Shattered Dreams (Light in the Dark Volume 1)

If one looks too long into the abyss, the abyss looks back. Drangar Ralgon has been avoiding the abyss's gaze for far too long and now he turns to face it.For a hundred years the young kingdom of Danastaer has thrived in peace. Now their northern neighbor, mighty Chanastardh, has begun a cunning invasion.Thrust into events far beyond his control, the mercenary Drangar Ralgon flees his solitary life as a shepherd to evade the coming war and take responsibility for his crimes.In Dunthiochagh, Danastaer's oldest city, the holy warrior Kildanor uncovers the enemy's plans for invasion.As ancient forces reach forth to shape the world once more, the sorceress Ealisaid wakes from a century of hibernation only to realize the Dunthiochagh she knew is no more. Magic, believed long gone, returns, and with it comes an elven wizard sent to recover a dangerous secret.Mercenary, holy warrior, noblewoman, sorceress, elf. All struggling to find their place in a world where actions do have consequences and mistakes are paid for in blood and pain. Each individual tale draws closer to the others, forming a tapestry that tells a single story. War, like a weaver, pushes lives until paths align. There are no shining heroes, no damsels who cannot save themselves, only people trying their damndest to make sense of the chaos their lives have become. Here, a few can make a difference.SHATTERED DREAMS is a rich, layered high fantasy, the beginning of an epic that will be well worth following for years to come. Looming menace, thoughtful world-building; a winner! --Ed Greenwood (NYTimes bestselling fantasy writer)

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