A Sword Named Sorrow

Author of the best-selling fantasy novel Little Sister, and many more, Kara Dalkey does it again in the epic historical fantasy novel that is a treat for any reader. How far would you go to find out the truth?Erculeo Salamago, the finest sorcerous swordsmith in all of Alta Califia, has vanished. His young apprentice Filipo, and Coraza, who may be Salamago’s daughter, find their fates bound together in a land drenched in dark magic. Guided by the blacksmith’s last and most mystifying creation, a sword named Sorrow, they travel the countryside in search of the truth, in search of Erculeo. But the road to truth is not an easy one. While evading the holy servants of the Mariana church, and battling demons called tzinn, they are pulled into a war of forbidden magics, one in which Coraza and Filipo, find themselves playing unexpected roles.

About the Author

Kara Dalkey is the author of sixteen published novels and more than twenty short stories of fantasy and speculative fiction. She was born in Southern California and studied Anthropology at the University of California at Los Angeles. She always knew the creative arts were her destiny and she has been an artist and musician before becoming a writer and author through membership in the Scribblies writers group in Minneapolis. Most of her work is historical fantasy, and she is best known for her books Little Sister and Heavenward Path, set in Heian era Japan, as well as The Water Trilogy set in Arthurian Britain. A Sword Named Sorrow, although an alternate history, is drawn from the rich historical heritage of the state of her birth. Ms. Dalkey currently lives in the beautiful Puget Sound region near Seattle.

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