Read the reviews on this one, Jordan, Martin, and Hobbs, be wary. A new Fantasy Master has finally released his long written wares.... Deemed one of the top 10 indie Fantasy releases of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic, and listed in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Select issue, this 235k word epic title was originally written in longhand in a Texas prison cell by M. R. Mathias. The Sword and the Dragon When the Royal Wizard of Westland poisons the king so that his puppet prince can take the throne and start a continental war, a young squire is forced to run for his life carrying a powerful sword his dying monarch burdened him with from his death bed. Two brothers find a magic ring and start on paths to becoming the most powerful sort of enemies. Meanwhile an evil young sorceress unwillingly falls in love with one of them after he agrees to help her steal a dragon's egg for her father. Her father just happens to be the Royal Wizard, and despite his daughter's feelings, he would love nothing more than to sacrifice the boy! All of these characters, along with the Wolf King of Wildermont, the Lion Lord of Westland, and a magical hawk named Talon, are on a collision course toward Willa the Witch Queen's palace in the distant kingdom of Highwander. There, the very bedrock is formed of the powerful magical substance called Wardstone. Who are the heroes? And will they get there before the Royal Wizard and his evil horde does? Whatever happens, the journey will be spectacular, and the confrontation will be cataclysmic. ***Read the 76 page FREE, Kindle sample now, and enjoy the journey. -MR Kings, Queens, Heroes, & Fools - The Wardstone Trilogy Book II is now available The Wizard & the Warlord - The Wardstone Trilogy Book III releases in July 2012 Don't miss the International Bestselling 'Saga of the Dragoneers' The First Dragoneer - Free The Royal Dragoneers - Now Available Cold Hearted Son of a Witch - Now Available The Confliction - Now Available Confliction Compendium - (The Dragoneers Omnibus) - Now Available The Emerald Rider - Book Four - Coming June 2013 The Legend of Vanx Malic - Through the Wildwood The Legend of Vanx Malic - Dragon Isle The Legend of Vanx Malic - Saint Elms Deep Also by M.R. Mathias Crimzon & Clover I - Orphaned Dragon, Lucky Girl Crimzon & Clover II - The Tricky Wizard Crimzon & Clover II - The Grog Crimzon & Clover IV - The Wrath of Crimzon Oathbreaker - A Faery Tale Short King of Fools The Adventurion - A YA sci-fi novel
This book is part of the Wardstone Trilogy Books series and is book #1 in the series.