Children of Lubrochius
by Matthew D.Ryan
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BLURB:
The
vampire, Lucian val Drasmyr, has been defeated, but not destroyed: Now he
serves another evil: Korina Bolaris, a young and gifted sorceress bent on
subverting the power structure of Drisdak. Only Coragan of Esperia can hope to
stop them. But is even he prepared to face the dark cult who claims her as
their own: the Children of Lubrochius?
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Excerpt
“I
am a Child of Lubrochius,” Korina said. “I came here to hire you and offer you
an opportunity few ever have. Are you interested?”
“I
see little profit in it,” said the first man, “save vague promises of uncertain
future rewards.”
Korina
paused. Clearly, she was not explaining the up-side of her offer well enough.
She needed something to lure the men in; something the Shadowhand could not
provide, but the Children could. “Have you ever robbed from a wizard?” she
asked, changing the topic as the obvious lure occurred to her. She reached into
another small pouch on her side and pulled out four Kaldtarri rings, her
fingers gently caressing one, feeling the band of iron and the grotesque
gargoyle-like head. Sidipius had come through and provided her with ten Kaldtarri
Primes and two Kaldtarri Secunduses, an ample beginning supply: enough to begin
a formidable hellring. All she needed were the recruits. Men such as these.
The
men stared across the empty space at her, at first saying nothing in reply.
Finally, one of them broke the silence. “No, we have not,” he said.
“Why?” she asked, though she knew the answer.
“They
have magic. They can snoop you out no matter how good you are.”
“How
about a baron or a count?”
“Do
you know how many thieves have gone to the gallows for trying?” the thief said.
“The nobility just hire wizards. It’s a lost cause.”
She
smiled, and one by one dropped three of the rings on the table in front of
them. “Is it now?” she said.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Matthew
D. Ryan is a published author living in upstate New York on the shores of Lake
Champlain. Mr. Ryan has a background in philosophy, mathematics, and computer
science. He has a black belt in the martial arts and studies yoga. He has been
deeply involved in the fantasy genre for most of his life as a reader, writer,
and game designer. He is the operator of the web-site matthewdryan.com
which features his blog, “A Toast to Dragons,”a blog dedicated
to fantasy literature, and, to a lesser extent, sci-fi. Mr. Ryan says he
receives his inspiration from his many years as an avid role-player and fantasy
book reader. He has spent many long hours devising adventures and story-lines
for games, so it was a natural shift moving into fantasy writing.
Mr.
Ryan is the author of the exciting dark fantasy novel, Drasmyr,,
its sequel, The Children of Lubrochius, and a growing number of short stories.
His first novel, Drasmyr, has consistently earned reviews in the four and five
star range and serves as the prequel to his upcoming series: From the Ashes of
Ruin. In addition to Drasmyr and The Children of Lubrochius, Mr. Ryan has
published several short stories on-line, including: “Haladryn and the
Minotaur,” “The River’s Eye,” and “Escape.”
Links
to the Author on the Internet
Author’s
website: http://matthewdryan.com
Author’s
Smashwords Page: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/matthewdryan
Author’s
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000038781652
Author’s
Amazon Author Central Page: http://www.amazon.com/author/matthewdryan
Author’s
Goodreads Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/579148.Matthew_D_Ryan
The prequel to “The
Children of Lubrochius” is “Drasmyr” and is free pretty much everywhere! Here are the buy links:
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