Fate Walkers: Ancients of Zimia
About this audiobook
A Sci-fi Fantasy Adventure
Fate Walkers is an epic, coming-of-age adventure brimming with hidden love, lost treasure, and the discovery of a long-buried city—where a malevolent soul lies in wait, seeking the perfect vessel to possess.
Salvar is an infuriating clairvoyant who ropes Ellis Hollander into heading up the haunted dig site, only for the crew to flee in terror, forcing an abrupt shutdown. With the site in limbo, Ellis travels to the Congo in search of the legendary Tomb of Shalar—only to face sabotage, demotion, and professional jealousy at the hands of the spiteful Avrum Hansen, who relishes demoting Ellis to a mere laborer. Yet the Zimia dig has followed Ellis—haunting his dreams, whispering secrets, and driving his determination to uncover a buried truth hidden for eons.
Two years later, Ellis is still stuck on the dig in the Congo. Without the flexibility of leadership (to travel between digs), he gets a message to his assistant, Larsaw, who manages to round up enough of a crew to reopen the Zimia site. There, they uncover a wall etched with strange, ancient inscriptions. The report infuriates Ellis—he should have been leading the effort—but Avrum’s incompetence has kept him sidelined, and the elusive Tomb of Shalar remains undiscovered. Worse, Avrum refuses to release him from the contract. But the man’s failures finally catch up to him. Stripped of his rights to the dig, he’s replaced—and Ellis is reinstated. Within months, under Ellis’s command, the long-lost tomb is finally unearthed, bursting with untold treasures.
"I read a lot of books. I really enjoyed reading Ancients of Zimia."
Book Publicist's Editor
“Ancients of Zimia” by S.A. Martin is an exciting (fantasy) novel
about the Amazon jungle's treasures and secrets."
Joint Forces Journal
"Ancients of Zimia is an excellent read...great storyline and a terrific job with your characters….It would make a great movie...”
Lin Baker
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A lesson in inner strength, The Fate Walkers series makes reading engaging for children of all ages. Clever and slightly dark, this epic fantasy ignites the imagination while honoring a child’s natural sense of justice and courage.
S. A. Martin brings fantasy to life in a grounded, home-grown way—blending intelligence, dedication, and heart into a story that captivates and grows with its reader. Wonder, danger, and emotional depth collide in a fast-paced narrative infused with subtle spirituality and the momentum of an action movie.
At its core, the story delivers a powerful emotional journey, centered on a devastating family secret that slowly unravels. Martin reminds young readers that they are allowed—encouraged, even—to explore big emotions honestly as they come of age.