The Renegade Within

A desperate experiment turns to disaster. A dark conspiracy corrupts an ancient Order. Only a fallen paladin can defend a vulnerable god.

When an inexplicable massacre devastates a hidden laboratory, Terese Saarg plunges into a desperate hunt. The chaos-infected survivors must be destroyed before they begin changing. And before they reveal her involvement.

Tracking the infected and impatient for answers, Terese travels to distant lands where her every move is watched as her secrets unravel. Eerily familiar dark discoveries threaten her life and devotion to her Order. The more she learns of the escaped infected and the impossibly powerful killer, the closer she comes to losing everything she's built.

Terese strives to bring a malevolent conspiracy to light, while protecting her fellowship. But how can she prevent more innocent deaths without destroying her Order?

Impossible powers are revealed. Angry gods strike where darkness lurks. Unearthly experiments reveal more inexplicable massacres. Memories are altered, secrets are revealed and truth becomes lie.

And Terese must face the most horrific question of all: What powerful new monstrosity plots to kill a god?

The Renegade Within is the first book in Mark Johnson's epic fantasy series; FireWall.




Praise for Mark Johnson's FireWall series

"Imbued with ancient secrets and unspeakable evil, Mark Johnson's FireWall is a world-building tour de force from an exciting new voice in epic fantasy." - SJV winner Lee Murray, 'Into the Mist'.

"Dark intrigue with twists and turns that I didn't see coming." - Award-winning author Eileen Mueller, 'Riders of Fire'.