The Shadowed Path (40 page)
Authors: Gail Z. Martin
The world of Prince Martris Drayke is thrown into sudden chaos when his brother murders their father and seizes the throne. Forced to flee, with only a handful of loyal colleagues to support him, Martris must seek retribution and restore his father’s honor. But if the living are arrayed against him, Martris must learn to harness his burgeoning magical powers to call on a different set of allies: the ranks of the dead.
The Summoner
is an epic, engrossing tale of loss and revenge, of life and afterlife – and the thin line between them.
The Summoner
marks the debut of a stunning new talent in the fantasy firmament, and the beginning of an epic story that will leave readers gasping for more.
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Adventure with whole-hearted passion.
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Having narrowly escaped being murdered by his evil brother, Jared, Prince Martris Drayke must take control of his magical abilities to summon the dead, and gather an army big enough to claim back the throne of his dead father. But it isn’t merely Jared that Tris must combat. The dark mage, Foor Arontala, has schemes to cause an inbalance in the currents of magic and raise the Obsidian King...
Gail Z. Martin returns with the second thrilling installment in the Chronicles of the Necromancer series.
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A rich, evocative story with vivid, believable characters moving through a beautifully realized world with all the quirks, depths and levels of a real place. A terrific read!
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– A.J. Hartley, author, The Mask of Atreus
The kingdom of Margolan lies in ruin. Martris Drayke, the new king, must rebuild his country in the aftermath of battle, while a new war looms on the horizon. Meanwhile Jonmarc Vahanian is now the Lord of Dark Haven, and there is defiance from the vampires of the Vayash Moru at the prospect of a mortal leader. But can he earn their trust, and at what cost?
Dark Haven
continues the thrilling adventures of the Chronicles of the Necromancer series.
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Attractive characters and an imaginative setting combine in an excellent, fast-moving quest novel.
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David Drake, author of the
Lord of the Isles
series on
The Summoner
Treachery and blood magic threaten King Martris Drayke’s hold on the throne he risked everything to win. As the battle against a traitor lord comes to its final days, war, plague and betrayal bring Margolan to the brink of destruction. Civil war looms in Isencroft. Finally, in Dark Haven, Lord Jonmarc Vahanian has bargained his soul for vengeance as he leads the vayash moru against a dangerous rogue who would usher in a future drenched in blood.
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Every time I start to get bored with epic fantasy, a writer like Gail Z. Martin comes along and makes me fall in love with the genre all over again.
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– J. F. Lewis, author of
Staked, Revamped
