Novels:
REFLECTIONS OF SHADOW Book 1: NEMESIS SPAWNED
Alexander Cadeyrn is no hero . . . but he is destined for greatness.
His ruthless father, Saelen—one of five immortal avatars and Lloryca’s creator—has ambitious plans for his son. He knows that Alexander is fated to touch a rare metaphysical phenomenon called a schism and inherit its deific power and he wants to use his son’s power to subjugate the entire universe. Unbeknownst to Saelen, however, the other avatars have already set efforts in motion to sabotage his nefarious plans.
As Alexander awaits the moment when he must claim the power he’s been promised, he is thrust into a Lloryca scarred by centuries of war. He seeks to unite the clans and become their king but he knows that he must overcome his own sociopathic tendencies to do so. He clings to the moral teachings of his beloved surrogate father, Owen, but cannot resist the siren call of violence in the guise of ambition and vengeance. Saelen, for his part, only encourages Alexander’s sadistic nature, knowing that it will only aid his ascension.
Will Alexander curb the malevolence in his soul that undermines his hopes to become a hero? Will he overcome the machinations of those who would make him their puppet? Will he restore balance to a world soaked in blood and shattered by reckless ambition . . . or merely tip the scales even further?
Nemesis Spawned, the first book in the Reflections of Shadow trilogy, is an epic fantasy tale that weaves a multi-dimensional exploration of sociopathy into elements of classic myth, visceral horror, and cosmic/elemental power.
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REFLECTIONS OF SHADOW Book 2: WORLDS SUNDERED
Two men. Two worlds. Two fates . . .
Alexander Ganainmh is two men now. The aspects of dark and light that once warred within him have been fractured and made flesh, the product of a metaphysical schism and the machinations of immortal, god-like avatars.
In Seteris, a world ravaged by the chaos of broken timelines, Val Feidhlim leads an army of heroic warriors of all races in an epic struggle against the nightmare forces, and wanton destructive ambitions, of Val Ciarawn. Epic battles drench the landscape in blood, but the horror of war is merely a backdrop to the fight against Saelen—the avatar bent on universal domination—and both Val Feidhlim and Val Ciarawn are inexorably drawn into the tangled web of the gods.
In Lloryca, Alexander Cadeyrn has disappeared—now merely a villain of legend. The Bryn’Meadhn clans have mostly unified under the leadership of Seamus Domhnal, a man with two adopted sons: Wendell and Cillian—Feidhlim and Ciarawn reborn. Wendell, a shy outcast, has spent his youth bullied and tormented by his twin brother, the cruel and charismatic Cillian. While Wendell seeks only peace and the affections of his unrequited love, Cillian and his friends plot to bring the world to its knees.
In the epic struggle of light versus dark, which can truly conquer the other . . . and what will remain of that which survives?
Worlds Sundered, the second book in the Reflections of Shadow trilogy, continues the epic fantasy journey that weaves a multi-dimensional exploration of sociopathy into elements of classic myth, visceral horror, and cosmic/elemental power.
REFLECTIONS OF SHADOW: SYZYGY REVEALED
Convergence.
Following the events of Nemesis Spawned and Worlds Sundered, Alexander Cadeyrn returns to the lands of his birth after decades in exile, only to find them in turmoil. The two versions of his alternate self – now known as Cillian and Wendell Domhnal – have become kings in his absence, and they have left Bryn’Meadhn on the brink of war.
Navigating the volatile labyrinth of their myriad enemy’s powers, the terrible ambitions of the immortal avatar, Saelen, and their own deepest fears and desires, all three men fight to survive. Their actions, however, only draw the entire realm further into conflict and set the stage for a universal convergence on Lloryca unlike anything ever known.
Worlds Sundered is the third tale in the Reflections of Shadow series.
Short Stories:
A STYGIAN BROOD
A stranger, a small town, and a monstrous secret…
Explore the blurred line between a terrifying reality and the bloodcurdling delusions of madness…
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James W. Lackie 
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