R.R. Virdi crafts compelling narratives across the urban fantasy, LitRPG, and sci-fi western genres. His writing is marked by intricate world-building and engaging plots that often explore the boundaries of perception and sanity. Virdi's distinctive style lies in his ability to weave together disparate elements, creating works that are as intellectually stimulating as they are immersive. His fiction showcases a vibrant imagination and a keen understanding of what captivates readers in speculative storytelling.
The captivating sequel to the Silk Road-inspired epic fantasy debut The First Binding, which kicked off the Tales of Tremaine. A love letter to storytelling and filled to the brim with secrets, magic and adventure.
In R.R. Virdi's The First Binding, a storyteller and a dancer meet in a bar, then they changed the world. All legends are borne of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first. I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those that walked before mankind and lost the princess I loved, and wanted to save. I've called lightning and bound fire. I am legend. And I am a monster. My name is Ari. And this is the story of how I let loose the first evil. Thus begins the tale of a storyteller and a singer on the run and hoping to find obscurity in a tavern bar. But the sins of their past aren't forgotten, and neither are their enemies.Their old lives are catching up swiftly and it could cost them the entire world. No one can escape their pasts and all stories must have an ending