Cadman's Gambit
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Epic fantasy from the author of The Nameless Dwarf. Cadman's Gambit is the first book of the Shader series.
The exiled scientist Sektis Gandaw has searched for thousands of years for the artifact he needs to unweave all creation. When he finally detects a trace of its power, he sends his flesh-eating minions to claim it.
Pitted against him is the holy knight, Deacon Shader, veteran of the wars against the undead armies of the Liche Lord, and prepared for this task since the day he was born. The only problem is, Shader is done with fighting, and desires only a life of quiet contemplation. At least that's what he tells himself.
While cosmic forces battle it out for the fate of all existence, a former pupil of the Liche Lord, Dr Cadman, stumbles upon the artifact and decides to throw centuries of caution to the wind. After all, it's not really much of a choice: a half-life leeching off the blood of others, or the perfect immortality promised by this mysterious power from beyond the stars.
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