Kirk Eggleston is a Michigan native. While growing up his grandmother, Ruth Eggleston, used to gather the grandchildren in the living room and practice “round robin” storytelling. Each person would give two to three sentences of a story then pass it to the next person in line to continue weaving the tale.
Having sparked a love for creative storytelling, he took the next step in his fifth-grade English class with Ms. McCallum. Every Monday she required her students to write one page on what they did over the weekend. If they had a boring weekend they were permitted to write fiction. Needless to say, his parents were contacted a lot about his propensity to write only fiction.
Growing up on Dragonlance, The Dark is Rising, and The Death Gate Cycle drew him into the Fantasy Adventure genre, which was reenforced by an addiction to the Final Fantasy series of games as well as the online role-playing games EverQuest and World of Warcraft. Later he became hooked on the Game of Thrones novels by George R.R. Martin.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in the spring of 2004 and retired in the fall of 2024. With his newfound free time, he is pursuing his passion that had been placed on hold. Blending his military experience, real-life events, and love for fantasy, he attempts to bring a level of realism to mythical worlds.
Available Publications
The Haven Companion Short Stories
Overview: Parallel short stories set two hundred years before the events in Rise of the Shadow Empire. The Duology explores the final days before the battle over the human capital of Haven. Both stories detail the siege and battle from the viewpoint of those inside of Haven. The Glowing Darkness follows King Sargson while Shadowed in Light follows Kaylah, a dark necromancer.
The king of Haven and his war council have finished their plan that would break the siege lines of the Sylvani elves and free the human capital. If successful, humanity will have a second chance at restoring their golden age. If they fail, it could end human civilization once and for all.
After months of being besieged by the Sylvani elves, the human capital of Haven executes a daring plan to break free. Kaylah, a dark elf necromancer, and her spectral knight engage in an epic struggle to save the human city of Haven.
A team of relay runners camp out in a remote forest for a race. As soon as the team begins to arrive, strange events begin to happen around them. When one runner goes missing while running at night, they learn what it means to be afraid in the darkness.
Future Publications
The Guardians Legacy Novels
Overview: The Human Elven War was finally at an end and the races of Pryos began to repair their shattered world. As the newfound peace teeters between former rivals, a conflict between two races of demigods descends upon them. A world that once fought a war for supremacy, is now in a struggle for survival.
Rise of the Shadow Empire - (November 2026)
As the first waves of demigods spread out and take root, an unlikely union of companions try to come to grips with the reality that they are involved in a conflict with beings beyond comprehension. The companions desperately search for a way to survive in the middle of the brutal onslaught all around them.
The Guardians Legacy Companion Novels
Overview: The Companion Novels are supplimental stories to enrich the world around The Guardian Legacy series. All are written as stand alone stories, but weave through the lore of the world of Pryos.
Descent into Darkness - (Spring 2026)
Kaylah, a dark elf, is banished by her family for forsaking their patron goddress. After fleeing for her life, she seeks an apprenticeship with a renowned fire mage. But her life again is thrown into chaos when the elven civil war errupts. She is forced to choose between following the path she wants, or forsaking her beliefs and embracing darkness.
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AI Disclaimer: Kirk Eggleston does not use AI in the writing, or development, of his stories. He enjoys all aspects of story arc creation (except proofreading, he loathes that part) and prefers to utilize loved ones who support him for assistance. (Also, he has seen the movies War Games - starring Mathew Broadrick and WOPR, Terminator - starring the Governator and SKYNET, 2001: A Space Odyssey - starring HAL, Resident Evil's the Red Queen, I Robot's VIKI... just saying. There is a pattern here.)
