Brett Stuart Smith weaves a captivating tale of magic and mystery, recounting the adventures of a protagonist on a quest to discover the truth of his past and forge the path of his destiny in "The Eye of Disparager: Book One of The Legend of the Bloodstone."In a tale reminiscent of the works of Lewis, readers are transported to the land of Alton Savia, where three kingdoms live under the rules of an age-old alliance. Dorian Arillon, the story's hero, is a young man eager to escape ...

The three kingdoms of Alton Savia have lived in peace for generations; but now a dark force gathers in the North and threatens the Southern Alliance as rumours spread of the resurgence of the Order of the Obsidian Mask. Dorian longs to escape from the remote village he has known all his life and now a sudden turn of events catapults him into a strange and dangerous new world, a world of intrigue, magic and the unfaltering march of ten thousand men into battle. Who can turn the tide of war ...

'THE HARD-BITTEN CHAMPION OF BRITISH HEROIC FANTASY' - Joe Abercrombie'HEROISM AND HEARTBREAK . . . GEMMELL IS ADRENALINE WITH SOUL' - Brent WeeksWhile the warlike and heartless Aenir ravage the territory outside the mountain fastness of the clans, Sigarni, the Hawk Queen, arrives in this alternate version of her own universe through a gate in space and time. Taliesen, last of the gatekeepers, has no idea why she has arrived but knows that ...

The world is at the brink of ruin . . . or is it salvation? Astaroth has been weakened, and the demon Prusias is taking full advantage of the situation to create an empire of his own. His formidable armies are on the move, and Rowan is in their sights.Rowan must rely on Max McDaniels and David Menlo and hope that their combined powers can stop Prusias's war machine before it's too late.But even as perils loom, danger stalks their every move. Someone has marked Max for death...

"Knights of Ennor—the time has come to awake. Rise up to fulfill your secret oath and sacred duty."The Ancient Earth Trilogy, #2Deep beneath the streets of England lies another realm . . . one few in our modern world know exists. Daniel and Freya, however, know it all too well. Eight years ago, these friends first journeyed through portals into the hidden land of Niðergeard—discovering a city filled with stones, secrets, and sleeping knights that serve to p...

Dorian's life has always been a bit quiet and uneventful -- that is, until he meets Adelaide Warde.Determined to find a sacred relic in the nearby mines, Adelaide enlists Dorian as a guide. However, there is another in search of the relic -- a mysterious traveler named Crash, who hopes to use the relic to escape his past.Suddenly caught up in a conflict he wants no part of, who will Dorian help? The woman who has stolen his heart, or a stranger in need?"*Fans of The...

In this new dark Age, myth and legend has become reality; nothing is quite as it seems.The plague came without warning. Nothing could stop its progress: it's first symptom is black spots at the base of the fingers; an agonising death quickly follows. But this is no ordinary disease ...Caitlin Shepherd, a lowly GP, is allowed to cross the veil into the mystical Celtic Otherworld in search of a cure; her search takes her on a quest to the end of a land of dreams and nightmare...

Aspiring adventurers Aiden Wainwright and Pacian Savidge are tasked with tracking down an obscure relic, said to be capable of banishing the Kingdom's greatest enemy once and for all. But the two friends are at odds over Pacian's dire actions and their comrades are forced to choose sides as they scour the land for the lost artefact.Along with their companions, both young men face challenges of such magnitude that the existence of entire cities are threatened. Only their valour and ...

With Fairloch safe from the villains who sought to wrest power from the royal family, the resources of the city are diverted to a last-ditch effort to find a way to stop their implacable foe. Slow progress toward a solution is being made, until the immortal engine of destruction prematurely breaks free of its century-old prison and embarks upon a single-minded quest for domination of the land.With the countryside awash with deserters and brigands fleeing the onslaught, Aiden Wainwr...

Against the forces of evil and night, who will stand true? Slave-born, fated to seek a terrible truth from lost centuries, her only allies are a thief, a giant and an ancient prophecy.A sweeping epic fantasy adventure from a master of the genre, Nina of the dark tells the story of a slave girl in a medieval world where humans battle for existence in fortified towns scattered through a fertile lowlands, dominated by the grim mountains of Backbone. Beyond backbone is a land of demons,...

Fame has its price...A young bard and his master travel to a remote castle in a wild, untamed valley. They uncover a dark secret and set off a chain of events that will alter the fate of two powerful realms.Owain had waited a year to sing for the Duke of Kas Mendoc. But his master, the renowned Trystan of Langorn, has a change of heart denying him the fame and honour he craves. They journey to Skeinhold Castle in the wild Cae Valley. Bitte...

The cat-kind familiar of the warrior queen Ylia spins a tale of sacrifice and war in the third and final Tale of Nedao.In this, the third tale of the Nedao people, Nisana the AEldra of the cat-kind narrates her experience among the beleaguered humans. She wishes that there were others left to speak of such a story, yet she is the only witness able to tell of it. Sharing both the agonies and the victories of her companion, the warrior queen Ylia, Nisana is determined...