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The Blackest Heart

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2019
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1 - CRYSTALWOOD only the dead truly know
2 - GAULT AULBREK leave her unburied
3 - TALA BRONACHELL our smoldering souls
4 - NAIL worshipped the beasts
5 - AVA SHAY the Soulless Lament
6 - LINDHOLF LE GRAVEN the weight of a world
7 - CRYSTALWOOD oh, this bloody Sacrament
8 - TALA BRONACHELL five divine weapons
9 - GAULT AULBREK quick to betray
10 - JONDRALYN BRONACHELL never-ending sadness
11 - AVA SHAY freedom from the wraiths
12 - NAIL pervert the gospels
13 - TALA BRONACHELL above all other gifts
14 - LINDHOLF LE GRAVEN basest forms of nature
15 - STEFAN WAYLAND baptized in both darkness and fear
16 - JONDRALYN BRONACHELL secret of the Skulls
17 - GAULT AULBREK the nobleman truly brave
18 - CRYSTALWOOD scars upon their flesh
19 - AVA SHAY under the yoke of abuse
20 - NAIL deemed free and worthy
21 - GAULT AULBREK shall remain spotless
22 - LINDHOLF LE GRAVEN be wary of belief
23 - TALA BRONACHELL children of wrath
24 - STEFAN WAYLAND satisfy the law
25 - NAIL much slaughter and bloodshed
26 - AVA SHAY the dusts of time
27 - CRYSTALWOOD crow-picked bones
28 - JONDRALYN BRONACHELL bound unto death
29 - LINDHOLF LE GRAVEN the heartiest believer
30 - NAIL flowing rivers of silver
31 - STEFAN WAYLAND under constant mystery
32 - NAIL certain light and mist
33 - AVA SHAY death of the anointed
34 - CRYSTALWOOD prey upon themselves
35 - GAULT AULBREK truth and guilt
36 - NAIL sworn and forsook
37 - TALA BRONACHELL how love is to be won
38 - JONDRALYN BRONACHELL bearing a gold coin
39 - BISHOP HUGH GODWYN Blood of the Dragon
40 - STEFAN WAYLAND beware alchemy
41 - CRYSTALWOOD one finally finds peace
42 - TALA BRONACHELL humble servants
43 - GAULT AULBREK a knight unjust
44 - AVA S HAY great works of art
45 - STEFAN WAYLAND nameless beasts of the underworld
46 - NAIL true heroism
47 - CRYSTALWOOD the power of the witch
48 - BISHOP HUGH GODWYN a false bishop of Laijon
49 - STEFAN WAYLAND the source of all life
50 - TALA BRONACHELL make cursed things blessed
51 - NAIL the King of Slaves
52 - JONDRALYN BRONACHELL lay false claim
53 - GAULT AULBREK a true soldier
54 - TALA BRONACHELL bathed in blood
55 - LINDHOLF LE GRAVEN the end of all things
56 - NAIL a taste of death
57 - CRYSTALWOOD a slain enemy
58 - TALA BRONACHELL devour the ethic Valle shroud
59 - AVA SHAY death of the anointed
60 - BISHOP HUGH GODWYN hollow of their ignorance
61 - TALA BRONACHELL love of Laijon
62 - CRYSTAL WOOD conniving of Laijon
63 - NAIL true heroism
64 - MANCELLOR ALLEN pleasant equality in death
65 - BISHOP HUGH GODWYN haven from the gallows
66 - MANCELLOR ALLEN pale white flesh
67 - BISHOP HUGH GODWYN lakes of blood
68 - LINDHOLF LE GRAVEN love of good
69 - NAIL night long and drear
70 - JONDRALYN BRONACHELL the beginning of all things
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1) The Forgetting Moon
2) The Blackest Heart
3) The Lonesome Crown
Text copyright © 2019 by Brian Lee Durfee
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JOE MONTI, AND MY SUPERHERO AGENT,
MATT BIALER
Screams broke the silence that shrouded the lush black woods.
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And then the curled fingers of the gauntlet began to move.
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The argument started with a loud thump and a huge clatter.

"Again you lose!" Glade shouted triumphantly, venom in his words.

Tala and Lawri turned, as did their six Silver Guard escorts. Lindholf lay flat on his back in the center of the granite-tiled hall, helm flung aside. He swiped a smear of blood from his brow with the back of his hand. Lawri sighed in exasperation, holding her left arm gingerly at her side. Again Tala's cousin wore a long dress, the white bandage around her injured arm hidden under the long sleeve. Tala did not know who had wrapped Lawri's arm. That fact that Jovan had cut Lawri so severely during the struggle for his dagger was still horrifying, even though it had been an accident.

"Stand up!" Glade ordered Lindholf. "Stand up and try to pick my pocket again!" He pointed his sackcloth-wrapped sword at Lindholf.

"Leave me alone," Lindholf muttered as he stood and gathered his gear.

Glade took a fighter's stance, readying himself. Both boys were still dressed in their practice gear: light armor, half-helms, and sackcloth-wrapped Silver Guard swords. Earlier they had been practicing swordsmanship with King Jovan in Greengrass Courtyard, their tutelage under Val-Draekin and Seita at an end. Everyone at court did as Jovan Bronachell bade them do now. Both Tala and Lawri wore dresses, neither wanting to incite any anger in their king. Lawri wore a rose-colored gown with sleeves long enough to cover the wound on her arm.

