Book description
The spellbinding fantasy that began with The Fifth Sorceress
and The Gates of Dawn continues...
Tristan and his twin sister, Shailiha, are the Chosen Ones, long
prophesied to unite the opposing magics of the dark Vagaries and the
benevolent Vigors. With the destruction of the Gates of Dawn, it would
appear that the ravaged kingdom of Eutracia has been given the chance
to cleanse itself, to heal - and the Chosen Ones the opportunity to
fulfil their destiny under the tutelage of wizards Wigg and Faegan.
But Fate would have it otherwise. For there is another who
unknowingly possesses magic in his blood - a magic that, in the wrong
hands, could unleash unspeakable evil. To find this unsuspecting soul
and understand the threat that now faces them, the Chosen Ones and
their allies begin a quest that takes them deep into the mysterious
Chambers of Penitence and then across the Sea of Whispers to the
sacred Isle of Sanctuary.
They are not alone in searching. Krassus, devoted servant of the
Vagaries, has dispatched ships of demonic slavers to scour the coast
of Eutracia, taking captive men and women and bringing them to the
island fortress of the Citadel, where evil dreams take the form of
living nightmares.
Aided by Tyranny, a pirate as fierce as she is beautiful, Tristan
and his sister must destroy the demonslavers' fleet and rescue the
ill-fated pawn of magic, now imprisoned in the Citadel. For Krassus
seeks to awaken the magic in this one's blood and imbue him with dark
enchantments from the mysterious Scrolls of the Ancients -
transforming him into an instrument of evil the likes of which the
world has never known... and will not long survive.
Robert Newcomb travelled widely in his youth as a member of the
American Institute for Foreign Study. He now lives in Florida. The
Scrolls of the Ancients concludes his 'Chronicles of Blood and
Stone' trilogy. The previous volumes, The Fifth Sorceress and
The Gates of Dawn, are also available in Bantam paperback.
If you would like to learn more about Robert Newcomb and his books,
visit his website at www. thechroniclesofbloodandstone. com
