You swing a staff until you're ready to swing a sword. Then you go on all kinds of adventures - fighting monsters, casting spells and saving damsels in distress. At least that's how it's supposed to work, but I didn't believe a word of it.
BOOK ONE OF THE EPIC FANTASY SERIES RETURN OF THE DRAGONS
Tired of his controlling father treating him like a child, sixteen-year-old Anders Tomason yearns for grown-up adventure. Until the day when he opens a magic portal by accident, and a Kriek girl bursts into his locked room with a chemical warlock hot on her trail. Now Anders will discover just how much his parents had been protecting him from, and at what cost.
Because the adventure is upon him, and it's an adventure full of danger, full of blood, fire, demons and evil. To face it, he'll need the sword given him by his blademaster, need the ancient words his grandfather bequeathed to him on his deathbed. Need the song that runs in his own blood, in his veins.
But will blade, word and blood be enough?
In a world where ancient civilizations and their technology lie in ruin and their languages lie forgotten, and where remembered words from long dead tongues hold power for those who can speak them - in a world where unspeakable evil is personified not just by demons, but by the unholy chemical mages who invoke them with guttural chant, with fire and acrid smoke - shameful family secrets will merge with age-old prophecy to push Anders into a dangerous destiny he isn't the least prepared to face. Yet face it he must.
A sword will be reforged, battles will be fought, friends will be made and lost, secrets revealed. And blood will be spilled.
Young Anders will become both swordsman and sorcerer. And, ready or not, he will become a man.
Still free in USA and UK.
You swing a staff until you're ready to swing a sword. Then you go on all kinds of adventures - fighting monsters, casting spells and saving damsels in distress. At least that's how it's supposed to work, but I didn't believe a word of it.
BOOK ONE OF THE EPIC FANTASY SERIES RETURN OF THE DRAGONS
Tired of his controlling father treating him like a child, sixteen-year-old Anders Tomason yearns for grown-up adventure. Until the day when he opens a magic portal by accident, and a Kriek girl bursts into his locked room with a chemical warlock hot on her trail. Now Anders will discover just how much his parents had been protecting him from, and at what cost.
Because the adventure is upon him, and it's an adventure full of danger, full of blood, fire, demons and evil. To face it, he'll need the sword given him by his blademaster, need the ancient words his grandfather bequeathed to him on his deathbed. Need the song that runs in his own blood, in his veins.
But will blade, word and blood be enough?
In a world where ancient civilizations and their technology lie in ruin and their languages lie forgotten, and where remembered words from long dead tongues hold power for those who can speak them - in a world where unspeakable evil is personified not just by demons, but by the unholy chemical mages who invoke them with guttural chant, with fire and acrid smoke - shameful family secrets will merge with age-old prophecy to push Anders into a dangerous destiny he isn't the least prepared to face. Yet face it he must.
A sword will be reforged, battles will be fought, friends will be made and lost, secrets revealed. And blood will be spilled.
Young Anders will become both swordsman and sorcerer. And, ready or not, he will become a man.
Still free in USA and UK.
You swing a staff until you're ready to swing a sword. Then you go on all kinds of adventures - fighting monsters, casting spells and saving damsels in distress. At least that's how it's supposed to work, but I didn't believe a word of it.
BOOK ONE OF THE EPIC FANTASY SERIES RETURN OF THE DRAGONS
Tired of his controlling father treating him like a child, sixteen-year-old Anders Tomason yearns for grown-up adventure. Until the day when he opens a magic portal by accident, and a Kriek girl bursts into his locked room with a chemical warlock hot on her trail. Now Anders will discover just how much his parents had been protecting him from, and at what cost.
Because the adventure is upon him, and it's an adventure full of danger, full of blood, fire, demons and evil. To face it, he'll need the sword given him by his blademaster, need the ancient words his grandfather bequeathed to him on his deathbed. Need the song that runs in his own blood, in his veins.
But will blade, word and blood be enough?
In a world where ancient civilizations and their technology lie in ruin and their languages lie forgotten, and where remembered words from long dead tongues hold power for those who can speak them - in a world where unspeakable evil is personified not just by demons, but by the unholy chemical mages who invoke them with guttural chant, with fire and acrid smoke - shameful family secrets will merge with age-old prophecy to push Anders into a dangerous destiny he isn't the least prepared to face. Yet face it he must.
A sword will be reforged, battles will be fought, friends will be made and lost, secrets revealed. And blood will be spilled.
Young Anders will become both swordsman and sorcerer. And, ready or not, he will become a man.
Still free in USA and UK.