"Come at me!" Glade taunted, tearing the sackcloth from his sword. "I dare you!"

Lindholf brushed himself off, digging behind his chest plate with one bony hand, adjusting his armor. He suddenly ripped the hand free and sniffed at it hungrily.

"You're barking mad," Glade growled. Lindholf stripped the cloth from his sword and brandished it before Glade.

One of the Silver Guards chuckled, "Looks like our two little lordlings are finally gonna go at it. Let's place a wager. I say two swings and both these clodpoles go ass over teapot and the fight's done." The laughter of the other five guards disgusted Tala. Lazy dullards! They weren't going to do anything.

Lawri placed herself between the two combative boys. "Put your swords down and cease this nonsense."

"Out of my way, stupid bitch!" With his free hand, Glade shoved Lawri to the ground. Lindholf swung. Glade whirled, his blade blocking Lindholf's blow, their naked blades creating a hollow thunk that echoed through corridor. Glade held his sword at the ready, both hands wrapped tightly around the hilt. "Coward," he snarled, swinging at Lindholf's head.

Lindholf parried. "I will cow to you no more," he said. "And you will not touch my sister like that again."

Glade remained relaxed, shifted his weight, sword poised as he moved to the side. Lindholf's sword point followed the other boy's movement. They began to circle each other, neither flinching. Lindholf feinted to the right with a sudden shift of the shoulder. Glade read the feint and forced him away with a lunge, cutting into his exposed wrist, drawing blood. Lindholf struggled back, nearly falling. Tala's heart sank. But Lindholf collected himself swiftly, stepped forward, and brought his blade up in a neat slice, breaking past Glade's guard, grazing his armor. Glade lunged at Lindholf with murder in his eyes, sword humming through the air.

A cloud of white chalk suddenly appeared between the two combatants. There was a loud clap and a sudden burst of flame flashed before Glade's startled face. He stumbled back in fear. The fireball vanished.

 

Added: 29-Dec-2022
Last Updated: 24-Jul-2024

Quotes

The best assassin is everyone's friend, not the quiet shade lurking in dark places.
Because those most devious know the power of suggestion is more powerful than reality.  Reality can be brutally disappointing, whereas there resides limitless possibility in mere suggestion.  It is the driving force behind belief and faith.

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 26-Feb-2019
Saga Press
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Richard Anderson  - Cover Artist
Michael McCartney - Interior Design
GLADIATOR.
ASSASSIN.
THIEF.
PRINCESS.
AND THE SLAVE.

The Five Warrior Angels have been revealed, and one by one, the mystical weapons they once wielded are being found, and an ancient prophecy is finally being fulfilled.

Or is it?  For when it comes to recorded history, much is intended to manipulate and deceive.  Returning to the kingdom of Gul Kana, Princess Jondralyn has suffered a devastating loss, discovering that not all prophecy is to be assumed, not all scripture to be trusted.  At the same time, her younger sister, Tala, has found faith within herself while facing off against villians who are using her for their devices.

Hawkitvood, the former Bloodwood assasgin, is captured.  And the knight, Gault, betrayed by the Angel Prince, can only wonder about the fate of his daughter, who has fallen into terrible hands.

And all while Nail embarks upon the deadliest quest the Five Isles has ever known.
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 26-Feb-2019
Saga Press
Kindle e-Book
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Date Issued:
Cir 26-Feb-2019
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Cover Price:
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Pages*:
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Internal ID:
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Publisher:
ISBN:
1-481-46527-9
ISBN-13:
978-1-481-46527-4
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Richard Anderson  - Cover Artist
Robert Lazzaretti - Map
From amazon.com:

Gladiator. Assassin. Thief. Princess. And the Slave. The Five Warrior Angels have been revealed, one by one the mystical weapons they once wielded are being found, and an ancient prophecy is finally being fulfilled.

Or is it? For when it comes to recorded history, much is intended to manipulate and deceive.


Returning to the kingdom of Gul Kana, Princess Jondralyn has suffered a devastating loss, discovering that not all prophecy is to be assumed, not all scripture to be trusted. At the same time, her younger sister, Tala, has found faith within herself while facing off against villains, who are using her for their devices.

Hawkwood, the former Bloodwood Assassin, is captured. And the knight, Gault, betrayed by the Angel Prince, can only wonder of the fate of his daughter who has fallen into terrible hands.

All while Nail embarks upon the deadliest quest the Five Isles has ever known.
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Includes:
Appendix
Timeline of Events leading up to The Forgotten Moon
Characters in The Blackest Heart
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26-Feb-2019
Saga Press
Trade Paperback

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26-Feb-2019
Saga Press
Kindle e-Book

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Author(s)

 Brian Lee Durfee
Notes:
From the back cover of The Lonesome Crown:

BRIAN LEE DURFEE is an artist and writer raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Monroe, Utah.  He has done illustrations for Wizards of the Coast, Middle-earth Enterprises, Dungeons & Dragons, the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust (Denali National Park), and many more.  His art has been featured in Spectrum 3: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art and L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume IX.  He won the Arts for the Parks Grand Canyon Award and has a painting in the permanent collection of the Grand Canyon Visitor Center - Kolb Studio.  Brian has written one epic horror novel along with the fantasy series Five Warrior Angels.  He lives in Salt Lake City.

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