The Setting Sun

A fantasy historical novel written by in-universe chroniclers and scholars that describes the fall of the Pike Dynasty, the founding royal line of the Glorious Realm. The history follows the Pike Dynasty during the three disastrous Tungish Wars that brought about their decay and destruction.

The contents herein describe sinister plots, wars of succession, arcane duels, arduous sieges, courtly scandals, deadly assassinations, and holy wars. Readers can expect powerful lords to compete for glory and honour, ambitious mages to test the limits of the arcane arts, clandestine plots to weave themselves through the shadows of the White Keep’s halls, and wicked kings to lead the Realm through a blaze of chaos and turmoil.
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The Setting Sun is a historical record of the Glorious Realm written by Archwizard Garth Septimus Simon, with its sources coming from previous Archwizards who had all compiled histories during their tenures. After briefly covering the first 280 or so years of the Realm's history, Garth focuses on the beginning of the fall of House Pike, the ruling family of the Realm.

After a great famine, King Alexander III sailed many seas and eventually married a princess of a foreign, unfamiliar land called the Tung Empire. While most of the Realm accepted their union, House Oxer and Alexander's younger brother, Avery, rebelled. Avery thought that the Royal Blood had been tainted by Alexander's marriage, and it became his goal to raise true heirs of the Realm and purge his brother's Line. This goal would take generations to fulfill. Once done, the Pikes ironically became even more corrupted and tainted by their lust and power.

After nearly 100 years since Alexander III, Murth II caused much division and war. The Great Houses, lead by House Leon, rebelled against the Crown's tyranny. With their rebellion successful, King Ashar II abdicated the throne and it was given by consensus to House Leon. While the Pike's words were, "Under the Setting Sun," they never thought to see "the Setting Sun" upon their rule.

Brighton Greet was born in White Rock, British Columbia in 1998. He grew up with The Lord of the Rings and later embraced Dungeons & Dragons and A Song of Ice and Fire in his teenage years. Brighton began formally writing in 2020, and is the author of the Tales From the Wilderness series. Outside of writing he is a computer engineer and musician. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta with his wife Brie.

Joshua Hillman was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1998. He took dance lessons for most of his life; his favourites being tap and ballet. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was his first introduction to the realm of fantasy along with RuneScape. Joshua started writing in 2021 and enjoys passing the time with an engaging video game. He currently works as a controls technologist and lives in Edmonton, Alberta with his wife Robyn.