Dutiful Soldier: The Warring Earth, Book 1

In a world that has lost much of its glory, an ordinary man conducts himself with honor in the face of loss and uncertainty. Edren's adoptive father, the Duke of Trecastle, has passed away. Edren is held in contempt by the foreign noble appointed to take his father's place. In his efforts he will discover the revival of a terrible past, intent on making itself the future. Stirrings of old power will challenge a land lulled by the passage of time. The structures of the world show cracks beneath carefully maintained appearances. Cultures long since established have been led astray to serve darker purposes, and who knows what cause the man next to you truly serves, if even he knows it well. Shela Melissand is a woman barely grown. Recruited by the Order of Dulari Priestesses to serve their cause, she is indoctrinated into the secrets of magic. But where once great promise was seen by the priestesses, now only confusion and failure resides within her. Shela strives to find her power and unwind the secrets that remain hidden from her. Asefis is a bard, strong of will but uncertain of focus. He walks among the powerful but stands alone, defying his family and the villains he encounters in his wandering life. He will cross a man of surprising will and certain focus, and find himself the hunted. Even so, he will defy his enemies and discover dark truths. They must rise to face the evils of their world or lose it forever.

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