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Saturday, August 7, 2021
Prophecy of the Guardian Reborn
A Nasharin warrior by the name of Darshun Luthais and a group of companions go in search for the ancient elemental crystals. Objects of great power that became lost in the second age. The enemy is also searching for them, and if found they plan on using them for weapons of mass destruction against not only the forces of Light, but the whole world.
The story begins with the obliteration of the Loreladian army. Invaded by the Cullach—a half man, half boar-like race—the Loreladian people had little time to prepare and found the numbers of the Cullach to be overwhelming. Only four survive the battle, two of them Nasharin warriors (members of a supposed accursed race but live in peace with the Loreladian people). One of the Nasharins, Mirabel Luthais swears to the fallen king that he will lead the Loreladian civilians into safer lands before the Cullach arrive to claim the city, where death would surely follow.
As this journey takes place Mirabel senses the presence of another Nasharin, something he had been sensing since the Cullach invasion, only now it becomes much stronger. He finds it strange because only a handful of Nasharins remain in existence and have lived in Loreladia for the last century. Still, he cannot deny this feeling, this…pull from another living Nasharin—one whose inner power feels extraordinary.
With the help of a fellow warrior (and a horde of beasts this warrior communicates with), Mirabel rescues this Nasharin from a Cullach sacrifice. The Nasharin is just a babe, not old enough to mutter a word. And yet…the power within the child frightens Mirabel. He is not frightened of the child per se, but of what the child means, and the times they could possibly be in, or heading toward, the Prophecy of the Guardian and the Second Great War…
And so begins this magical, heartful and at times brutal story of Darshun (the Guardian) and friends!
I began writing this epic tale many years ago. Finally, it was published under an independent company in 2012. When it first came out, I was warmed by the attention it received. There were a lot of great reviews for it (and of course, some negative ones, but even within them words of praise were mentioned. I’ve learned a lot since then). What I loved the most was how people found them to be inspirational and not just another story about how many spells can this wizard or that sorcerer cast. At first glance it seems like your average, typical fantasy of Good versus Evil — and it is, to an extant… However, once you are enveloped within the world you realize it is not so typical at all and carries its own flair, especially the Nasharin warrior race. Lots of battles, lots of emotion and suspense; perhaps the greatest of all is that by the end one feels like they have made friends with the characters. At least that is what I’ve been told from readers and reviewers and to this day it still warms my heart.
I have written two more novels since I finished with the Guardian books. And of course…life happens. Raising a child, having a laborious job, responsibilities etc. etc. Not to mention a great depression I fell into (and thankfully climbed out of) but that’s also part of life, right? Experiencing and learning!
Anyway, I decided to go back to my Guardian books (my babies) and give them a revision that’s been long over do. Not only that but create a map of Seventh-Realm Earth and a character and creature list. Most of all make it a trilogy, my original idea from the very beginning. The publisher I was with back then wanted me to make the books into a five-book series. I never really liked that idea but I went along with it. Now that I’m on my own, and with the help of an editor and artist I hired the books are now a trilogy. I’m really happy with this revision and I hope many new potential readers will enjoy the adventure. It’s one roller coaster of a ride, I promise!
Oh...and much, MUCH better covers this time around. Original covers made the series look like a freaking romance tale. I hated that, but I had no say in thos days. We...I do now! ^_^ So happy with my new artist!
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