Half-Breed
The Kitsune
Rio Agatte
Daughter of Toshiro and Yuna Agatte and Cole's best friend since childhood. She is also betrothed to his rival, Justix Honor.
The Half-Breed Series · Book One
Half‑BreedSon of Tamerran
The Empire calls him a devil. The family that raised him calls him son. At nineteen, Cole Tamerran is about to learn which one the world will believe.
Written by Malachi Maverick
Launching Black Friday 2026
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The Series
A half‑breed in an empire that hates his kind
Years ago, a war hero found a dying boy in the frozen mountains of Eldorann. The child had no memory, no name, and blood the Empire despises. Captain Paul Samuel, Son of the Tamerrans, took him in anyway, and his family lost the Empire's favor for it.
Now nineteen, Cole Tamerran builds machines by day and races by night through the world of the Underground. He fights to repay his family's sacrifice, forced to operate through a system that denies his every move, forever followed by name "half-devil".
But someone has been hunting him, long before his forgotten memories. Waiting in the shadows for the day he walks into the light.
Family by choice
The Tamerrans
Paul, a wolf-blooded veteran with a prosthetic leg, and his wife Anne raised a child the world told them to hand over. The story asks what Cole owes them, and what they risked for him.
Engine & steel
Creed
A precision-bored aluminum V8 with a twin-screw supercharger, and a secret weapon to turn the tide. The stallion of an outcast who fights through grit and ingenuity.
A hidden war
The Apostles
The Nobles, enforcers, and the Empire are only the surface. But far below, even beyond the reach of the Underground, lies an ancient power with a corrupt congregation.
The Driver
Cole Tamerran
Adopted son of Paul and Anne. Imperial-blue eyes that narrow into a viper's slits. Mechanic, racer, and the target of every noble's contempt.
The Transfer Student
Olivia Keller
From Arcadia, capital of Mediterrania. She is very secretive, and she has some connection to Cole that nobody can explain.
Concept Art
From the sketchbook
Art by Kenydi Cross
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Prologue
A Warm Ending
It was a calm winter morning in the northern province of Tavrobel, Eldorann, the sun rising as it hid its face behind the mountain crests, painting the clouds with streaks of orange, blue, and purple. Standing stoic and wide, the mountains formed a natural gate to the tundras of the North-East, a frozen expanse of ice and snow separating Eldorann from the Ork Lands and their brutal marauders.
Above all this was a man in dark winter clothing, his gaze fixed on the rising sun, unbothered by the tearing winds. His rugged face, glacier-blue eyes, and short beard matched a strong, imposing build. But he was no Human. He had pointed canine ears and a gray husky tail trailing behind him.
Paul, Son of the Tamerrans. That was his name.
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The Team
The people behind the archives
Author & creator
Malachi Maverick
Conceived the series in April 2020 and has spent more than five years building the world of Agarath, the Tamerrans, and everything Cole will face after Book One.
Concept artist
Kenydi Cross
Character panels, portraits, and environment studies that define how Cole, Rio, Olivia, and the world around them look on the page and beyond it.
Our origin
This series was conceived through the forces of boredom and music in April 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic. Driven by an insatiable sense of inspiration, I scribbled all my ideas on a stack of notecards at 3 a.m.
From that moment on, I started the journey of becoming a published author through any means necessary. Despite the many challenges that should have ended my ambitions, I, through the grace of God, stayed disciplined in my mission, and now approach the publication of my work after 6 and a half years.
My team started out as a poorly organized group sharing the dream of making our passions a career. Against the odds, we have become a unified squad, seasoned by our past mistakes and eager to step into the horizon of our adventure.
The mission
- IDeliver nuanced, multi-layered storytelling without sacrificing quality.
- IIInspire the next generation of authors and artists alike.
- IIIIntroduce the Gospel through thought-provoking concepts and philosophies.
Contact
Questions or collaboration?
If you're a fan, a reviewer, or want to team up, reach out. I respond as soon as I can.
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