In a world wrought with darkness and swarming with the evil forces of the dark lord, Unghor, the realm of Angaron is the last bastion of free peoples, not yet under Unghor's dominion.
A dwarf by the name of Dablik, escaping a losing battle on the continent of Tares, is sent by the wizard Vindhar through a World Gate to Angaron in search of Andra who, unbeknown to himself, holds the key to saving Angaron from destruction.
Dablik finds Andra lingering in the debtor's jail of the local baron. The dwarf enlists the help of Sorin, Andra's closest friend, to break him out and their hopeless quest begins.
With the help of the mysterious and enchanting witch, Elhima, and the down-at-heel conjuror, Rokin, they manage to escape from the baron's prison and flee into the vast Latwood.
Yet it is not only the baron's men who hunt them; the real danger stalking them is a narogh, a terrifying dark mage, sent by Unghor to devour Angaron's last hope. Hard on their heels too are other servants of the enemy, and not all are easily recognised (or as ugly) as woodgoblins and tunnel ogres.
To his dismay Andra finds that his fate is closely bound up with that of the witch Elhima and the desperate fight to defend Angaron.
Together they must uncover a repository of power called the Orinstar, their only hope to defeat the forces now being mustered against Angaron.
But what is the Orinstar?
And how can they hope to find in time a thing they know so little about?
As the world darkens around them and they are pressed hard by the agents of the enemy, they must learn to rely on each other's strengths and talents, make strange alliances and learn to tread dangerous paths.
Venture Press is a new science fiction and fantasy imprint of Endeavour Press, launching in September 2015. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. It was originally founded in 2011 by Matthew Lynn and Richard Foreman. They have had a great deal of success in publishing, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.
Genre: Science Fiction
A dwarf by the name of Dablik, escaping a losing battle on the continent of Tares, is sent by the wizard Vindhar through a World Gate to Angaron in search of Andra who, unbeknown to himself, holds the key to saving Angaron from destruction.
Dablik finds Andra lingering in the debtor's jail of the local baron. The dwarf enlists the help of Sorin, Andra's closest friend, to break him out and their hopeless quest begins.
With the help of the mysterious and enchanting witch, Elhima, and the down-at-heel conjuror, Rokin, they manage to escape from the baron's prison and flee into the vast Latwood.
Yet it is not only the baron's men who hunt them; the real danger stalking them is a narogh, a terrifying dark mage, sent by Unghor to devour Angaron's last hope. Hard on their heels too are other servants of the enemy, and not all are easily recognised (or as ugly) as woodgoblins and tunnel ogres.
To his dismay Andra finds that his fate is closely bound up with that of the witch Elhima and the desperate fight to defend Angaron.
Together they must uncover a repository of power called the Orinstar, their only hope to defeat the forces now being mustered against Angaron.
But what is the Orinstar?
And how can they hope to find in time a thing they know so little about?
As the world darkens around them and they are pressed hard by the agents of the enemy, they must learn to rely on each other's strengths and talents, make strange alliances and learn to tread dangerous paths.
Venture Press is a new science fiction and fantasy imprint of Endeavour Press, launching in September 2015. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. It was originally founded in 2011 by Matthew Lynn and Richard Foreman. They have had a great deal of success in publishing, promoting and selling ebook editions of works by new authors as well as bringing out ebook editions of out of print books.
Genre: Science Fiction
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