Scribe Ascribed

This short story is the prologue of theChronicles of Mother's Gateseries, the first set of books in theTales of the Known Worldsaga. This prologue is a great little introduction to the saga, a bonus story set apart from the full-length narrative.Scribe Ascribedfollows the story of Farwen, who is one of many apprentices to a renowned map-maker. When his master invites him to scribe the myriad tales of the Known World, young Farwen eagerly sets aside his studies in favor of their new project.As the initial tale draws to a close, Farwen faces a life-changing decision: resign from the project to create the maps for the story, or abandon his apprenticeship to become a dedicated scribe.

This story answers the question,Who is writing the tales of the Known World?with a well-traveled map-maker and his young apprentice.It also raises the question,What started it all?and includes an excerpt from the sister storyTribe Untied, about the persecution of a little boy named Darek.

Praise forScribe Ascribed and Tribe Untied:

Thank you very much for bringing this wonderful book to my attention!The concept of making a book just for prologues is refreshing and definitelymaking me long for the full stories.The thing that struck me the most ishow authentic every character's voice isand how easy to differentiate them is. The writing is really polished and easy to read.As an old fantasy fanatic,I'm definitely going to read the rest of D.N. Frost's books.-- Dr. Julia of Bucharest ★★★★★