Suddenly freed, Talon squeezed his sword, flexed his limbs,
and weighed some options. Quick as he was, no sword could fly faster than words.
And while the taller shadow was likely the wizard, he had no idea to whom or
what the other shadow belonged, and had to know before launching an attack.
Besides, he could hardly assess his foes with his back to them. He slowly
turned around, a scowl on his face.
A black-robed, balding man stood beside the empty pedestal,
a reassuring smile on his swarthy face. Perhaps he was a Marulan from across
the Antaran Sea. But Marulans were thought to be mostly savages, their skins as
black as their deeds, and not wizards with an air of sophistication and
opulence. The man did not have an accent that Talon could hear. The long face,
nose, and limbs matched what Talon had heard from stories. The dark eyes of
Viland Shadowbreaker observed him coolly.
BLURB:
Only a fool steals from a wizard.
Talon Stormbringer thought he knew
the risk of stealing from Viland Shadowbreaker - until he got caught. The
wizard will spare him if Talon performs a service - fetch the deadly silver
elixir from the Everway, a supernatural land that Talon assumed wasn’t real.
Only children believe the stories about what lies within - lost souls,
corrupted magic items, and mysterious destinations that most people never
escape. Ruling over it all is the Ever Fiend, a bogeyman that people use to
scare unruly youngsters into behaving.
Talon agrees to go, if only to stop
Viland from doing something unholy with the potent elixir once retrieved.
Joining him are a band of people he can’t trust. Their leader, a sorelia with
nefarious plans of his own. The sorelia’s battle-trained mynx, a large cat who
obeys only its master. An alluring swordswoman who wants to enchant her blades
with the elixir. A cocky guard whose bravado might prove more liability than
asset. A warrior kryll whose curiosity about the elixir might cost him more
than his life. And a tortured Knight of Coiryn who seeks redemption in a place
where most are damned. Of all the things they might discover on their journey,
one is the most obvious and yet the hardest to learn...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Randy Ellefson has written fantasy fiction since his
teens and is an avid world builder, having spent three decades creating
Llurien, which has its own website. He has a Bachelor’s of Music in classical
guitar but has always been more of a rocker, having released several albums and
earned endorsements from music companies. He’s a professional software
developer and runs a consulting firm in the Washington D.C. suburbs. He’s
married and loves spending time with his son and daughter when not writing,
making music, or playing golf.
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