Travis Starnes

In the Shadow of Lions - Chapter 11

Aleors Mill, Barony of Stonehill, Duchy of Kingsheart, Sidor

Gareth Bevan looked up from the row of cabbage seedlings he was carefully thinning as the trio of unwanted guests approached on their horses. As village elder, Gareth had served as leader and advocate for Aleors M...

Triumph of Venus - Chapter 9

Between Devnum and Factorium

Lucilla stared out the window as the train raced along the newly laid tracks, the countryside whipping past in a blur. She marveled at the speed—almost as fast as a galloping horse but smooth and steady instead of the jouncing gait of even the...

Cover Reveal - The Triumph of Venus

Well ahead of schedule this time with the cover for the sixth Imperium book.

Imperium Concept Art - Imperium Character Portraits

Ramirus (Image 1), Talogren (Image 2), Hortensius (Image 3)

The Threads of Destiny - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Ruined Keep

The inside of the crumbling structure was both amazing and sad, its once fine craftsmanship and splendor now torn down by the relentless passage of time. It was impossible not to marvel at the grandeur of the space, even in its current ruined stat...

Triumph of Venus - Chapter 8

Devnum

Lucilla felt a pounding in the back of her skull. For days, she’d been trying to figure out any way to get troops for Ky’s legions as he’d approached Italy. He’d already begun the attack two legions down, and he was going to be dispatching another when they r...

Shattered Lands Concept Art - Characters

Colm Thranton (Picture 1), Garr of Eliston (Picture 2), Drummond Ainsworth (Picture 3), and Taran Bramwell (Picture 4)

In the Shadow of Lions - Chapter 10

Starhaven, Kingdom of Sidor

Captain Bramwell stood outside the heavy oaken door leading to King Serwyn’s personal study, taking a moment to prepare himself before raising a gloved fist to knock firmly three times. The sound echoed down the stone corridor, almost like a wa...

Imperium Concept Art - Character Portraits

Gaius (Image 1), Conchobar (Image 2), Senator Fiacha (Image 3)

Triumph of Venus - Chapter 7

Gades, Southern Hispania

Cormac steadied his nerves as a much smaller contingent of legionnaires followed him back into the crumbling meeting hall. The past week had been extremely humbling for Cormac. Llassar’s rebuke over his performance during their first attempt at ne...

Imperium Concept Art - Character & Location Portraits

Sorantius (Image 1), Modius (Image 2), Cynwrig (Image 3), Devnum (Image 4), Londinium (Image 5)

Triumph of Venus - Chapter 6

Gades, Southern Hispania

A long column of Britannian horsemen, two abreast and fifteen deep, passed the first buildings of the worn-down village, the eyes of every villager on them as they rode toward the central market. Or at least, every villager brave enough not to run i...

In the Shadow of Lions - Chapter 9

William walked slowly across the blood-soaked field, carefully stepping over the bodies of the dead and wounded. The fighting had ended hours ago, but the moans and cries of injured men still filled the air as disciples moved among them, doing their best to treat gruesome wounds. The real discipl...

From the Top - Chapter 45

As we walked into the sleek, modern conference room, dominated by a massive oak table that could easily seat twenty people and a massive window overlooking LA, I was trying my best to keep my stomach in check.

The week following my victory had been a whirlwind, with numerous interviews, inc...

From the Top - Chapter 44

Christmas Eve day, Kat and I stood just outside the security checkpoint at LAX, waiting for my friends and family to arrive. I was having a hard time not grinning every time I looked over at Kat. The last three days we’d spent together had been amazing.

While each day I’d been allowed a...

Imperium Concept Art - Character Portraits

Bomilcar (Image 1), Niall (Image 2 - Kalb Garrison Commander), Lassar (Image 3), Cormac (Image 4), Valdar (Image 5), BNS Bellona (Image 6)

Triumph of Venus - Chapter 5

Southern Caledonia

Claudius rode swiftly through the wooded hills of southern Caledonia, his back and legs tired after weeks of chasing the escaped prisoner across Britannia. If it had been left to him, he would have abandoned the chase a long time ago. Either the elements ...

From the Top - Chapter 43

Dexter was still closing up the show as I walked through the backstage area to where a green room of sorts was set up for contestants. I was still in my head, coming down from the excitement of the performance, and barely had time to recognize the blur headed right before me and brace myself befo...

Books by Tag

Some users have been having trouble sorting through Patreon's system to find the book they're reading.  Here is a list, byu series, with a link to a particular books tag, to help you find it easier. (In addition, here are the links for 2024-02-07 20:11:12 +0000 UTC View Post

From the Top - Chapter 42

The van dropped me off at the hotel, and I checked in. I was hungry and thinking about getting something to eat, but other than a quick text to tell Kat I’d made it okay, I hadn’t talked to her since the night before.

I dropped my bags on the floor of my hotel room and pulled my phone o...

In the Shadow of Lions - Chapter 8

Starhaven, Kingdom of Sidor

Edict of Travel

By Order of His Grace, King Serwyn Whitton the First, King of Sidor, on this day, let it be known that for the preservation of order and the safety of its people, the following restrictions on non-landed people living within...

From the Top - Chapter 41

I headed down the hallway towards the front entrance, backpack slung over my shoulder, ready to get home and start packing. I had to leave for LA on Monday and, unlike last time, I was going to be gone for at least two weeks this time, until the week after Christmas, which meant I had to figure o...

From the Top - Chapter 40

Wednesday night was the night of the big show. Kat drove down to be with me as soon as her last class got out, even though it meant she’d have to get up early the next morning to make it to her eleven AM class. We’d picked up Cole an hour and a half ago from the Asheville airport and hustled ...

Imperium Concept Art - Character Portraits

Ky, Lucilla, Medb, Taenaris (Head Roman Senator)

The Triumph of Venus - Chapter 4

In spite of her approval, it had taken several days working with Lurio, the imperial treasurer, to build out a budget for the rail project and go through all the details to make sure she understood exactly what Hortensius was planning. She didn’t exactly need the permission of her council of ad...

From the Top - Chapter 39

We’d ended up playing until almost midnight the night before because the crowd was so into it. With some help from a few kids from the A/V club who happened to be there, he’d pumped the music out through the TVs outside and it had become a whole party. By the time we called it at midnight, ha...

Shattered Lands Map

An overall map for the Shattered Lands

Character Lists and Maps

I still have work to go, but I've begun adding character lists (with images) and maps on my website.  I'm updating each collection with these links if you want to find them in the future, or you can go to my website and click on the series name to get to them. You can find the links to each ...

From the Top - Chapter 38

I dropped my backpack on the floor as I walked in the front door. It had been a long day, and I was ready to grab a snack and veg out for a bit before starting on homework. Over the end of last week and today, I’d learned there was a big difference between missing a week in the middle of the se...

Shattered Lands Concept Art - Baudric & Pembroke

Here are images for Baudric, emperor of Lynese (Not in Armor) and Baron Pembroke (in armor)