Ilmanther: The Will of Orovaul by Samuel T Gdula and Todd M Gdula
In the stark, shadowy deserts of Ilmanther, mystic home of necromancy and a people bound to an empire of the past, mastery over magic is the law.
Shameless nobles squabble and petty politics abound, but above it all sits Orovaul, lich king, tyrant, and puppet master.
Evedur, the second son of House Thal’id, serves as his master’s hand, loyal sword, and trusted servant, and in Ilmanther, his trade is death. Can Evedur rise to meet the lofty expectations of his undead lord, or will he be torn apart in the web of lies and peril that suffuses the inscrutable land of dark magic?
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Author Bio:
Samuel Gdula is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz with a BA, Summa Cum Laude, in English. He
is a member of the Apex Writers Group, an inductee into the Phi Theta Kappa International
Honor Society for two-year Schools, and the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor
Society for four-year schools.
Samuel is a lifelong fan of the fantasy genre, having grown up reading books in the
worlds of the Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Elric, Middle Earth, Pathfinder, and more. As
early as middle school, he realized that his calling was to pay forward the excitement,
inspiration, and creativity he found in the written word.
A shameless nerd, he has spent much of the last decade playing both tabletop and
computer games, in various rules systems, with his close circle of friends. This has provided him
with first-hand feedback regarding what fantasy readers look for in a new book or story.
Sometimes, they hunger for something unique, which approaches a tale from a fresh perspective.
And sometimes a reader might want to kick back, relax, and read, once again, about a band of
adventurers exploring a monster-infested dungeon and relieving it of its treasure.
Samuel is Todd Gdula’s son, and they write together in rural Red Hook in upstate New
York.
Todd Gdula is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College with a BA, Summa Cum Laude, in
creative writing. He is an Alpha Tier inductee of the SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society
and a member of the Apex Writers Group.
Todd is a veteran of the US Army, where he served as an infantryman (MOS 11H and
11B) during the Cold War. During his four-year enlistment, he deployed to Central America,
Egypt (on Operation Bright Star with the 101st Airborne Division), South Korea (in Pan Mun
Jom with the Joint Security Force), To Eindhoven in the Netherlands and Mannheim in West
Germany (for Reforger with the 1st Cavalry Division).
Todd retired as a major from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office in 2012, where he
began as a correction officer in 1984. During his twenty-eight-year career, he learned people
aren’t always what they seem—and that most are capable of redemption if given the right
tools—and perhaps a hand up.
His exposure to this amazing planet’s incredible people cultivated his interest in
language, religion, ethnicity, customs, and food. These interests, along with his creative heroes
and mentors, drive his imagination.
Todd is an avid consumer of words—especially fantasy, horror, and science fiction. A
nerd of the highest order, he plays tabletop RPGs (Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, and
Starfinder) twice per week.
Todd is Sam Gdula’s father, and they write together in rural Red Hook in upstate New
York.