For nearly a decade, Ethan spent his time reading as many books on the craft of writing he could find and writing four novels, none of which he would later allow to see the light of day. Always enamored with the romanticism of writing an epic world-encompassing series, he started writing what would become the first novel of The Sundered Kingdoms Trilogy in 2009.    Today, Ethan continues to explore the realm of the page and has three projects in development: the second and third books of The Sundered Kingdoms Trilogy, due out in Q4 and Q2 of 2013 and ‘14 respectively, and a standalone fantasy novel.    GAMBIT OF THE GLASS CROWNS "The heart of any great fantasy novel has always been the characters, and the heart beats fierce and free in  volume one of Risso’s The Sundered Kingdoms Trilogy.'Gambit of the Glass Crowns,' a tale of conspiracy, adventure, magic, and romance."    Bled dry by decades of war, religious strife, and bloody political intrigue, Dweömer is changing. At the heart of the tumult is Connor, the unwitting harbinger to the end of an era and doomed to die before his time.&    From the chivalrous royal court of the high king to the sacred forest enclave of Arlais, Connor must find his own part to play on the mummers’ stage, just as Gawain, the duke’s renegade bastard son, and Bronwen, the ambitious young queen, navigate their own ways through the tempest. With so much hanging by a thread, the stage is set for the final act of a dying age.    CONTACTING ETHAN Ethan’s website: EthanRisso.com Twitter: @EthanRisso Facebook: Official Fan Page LinkedIn: Ethan Risso Author Central: Ethan Risso