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*Contains spoilers for the game Shadow of Mordor*
In the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie... It was here, on the slopes of Mount Doom, that the Dark Lord Sauron was defeated by a last alliance of Men and Elves... It is here that for two an a half thousand years the Rangers of Gondor have stood watch, guarding against a nameless threat they had all but forgotten. And while the strength of Gondor faded, the power and malice of Sauron grew in darkness. He has returned to Mordor. Shadow and Flame have fallen on the Black Gate, and no mortal man can stand in its path.
Talion, a Captain of the Black Gate, is dead. Murdered along with his wife and son in a blood ritual performed by servants of the Dark Lord. Bound in undeath to a nameless Wraith who knows nothing of his own past, Talion seeks to cripple the evil hierarchy of Mordor, find out who the Wraith truly is, and destroy the Black Captains. For Talion, vengeance is not a choice. Sauron must be stopped, and only one Man has the power and will to do so.
Delve deep into the Land of Shadow in this novel adaptation of the critically acclaimed game! Witness the blood and blades of Uruk-Hai, Beasts, and Men as Talion carves a foothold in Mordor.
"The Lord of Lorien looked at his wife - her thoughts were hidden behind her smooth, shimmering face. For once he could not guess what she was thinking. 'Galadriel - you have foreseen the brothers' death should they return to Mirkwood. But you know as well as I do that keeping them here might only extend their lifespan for perhaps a few hundreds of years, if at all. Dark times are coming, you can feel it. The chances are they will never see the Undying Lands in the West.' - The Lady of the Golden Wood looked right through him. 'One must never give up hope.'"
When Haldir of Mirkwood and his brothers Rumil and Orophin are sent to deliver a message to Lothlórien, he expected to return within a mere couple of weeks' time. Yet the plans of the Lady are different and before he can turn around he is trapped in a forest completely different to the one he has grown up in.
Adding to his confusion is the young elf Daera (pronounced: DaEra) who is clearly interested in Haldir yet she still has to fight her own demons. And her time to pick sides is running out...
This story is set before and during the actions of The Hobbit and The War of the Rings.
I might publish this story in GERMAN as well, so German readers, keep you eyes peeled!