working on the next installment in his series The Stone Cycle.