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A SANCTUM OF SWORDS (EMBERS EDITION)
In the wake of a catastrophic cataclysm that claimed the lives of both mortals and powerful gods, the remnants of mortal-kind begin to rebuild civilization in the world of Thearus. But, unseen by many is an ancient and evil force that seeks to bring darkness across the land once more.
It is the era of the Ascension of Kings, a period of reconstruction after the catastrophic collapse which saw the death of the gods of the Ascended Pantheon and left the mortals of Thearus to rise from the ashes and begin anew.
But, war, assassination, and betrayal still stalk the land, fueled by the mighty kingdoms and cults born from the fires of destruction, and ruled by powerful demi-gods. And now, the Sanctum Queen, Karayan, seeks to summon her twin patron goddesses, Sabah and Zesiro, onto the mortal plane to cast a shroud of darkness and chaos across the realm.
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A SANCTUM OF SWORDS
Chapter 8: Art of Death Excerpt
~The Lantern Way Near Akara Sanctum~
An obscured figure sprang out from a nearby alleyway. The coiling shape assumes the aspect of a female Ashen Blade fast approaching him. Korian ground himself to a halt, sliding back and around a thrust from her blade.
He turned the weapon aside with an uncaring backhand sweep. Flitting back across the cobblestone for space, the assassin changed stances when countercharging into his guard.
Dominion’s End slid free from the sheath. Korian reinforced his weight on the Ashen Blade’s sword arm. Seeing an opportunity, he punched the blade straight out at her lungs. She leaned to one side, using his momentum against him as the blade thrust wide of its mark.
Footfalls pattered across the cobblestone to enter the combat. Korian counted one, two, and three kindred warriors joining the fray.
Korian ducked and rolled beneath a serpentine glaive, a Reaper’s Scythe. In that movement, he spun Dominion’s End around in his hand, gripping the flipped blade by the hilt upon leaping back onto both feet. The gladius found the kindred blade’s joint behind the knee, splitting the flesh and bone beneath.
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WHISPERS OF WHITE SAPPHIRE
As the tribes of the U’skar Qi descend upon the Old Myrian Empire, an ancient prophecy will awaken, and the hearts of warriors will be tested in the crucible of conflict.
The Great Exodus has begun. Fleeing the relentless expansion of the Grand Empire of Xura, the U’skarite tribes set sail for the Old Myrian Empire. As the kingdom rallies its forces to defend against an invasion, Ara Zakarian, a loyal knight of the Autumn Queen, finds himself captured by the very tribe he was sent to defeat.
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Due for release in Audiobook format in Fall 2026
WORLD OF THEARUS
It is known as the mortal sphere by entities beyond the physical plane. Demi-gods and other oddities besides have often named it the Cradle of Creation, from which all creation is birthed, eventually to be siphoned into the divine realms of the Celestial Spheres. To all the ordinary mortal children who seed the soil of their inherited world, it has always been called Thearus.
FROM JOHN MALONE
AN ASCENDANT OF KINGS
THE REAPER OF THE MORTAL SANDS
