"Sometimes you have to show yourself, your family, your homies, and the world who you are and what your ancestors have made..." When weapons technology is mysteriously trapped in the Sixth Century, humanity is faced with a new dark age! As chaos engulfs the world and tyranny threatens to sweep poor and inner-city communities into the darkness forever, one man's plan to survive sows the seeds of A Dread and Glorious Kingdom! With hate groups and corrupt officials targeting his community as their personal fiefdom, Chessed must rise above his complicated past and embrace his destiny in order to survive! He and his allies make for unlikely heroes, but together they seek to unite their community and give "riding for the hood" a brand-new meaning as they forge a modern-day Camelot from the ashes of a fallen society. The question is...will they survive? Containing the first three books of The Vanguard series and a new book worth of never before seen content.A Dread and Glorious Kingdom is a must read for fantasy fans! With its cinematic prose, A Dread and Glorious Kingdom is a tapestry Bolling delights with epic battles, immersive world-building, and a diverse cast of characters for a thrill ride into the next great sci-fi/fantasy fandom!