Dossier: THE WOODSMEN'S BARGAIN

Overview

THE WOODSMEN'S BARGAIN A historical fantasy that demands your attention.

• Genre: Historical Fantasy
• Word Count: 63,760
• Chapters: 37
• Reading Time: ~4h 15m
• Setting: Space
• Content Warning: Sexual content, Violence, War themes. Reader discretion advised.

The First Line

"Ira"

1 words. No warm-up, no scene-setting — the story announces itself and expects you to keep up.

The Story

A historical fantasy that roots its magic in a richly researched past. THE WOODSMEN'S BARGAIN spans 37 chapters of political intrigue, ancient bargains, and characters caught between tradition and transformation.

Themes

• Love
• Family
• Identity
• Power
• Survival
• War

What makes THE WOODSMEN'S BARGAIN distinctive is not any single theme but the way love, family, identity interact. Each thread pulls against the others, creating tension that carries the narrative forward.

Structure

37 chapters spanning 63,760 words:

1. Chapter 1: Arrows in the Canopy
2. Chapter 10: Into the Cave
3. Chapter 11: The Aftermath
4. Chapter 12: Rudra's Question
5. Chapter 13: The Jaldev Response
6. Chapter 14: Saff's Igknamai
7. Chapter 15: Zara's Choice
8. Chapter 16: The Grazing Fields
9. Chapter 17: The Departure
10. Chapter 18: The Liaison Months

...and 27 more chapters.

Why This Book

THE WOODSMEN'S BARGAIN is classified as a Hero book — one of the strongest works in the archive. As the only historical fantasy in the archive, it stands as a singular exploration of the genre.

Opening Passage

Ira

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My heart slammed against my ribs as I stared at the human face metres away from us. Arrows pointed at our chests from hooded figures positioned in the branches above — silent, camouflaged in bark-brown and rust-red, as much a part of the forest as the ancient trees themselves.

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