Long ago, the wicked White Queen, known also as The Witch in the West, launched a brutal war of conquest, drowning the land in blood and flame. After witnessing the cruelty of her rule, young man from the isolated village of Pike's Green sets off on a long journey to fight back against the Witch-Queen's tyranny.  This is not his story.  Years later, the Queen's War is over. The White Queen lies dead, her ambitions broken, her erstwhile kingdom shattered, but the lands are still scarred by the brutality of her attempted conquests. The young wizard Martimeos journeys through these cursed and shadowed lands, searching for a sign of his older brother, who disappeared into the fire and fury of the war. Joined by the mysterious swamp-witch Elyse, they encounter sinister fae, deal-making demons and haunting memories of the past. As Martimeos finds his brother's trail, he begins to wonder what sort of man he was, and whether or not the war had changed him. How far will he have to journey until he discovers his brother's fate? How long will he wander west? WANDER WEST, IN SHADOW is a slow-paced dark fantasy that will update once a day on weekdays with long chapters (typically 5k+ words) until the first book is finished. Magic in this setting is less powerful than in many other fictions, especially when Elyse and Martimeos are first starting out their journey. This is a world where it is often better to run than it is to stand and fight. If you are interested in a long story full of danger and mystery and some darker themes, where the protagonists gradually become stronger, this may be the series for you!