Brendan Noble

ALLi Author Member

Location: United States of America (the)

Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Young Adult (YA), Historical Fiction

Skills: Press/Media Interview, Reading/Literary Event, Self-publishing Workshop/Training, Speaking Engagement/Lecture

Brendan Noble is a Polish and German-American author currently writing fantasy books based on Slavic mythology. He is fascinated with history, economics, and politics in both reality and fiction.

Brendan is a recent graduate in Economics from Hillsdale College in Michigan. In 2019, he moved from his hometown of Canton, Michigan to Rockford, Illinois when he married his wife, Andrea. Brendan began his writing career in November of 2018 with a challenge from his wife to complete NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and has been an author ever since.

Outside of writing, Brendan is a data analyst and soccer referee. His top interests include German, Polish, and American soccer/football, Formula 1, analyzing political elections across the world, playing extremely nerdy strategy video games, exploring with his wife, and reading.

Brendan Noble's books

A Dagger in the Winds (Book 1 of The Frostmarked Chronicles)

Fans of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone Trilogy and Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy will love this new fantasy adventure inspired by Slavic mythology.

Marzanna—goddess of winter—rules the world for five long moons, bringing sickness, starvation, and horrific demons. Only her annual death at the hands of the spring gods ends her wrath.

What if she survived?

Wacław dreams of belonging and purpose. Except he’s never actually dreamed. His entire life, he’s been cursed by a power that allows him to leave his body and wander invisibly when he sleeps. He’d do anything to know why.

Even give a blood offering to Marzanna.

As a priestess of the wild spring goddess, there’s no one Otylia hates more than Marzanna—except maybe her once best friend Wacław. It’s been four years since she saved Wacław’s life using forbidden magic. Her thanks? Abandonment. She’s needed no one but her goddess since.

But when the gods of spring go silent on the equinox and Otylia discovers her lost friend bearing Marzanna’s mark, she realizes the horrific truth: Wacław is a demon, and he’s the key to saving her goddess before Marzanna’s eternal winter devours their tribe.

Embark on an epic journey through a world rooted in Slavic mythology and folklore that’s full of powerful gods, menacing beasts, cursed forests, and plenty of secrets to uncover.

The Trials of Ascension (Book 2 of The Frostmarked Chronicles)

Salvation does not come without sacrifice.

Rise. Otylia will never forget the betrayer’s blade slicing across her throat. Nor will she forgive.

Trapped by Weles in the underworld of Nawia, she is further from Wacław and Dziewanna than ever. The Trials of Ascension are Otylia’s only hope to escape her father’s grasp, but is she ready to pay the price of immortality?

Fall. Wacław would do anything to get Otylia back. But no demon has ever entered Nawia’s paradise.

Marching west with the nomadic clans, Wacław senses the darkness inside him growing with his power. As Marzanna threatens his hopes of saving both Otylia and his tribe, will he surrender to the demon’s call or resist as the world he knows burns before him?

Immerse yourself in Slavic mythological realms both new and old as The Frostmarked Chronicles continue in the dramatic sequel to A Dagger in the Winds.

The Rider in the Night: Prequel to The Frostmarked Chronicles

One rider’s journey will save his tribe or end it forever.

Andrij has guarded the cold slopes of Perun’s Crown for years. Though he longs for home, his service pays for his father’s debts to the Astiwie king. He just needs his chance to earn his freedom.

When the horsemen of the east come with tidings of war, he sees exactly that.

Facing his tribe’s destruction, the king commands Andrij to ride for his western allies. If Andrij succeeds, his debts will be forgiven. If he fails, his tribe will surely fall.

Set in the days before A Dagger in the Winds, enter The Frostmarked Chronicles’ world of Slavic mythology with the journey that begins it all.

Note: This novella can be read before The Frostmarked Chronicles or at any point during it.

The Fractured Prism (Book 1 of The Prism Files)

In an alternate America where one test determines your worth, Ivan failed...

Five years after the Prism Test made Ivan a Red slave, the world now knows him as Coyote, a masked rebel devoted to protecting his fellow Reds and destroying the People's Front government that put him in chains.

But when he is injured saving a girl named Julia and wakes up in the royal hospital, Ivan knows his life will never be the same. Julia is a princess from the remnants of the Prism-exempt monarchy, and soon after he's inducted into the royal service, Ivan realizes she's his only hope to free his people.

He's not the only one with his eyes on the princess, though. Slave-traders and scheming royals watch Ivan and Julia's every move. And when Ivan uncovers a sinister plot that threatens both his people and the girl he's fallen for, he will be forced to choose: his freedom or her life.

The Fractured Prism is the intense first step into the dystopian world of The Prism Files. With a fun and diverse cast of characters, a twisting plot, forbidden love, and a dynamic world based on a unique alternate history, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

The Prism Files continue with book 2: Crimson Reigns.

Crimson Reigns (Book 2 of The Prism Files)

No matter who rules, crimson reigns.

Ivan's story continues in the action-packed sequel to The Fractured Prism.

It's been ten days since the night that shattered Ivan's hopes of ending the Prism—ten days rotting in jail. With his rebel identity exposed, he must now pay for his sins as Julia mourns the death of her father.

Outside the palace walls, the situation in St. Paul is dire. The People's Front is more determined than ever to exterminate any pockets of resistance, and with the Militia in shambles after the safe house raids, thousands of Reds have been hauled off to die in the UPF's work camps. But resentment burns beneath the ashes.

A new, brutal force has risen, one that threatens to destroy everything Ivan has fought to protect.

With a void at the heart of the monarchy and their allies scattered, can Ivan and Julia find a way to pick up the pieces and save Northern Mississippi, or will they watch as chaos consumes what little hope they have left?

The Prism Files continue with book 3: Pridefall.

Pridefall (Book 3 of The Prism Files)

Smoke ruled the air. Ash conquered the ground.

Ivan's story continues after the explosive ending to Crimson Reigns.

In the aftermath of the Fracture's riots and explosions that rocked St. Paul, Ivan must fight to survive as his world crumbles around him. Everything he's known has changed, and when he returns to the palace, he will discover that lies and deceit stalk its halls.

With the royal family split from within, Ivan and Julia find themselves at the heart of a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart their country. Together with allies both new and old, can they expose the truth and save Northern Mississippi from the brink of war?

White Crown (Book 4 of The Prism Files)

Red Blood. White Crown.

The Prism Files come to an epic conclusion as Ivan, Julia, and their allies face a battle between freedom and death.

After Operation Pridefall and the fragile peace deal, the People's Front has occupied the Enclave. Ivan and the Militia have tried to feed the untagged and remaining Reds, but the people are fuming. All they need is a spark.

Across the Mississippi, the White Crown awaits the next monarch. Whoever wears it has the backing of the royal army, the key to swaying the balance of power. But Julia isn't the only one who seeks the crown. Duke Richard Bilgram has never disguised his desire to lead the Whites, and he'll do whatever it takes to ensure he wins.

With the royals and UPF watching their every move, can Ivan and Julia protect the Enclave and navigate the palace's stormy waters as their one chance at ending the Prism crumbles before their eyes?

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