Surrender (Book 1 of The Baneseeker Project)
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Lyna, a lone young warrior sorceress, roams the world, hunting and destroying evil objects known as the bane cores, objects she alone can locate using an innate and unique power.
Her next quarry lies in the isolated village of Tanasu, located at the edge of civilization and bordering on the Territories of Sij, the land of her ancestors. There, Lyna hopes to destroy another core and maybe find a place to call home.
But with each use of her strange ability, Lyna leaves behind a part of herself; a memory of her past, a remnant of her spirit, a piece of her strength and youth. And when she only finds death and a cursed land in Tanasu, Lyna starts to question if her efforts are making a difference and if there is any hope for this world, and for herself.
Now, Lyna must decide if she abandons her quest and leaves the world to fend for itself, or if she continues on what is becoming a hopeless fight, at the risk of surrendering her very soul.
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