Vanity of Vanities
Martin Bertram
“People pursue a myriad of things in seeking personal fulfillment, and an escape from the emptiness that many feel in their lives. VANITY OF VANITIES is the story of one such young man who runs after his dreams, only to discover something greater; the truth. Set upon the legendary island of Vanar in 12th century Europe, VANITY OF VANITIES tells the story of kingdoms torn apart in a war spawned by the self-interests of men.
On his deathbed, the King of Rorq names his eldest son Marcus as heir to the throne of the kingdom. Offended by his father’s choice, Reymus, the younger son and a celebrated hero of the crusades, leaves to forge a kingdom of his own in the eastern wastelands. Two decades later, Reymus returns; bent on taking hold of the kingdom which he had been denied.
Caught in the middle of this struggle through his own lust for adventure is Joshua; a young horse breeder with a past that has been kept secret from him. As the events which have been set in motion around him unfold, that which has been hidden will be inevitably revealed, and Joshua will discover the one thing that truly matters.”