Publisher's Synopsis
Albert Tiller is a farmer from a village called Brian, like his father before him and his father in turn. His home is an idyllic place in the Southern Empire, far from the hustle of cities, the strangeness of foreign cultures, or the intrigue of kings and emperors. He spends his years there with his adopted son James as they plant, care for, and harvest wheat, year after year, with no interruption or distraction. Farming is life in Brian Village. But Albert's mind wanders from the simplicity of life in Brian. He remembers stories told to him long ago by his late wife, stories of stone paved streets and knights and forests, of the Elves that sometimes cross into towns on the western border, and of the mountains in the eastern distance and the unknown that may lie beyond. The wonders of the world beyond his friendly neighbors and his comfortable house call to him, and he resolves that he and James will leave, and see for themselves what lies beyond his knowledge. But with every road walked, every new face encountered, the outside world becomes ever stranger to these two simple farmers. Will forests full of frightening creatures be more than Albert and James can contend with? Are marsh dwelling tribes enough to frighten then back to the comforts of home? Can they find common ground with the foreign and wondrous races they meet far from anyone of their own home country? Could conflict far away be their end? The paths across the world alone know the answers, and they must be walked to learn their knowledge... Southern Farmer is the first novel in the Times of Change series, the first steps along a journey that begins with only two men, but will irrevocably change the entire world.
