Book 1 of the series A Seasoned Saga
Fifty swords. Fifty elements. One very long, very impractical fight.
Colby is a nine-foot-tall troll whose greatest ambition is to nap on a balcony and rescue cats from trees. The world, unfortunately, has other plans.
When the infamous Ice Lord of Firesong Vale launches a portal invasion on Ashvault Citadel—complete with frost trolls, ice wraiths, and deeply confused snowmen—prophecy demands a Chosen One rise to fight. Naturally, that “hero” is Colby, the adopted son of a brewer and a fishing boat captain.
To save his family and his home, Colby must wield the legendary Scabbard of Swords, a relic that produces a new, unpredictable blade with every draw.
Joined by his fiercely loyal found family—including a disgraced elder druid, a Watcher who communicates by head‑butting bears, and a spice‑savvy yeti chef—Colby’s quest will take him through treacherous guild politics and the culinary spectacle of the Great Alchemical Cookoff.
Can a gentle troll who prefers gardening survive a battle fought with increasingly absurd weaponry, including a sword made of soup?
Epic fantasy collides with culinary chaos in Scabbard of Swords, the laugh-out-loud first book in A Seasoned Saga.