Nasir and Maarika Chronicles Episode I

Nasir and Maarika are of one people but two worlds.

Nasir grew up inside Byzantium's Arabia Province where his family prospered. Head filled with the stories of military glories, he decided to turn his back on the family business. Now in command of a remote outpost on the border of the Arabian Desert, his life will forever change when an unspeakable evil emerges from the desert.

Maarika grew up in the open deserts of Arabia. Her family struggled to survive as they moved from place to place to find the sustenance needed to keep their small herd of goats alive. Her life was destroyed when they came, their appetites insatiable. Forced to flee she hopes to find safety within the borders of the Roman Empire.

Nasir and Maarika will be brought together by tragedy that will forever change both of their lives.

This is their story.

The Nasir and Maarika Chronicles are set in the Byzantium Infected Universe which starts with the short story Jibreel's Curse and continues in the full length novel Scourge of Byzantium.