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Risen: Echoes of War by bloodsword
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Written as a companion novel to Risen and Risen: Darklight, Echoes of War tells us what the echoes, psychic reverberations of violent deaths that appear as ghosts and led by the incomparable Hannibal Barca of ancient Carthage, are doing between the major engagements of the two books. Which is a combination of learning both how to fight in a modern war while NOT killing each other as old conflicts arise with the return of memory. See how Hannibal begins to craft his determined volunteer ghosts into the formidable fighting force that plays a key role in not only the various raids the Risen engage in, but the assault on the siphon and the alpha tournament as well. He may only be an echo of his former self, but the former general is still one hell of a commander of soldiers! Join him and the echoes as they prepare to go to war against the Velkin.
Sons of Ironstorm - Book 2: Griffon's Call by bloodsword
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Eleven years after the events in Elvenfast and Tal Morun, the world of Ramnor is caught in the grip of the Diaspora: a season of turmoil and chaos marking the beginning of the Ascendance, the last stage of the Norak Utterance, a prophecy detailing the end of all things. Now young men, the Sons of Ironstorm begin to learn of their fate as Wielders of the Weapons of Power. Can they survive the forces pitted against them as they race towards that fate? Can they accept their destiny before the darkness from the Abyss sweeps across Creation once more?
The Dark Edge Chronicles - Hardwire by bloodsword
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Enter a world where Humanity and her mutant offspring, the Dark Edge, live side by side, separated only by an elaborate conspiracy to keep the Dark Edge secret known simply as the Shield. A conspiracy that's about to fall as a group of psionics called the Brotherhood of Advanced Intellects plots to destroy mundane Humanity and supplant them with a super race of their own! Join Mordecai, a Lone Gunman, a powerful psionic tasked with preserving the Shield, Ingamon Lash, his vampire companion, and Tragedy McMaster, a human detective as they struggle to stop the Brotherhood from launching an all out war between Humanity and the Dark Edge.
Sons of Ironstorm - Book 1: Griffon's Rise by bloodsword
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Welcome to the twin worlds of Ramnor and Rimnor: lush, beautiful, and magical. They are also the center of the Maker's universe, the cornerstone on which all of Creation is built. If one, or both are destroyed, then Creation itself will begin to unravel. And destruction of those worlds is the goal of the Lords of the Abyss, masters of the shadows that haunt the edges of Reality. To that end, they long ago gathered a vast army of demonspawn and made their war on Reality, defeated at the last possible moment by an alliance of mortal races and by the hand of the Creator themselves. Despite their defeat, the Lords have not given up trying to destroy all of Reality. And now, tens of thousands of years after their initial defeat, they once again threaten to destroy everything that ever was. Except this time even fewer will stand against them. And they themselves don't even know who they are, and what they are fated to do. Can this meager handful discover their destiny before it's too late and all of Reality dies in demon fire? Join heroes from the Humans, the Elves, the centaur-like Quada, the cat-like Muraan, and the fish-like Picea as they learn of their fates and struggle against the vanguard of evil that threatens to wash them away in the first book of the Sons of Ironstorm Chronicles, 'Griffon's Rise'. I hope you enjoy.
The Dark Edge Chronicles - Clan War by bloodsword
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Born to the Night, the grim and powerful vampire Ingamon Lash is Qos Viran, Special Forces for the Clans of the Night, the ancient vampire civilization living in the shadows of the human world on the Dark Edge. Honorable and determined, he had lived a life of service to the clans and their leaders, the Council of the Night, fighting their wars and defeating their enemies. But when he is summoned back to the vampire heart land of northern Europe, he isn't welcomed as a hero. Instead, he finds himself embroiled in a conflict that could take everything from him. Including his honor, his clan and family, and his very life. Can he find out what's happening and stop it before an all out clan war ruptures the Clans of the Night and lays waste to the vampire world? Join him and discover the shocking answer behind it all!
Risen: Darklight by bloodsword
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They buried him with a broken heart, unable to go on after his wife of 50 years passed away from cancer. Then they dug him up 300 years later, gave him a new body, new abilities and made him fight in a war to defeat the Velkin, a race of terrible alien invaders. He helped the Risen destroy the Velkin armies, defeat their Fleet Master and obliterate their massive siphon before it could drain the Earth of its vital goa. But the war didn't end there. It was just beginning. The sequel to Risen, Risen: Darklight is the second book in the Risen saga as it follows juggernaut Max Niekro in his quest to defeat the Velkin and save the Earth.
Risen: Niekro's War by bloodsword
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Odashen. Kamdemahn. Giant's Bane. Oldest One. On the worlds of the Avatar Alliance I am called many names and I am considered many things. Some see me as a holy warrior with a purpose so powerful, not even Death can stop me. Others think me a tormented wanderer, driven mad by a horrible fate and left to travel the wastes for eternity. Yet others see me as a soulless creature of otherworldly vengeance, returning from the grave to wreak havoc on my enemies. From my point of view, I am ALL of these things. Yet, I am none of them. My name is Max Niekro and I am Risen. I have been summoned back from the grave for one purpose and one purpose alone. I'm here to kill Velkin. Join the Risen juggernaut in this sequel to Risen: Darklight and the third book in the Risen saga as he continues his quest to defend Earth and the living of the galaxy by taking his war to the stars, where he will face even greater challenges to his effort to rid the universe of the rapacious Velkin, a giant alien race bent on consuming every living sentient being they find before sucking out their home world's life force.
Risen by bloodsword
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Imagine living a full life, dying months after your beloved wife passes and being buried. Only to wake up 300 years later, called out of the grave to fight a final war against an alien invasion. Join Max Niekro, formerly living and now Risen as he deals with this reality as the forces of Earth, both living and dead, are marshalled in a last ditch effort to save the world. **cover by hellvis
Sons of Ironstorm - Book 3: New Alliance by bloodsword
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Talemon, the greatest of the human kingdoms on Ramnor, has fallen to the power-hungry dark druid, Mern. Chaos reigns on the Hammer Peninsula and the Kaal Eran demons gather in the far south in preparation to burn their way north. Yet, in the face of the Return, the Sons of Ironstorm continue their quest to fulfill their destinies as Wielders and push back against the coming Shadow wherever and whenever they can. But will it be enough to stop the death and destruction promised by the Utterance? Join Lawrence, Shawn, and Patrik as they discover new powers, face new obstacles and force new alliances in their efforts to protect the Five Races of Ramnor against the Return of the Kaal Eran and their dark masters, the Lords of the Abyss.
Sons of Ironstorm - Book 4: Griffon's Stand by bloodsword
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Two of the Weapons of Power have been found, but their Wielders are lost. Tjor'riin and their shadow kin assault the mortal nations of Ramnor and the Kaal Eran demons are making forays against the southern lands of the Elves. The Last Battle looms on the horizon and the Wielders, along with their allies, are nowhere close to being ready. Will Ramnor fall to the Shadow? Will the universe be unraveled before the forces of darkness are defeated? Join the beleaguered forces of Light as they struggle to finish their preparations and unify before the very fabric of Reality comes undone around them.