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"LostRalia' is an epic poem that takes place in the continent of Ralia (Australia) in an anachronistic medieval setting. 


The Crown Prince Cavaliere wishes to marry the Lady Adelade, but his plans are thwarted by the Dark Lord Purth who schemes to use her to lure Cavaliere to the west to meld two mysterious shields and bring about eternal chaos. With the aid of the Grand Duke Orlbry, Cavaliere and Sir Sedny upset Purth's plans and establish a kingdom of love and true liberty. 


'LostRalia' was originally a hand-written work that this author had finished in 1986.

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Historical Fiction, Epic Narrative Poetry

About The Author

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Writing a book is not for the feint hearted, but after 33 years, Geoffrey Gay has finally seen a dream come to life.


Geoffrey was born in the southern Australian city of Melbourne. With a typical Australian upbringing, which consisted of backyard cricket and football, he went on to graduate from university with a Diploma in Teaching. While busy traveling, it was six years before he actually moved into official teaching in a classroom.


Having traveled to USA, Mexico, India, Russia, China, the UK, France and Italy, all of these locations have provided him with context that he could use as a humanities teacher in various Christian schools around Australia. 


Having upgraded to a Bachelor of Education, he has been a principal in two small schools and is currently teaching Latin and Geography at the Brisbane Christian College.


In the midst of this, he met and then married his wife, Jill, whilst teaching in a small Bible school. 


After forty years of marriage, the couple has four married children and ten grandchildren.

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