Vanguardian: Book I by The Clerk has been honored with the Literary Titan Book Award, recognizing the novel's compelling fusion of speculative fiction, political tension, emotional drama, and coming-of-age storytelling. Set in the powerful empire of Monde, the novel follows Nasrin, a war refugee living in hiding, and her son Lucian, whose extraordinary gifts draw dangerous attention from those who seek power, control, and legacy.
Nasrin has spent years living illegally in Monde with Lucian, marked as an outsider by her raven-black hair and honey-hued skin. When Fabien de Vistre, Marshal of Monde, captures her, duty demands punishment. Instead, he chooses protection, risking his reputation and standing with the king. As Lucian grows, his supernatural abilities become impossible to conceal. His arresting eyes, infallible memory, and impossible physical strength draw speculation and deadly scrutiny from political forces far more influential than himself.
Literary Titan praised Vanguardian: Book I as "reflective, dramatic, and ambitious," noting its memorable blend of science fantasy, romance, political tension, family drama, and cosmic mythology. The review highlights the novel's emotional intensity, old-world atmosphere, and slow unfolding of speculative elements, calling Lucian's arc the spark that makes the larger mythology feel personal.
The Clerk describes the novel as a story born from romance, dark fantasy, political inquiry, and a broader speculative universe. What begins with a refugee mother and the marshal who chooses to protect her expands into questions of power, reputation, religion, social control, inheritance, and the systems that shape human lives. Inspired in part by historical power structures, social hypocrisy, and the moral storytelling of The Outer Limits, Vanguardian: Book I gradually reveals a much larger mythology tied to warriors, cosmic forces, and the mysteries of existence.
With its richly atmospheric setting, emotionally complex characters, and ambitious genre-blending scope, Vanguardian: Book I offers readers a story of survival, forbidden protection, legacy, and the dangers of being different in systems that expect conformity and obedience.
Readers can purchase Vanguardian: Book I on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Fans of science fantasy, political intrigue, slow-burn romance, family drama, and expansive speculative mythology are invited to discover the award-winning first installment in The Clerk's ambitious series.
About the Author
The Clerk is a persona of S.N. Petro, a technical writer whose fiction incorporates elements of lived experience, including time in the Air Force, work as a personal trainer and bodybuilding competitor, parenthood, relationships, and reflections on societal ills. Their favorite themes include human mental and physical strength, speculation about the afterlife, unpopular opinions, and empathetic examinations of underdogs and villains. Through Vanguardian: Book I, The Clerk brings together emotional realism, speculative imagination, and a fascination with power, identity, and the unseen systems that shape people's lives.
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