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The Age of Man has begun: elves, dwarves, and other legendary races have been banished, and humanity now governs the island continent of Pentania. With the gods reduced to myth and magic abandoned, the peoples of this new era face an unprecedented threat when the king of Alson is assassinated and the capital is besieged by a nefarious wizard. The turmoil reaches even the remote village of Diln, where young Jarom is torn from his home and compelled to seek aid against the usurper. Yet the machinations of a mysterious council direct him toward a preordained mission: to locate one of the mythical Swords of Asahiel, divine talismans once wielded by elven avatars in shaping the earth. His success is vital not only for the leadership of his people but for the survival of mankind as the Demon Queen Spithaera rises from the Abyss. In a world that has long forgotten heroes, destiny is still written but not easily claimed.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Eldon Thompson
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