Classic High Fantasy: The sacred book of the Elven King Ehrondim has been stolen.
For sixty years, the power of the one who holds it has grown. Shadow Lord Erwight of Entorbis has gathered Orcs, Ogres, Mist Elves, Gray Dwarves and Undead behind him. Wetherid stands on the brink of a war it cannot win.
When Gorathdin of the Forest arrives in the village of Abketh and takes the young Vrenli with him, a journey begins that neither of them is prepared for. Gorathdin must reach Astinhod. Princess Lythinda lies there under the curse of a shadow mage, and Gorathdin has sworn to break it.
But Astinhod is only the beginning.Their path leads through the desert of DeShadin, where Vrenli falls into the hands of slavers. To the shaman Nagulaj, whose help demands a steep price. And finally to the walls of the Dwarven kingdom of Ib'Agier, where Erwight's army is already waiting.
At their side stand companions without whom they would not survive: Borlix, the banished dwarf. Aarl, the knife-thrower from Thir. Manamii, the assassin from the desert. Wahmubu, the prince of DeShadin. Brother Transmudin of the Templars of the Dragon. Master Drobal, the mage of Horunguth. And Werlis, Vrenli's closest friend since childhood.
But one among them pursues their own agenda.And before the walls of Ib'Agier, the war demands a price no one foresaw.What awaits you:- Self-contained epic high fantasy spanning over 700 pages
- A classic fellowship quest through kingdoms, forests, deserts and dwarven halls
- Ogres, Dwarves, Orcs, Mist Elves, Gray Dwarves, Undead, Templars and mages
- War, betrayal, magic, ancient secrets and deadly trials
- For readers of J.R.R. Tolkien, Markus Heitz, Bernhard Hennen and Robert Jordan
- No cliffhanger: This novel's story is complete
Opening volume of The Chronicles of Wetherid series; The follow-up series "The Guardians of the Seven Artefacts" picks up twenty-five years later.