The Bladewitch

"She came from the west, emerging from the long shadows...the red sun that sat her shoulder painting her auburn hair with a nimbus of fire...She was lean and muscled, her skin pale and fair; hair, worn loose, flew wildly and untamed about her head, dancing on winds that smelled of rain..."She is Kayla of Zyre, a priestess of the long-forgotten goddess Naith. With her country under brutal attack, and suffering the devastating effects of a mysterious plague, Kayla must once again invoke the goddess and take up arms to protect the very people that have turned from her.For Kayla is the Bladewitch, the last of her kind, and she cannot fail...No matter the cost.

About the Author

Jason E. Thummel's work has appeared in Black Gate magazine, Flashing Swords, The Town Drunk, the anthologies Rage of the Behemoth and Magic and Mechanica, as well as in many other venues both online and in print. His contemporary flash fiction story "Contact," which was part of the charity project 100 Stories for Haiti, was later translated into Portuguese. He is the author of two hard-boiled, occult detective novels: The Spear of Destiny and Cult of Death, as well as a collection of 13 short stories of Heroic Fantasy titled In Savage Lands, and the novella length collection The Harsh Suns.You can reach him at the not-so-cleverly-disguised address: feedback2jason[at]gmail[dot]com

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