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Path of Shadows
A Fantasy Novel by Ben Wolf
Book 3 of the Blood Mercenaries Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Sword and Sorcery,
- Epic Fantasy,
- Quest Fantasy,
- Dark Lord,
- Cultists
This book is for you if you're into...
- High-stakes sibling rescues with cults and looming rituals
- Quests for god-forged weapons to face a dark lord
The dragon egg has hatched… and a dark lord needs his sacrifice back so he can become a god.
By some miracle, Aeron managed to rescue his sister from Lord Valdis's clutches. Together, they escape to the western mountains and hide out. But their solace doesn't last long because Lord Valdis's reach extends farther than they know.
Aeron's sister is soon recaptured by Crimson Flame cultists in the service of Lord Valdis. Now Aeron's only hope is to gather enough strength—in the form of legendary, god-forged weapons—to kill Lord Valdis and save his sister once and for all.
But time is running out. If Aeron doesn't save her by the next new moon, his sister will be sacrificed as part of Lord Valdis's ritual.
Will Aeron manage to get ahold of the legendary weapons in time? And even if he does, will it be enough to snatch his sister from the claws of death yet again?
Path of Shadows is the second novel in the epic Blood Mercenaries sword-and-sorcery series sure to thrill you with magic, action, and adventure. Dive into this unique fantasy world full of twists and mayhem, written by Ben Wolf.
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