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Sir Edric

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Book 1 of The Mantonovan Chronicles

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Pub Date 28 Jun 2026 | Archive Date 24 Aug 2026


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Sir Edric is the thrilling first instalment in The Mantonovan Chronicles, taking place in the Free Countries, a fictional, fantasy world with similarities to 17th-18th century Europe.

Welcome to the Free Countries, a familiar world of soldiers and swords, belles and balls, manners, civility, and reverence for Earth.

A totalitarian slavocracy led by the brutal Despot of Ozane now threatens the Free Country way of life. Only the martial skills of the Free Countries have, till now, deterred an invasion by the much larger armies of the Despot’s empire. It’s a stalemate, but now Gilbert, an Earthwarden, reports a terrifying new power emerging in Ozane. Could this new force break the impasse? Can the Free Countries identify and assess it in time?

Edric Manxson, a Bulwark cavalry officer, has an ancestor, Sir Vendell Manx, who wielded a strange power. Has Edric inherited this trait? Could he be the one destined to oppose the new threat?

Meanwhile, Earth transported Gilbert back a thousand years, where he must battle a beautiful and powerful priestess of Sol, who seeks to seduce him and steal his Earthpower…

Sir Edric is the thrilling first instalment in The Mantonovan Chronicles, taking place in the Free Countries, a fictional, fantasy world with similarities to 17th-18th century Europe.

Welcome to the...


A Note From the Publisher

Howard Hartley, a married boomer with an adult son and a dreamer from birth, was influenced in his early years by Ghana’s Juju, leading him to read fantasy. Alongside his accountancy career, he has nurtured the series' core theme of conflict. His interest in conflict reflects his love of Romans, rugby, cricket and his time in the TA. He is a music scholar, still plays his violin, and enjoys life.

Howard Hartley, a married boomer with an adult son and a dreamer from birth, was influenced in his early years by Ghana’s Juju, leading him to read fantasy. Alongside his accountancy career, he has...


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ISBN 9781806347919
PRICE £4.99 (GBP)
PAGES 416

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