Shane W Smith
Triumviratus
Deeper Meanings Publishing, 2018
Three times he will prove his love for her. The third time will kill him.
In a world where violent magic is punished by the gods, mages have learned to use their powers for deception and manipulation instead. Rynold has learned these lessons better than most. Instead of openly competing for the heart of Princess Mirelda, he instead misuses an ancient artefact to engineer a scheme that sends her lover, Damian, on a fraudulent pilgrimage to a faraway land.
His plan backfires badly, however, when the artefact flares into life after centuries of dormancy, and demands that Mirelda herself go after Damian and “bring him back.”
Mirelda and Rynold leave Watcher’s Edge in desperate pursuit of Damian, and emerge into a dangerous world they aren’t ready to face. As their long journey progresses, they come to learn, however, that the greatest threat to them – and to the world – might well come from within…
Triumviratus is a 530 page graphic novel that paints a deeply personal love triangle against an epic fantasy backdrop, and will appeal to readers of fantasy who appreciate strong character drama that drives a high-stakes story.
Fiction - Winner, 2018 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
About the Author
Shane Walsh-Smith is an award-winning Australian graphic novelist and screenwriter who works across a broad spectrum of genre fiction. His books (written under his pen name Shane W Smith) have been shortlisted for awards a total of seven times, including twice for the fan-favourite Undad. His epic fantasy graphic novel, Triumviratus, a story about jealousy, betrayal, and a world brought to its knees by the misadventures of three young people in love, was the first graphic novel ever to win the Best Fiction award in the ACT Writing and Publishing Awards. His TV scripts placed in more than fifty contests in 2020-2021, including nine wins.
Shane has a Bachelor degree in Creative Writing, and might be the only person in the world to get a comic published in a refereed academic journal. He lives in Australia with his wife and four young children.