Synopsis:  For the First Born of the Muzina people, life is a cursed existence meant to offer their mothers a chance to develop strength of character and prove self-worth.  When allowed to live, these babes are set on a path of torment and ill-fortune that hounds their lives until they finally perish.  Kathiz T'Kazan, a boy of unquenchable hope, does not shy away from living, and so wilfully faces the consequences...

Notes:  A stand-alone Ul-Zaorith Fantasy novel.

**Written originally for the 3-Day Novel Contest in September 2010.

Part of the Emerging Author's Collection 2016 at the Greater Victoria Public Library.

Reviews:

“I tremendously enjoyed reading First Born. It was quite a unique experience; I felt somewhat like an archaeologist who had suddenly come across a firsthand account of a world or civilization.” -- Aidan Chatwin-Davies