title: The Chronicles of Altaran: Book 1: Shadow Lord Rising (Volume 1)
author:  Mark A Swirsky 
description: Mark Swirsky pursued biology as a career, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Texas A&M University and a Masters in Environmental Management from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. While working as a lab supervisor for an environmental consulting firm, he felt called by God into Christian ministry. He now serves as Senior Pastor in a church in Texas. An avid fan of both J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Ring series and CS Lewis Narnia series, Mark has sought to infuse a Christian world view into a fantasy world just as they did, making use of his background in biology to create new creatures and races.
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  ### Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Shadows and Embers](part0001.html#UGI0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Copyright](part0002_split_000.html#1T140-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Part One: The Rise and
  Fall](part0003.html#2RHM0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Prologue](part0004.html#3Q280-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0005.html#4OIQ0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0006.html#5N3C0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0007.html#6LJU0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Four](part0008.html#7K4G0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Five](part0009.html#8IL20-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Six](part0010.html#9H5K0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](part0011.html#AFM60-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](part0012.html#BE6O0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](part0013.html#CCNA0-01fc472b16d64588adc020bdd0f9547a)
  
  
  [Chapter 