Books by Doug Pineau

Strata - collective term for different species with higher intelligence, living in parallel like layers of rock; also used to denote fenstrata, a mythological race When Bryn Nightstar, the village outcast, meets a mysterious noblewoman on the road, he and his sister, Katrinara, embark on a journey to the capital city of Sterling with the lady Elle. Little do they know their destiny awaits. A gripping tale of magic, love, betrayal, and the union of species, as Bryn sets out to find a way for the human race to reach the planet Caramos before the world comes to an end.

When a pandemic nearly wipes out mankind, a young man sets out to rebuild society in this post-apocalyptic tale of love, friendship and survival. Ash wakes from his illness to find the human race has almost perished at the hands of a deadly outbreak. After a lonely and grueling winter, he travels south in search of a new home. Along the way, he befriends a young woman, Marion, and takes in an orphaned child and a wolf cub, but they become separated. While Ash fights to establish a new community, Marion struggles to find her lost friends, as she attempts to reach the village of Ashes.