Tears of Andara
Darkness that refuses to die
Ten winters after the Song of Breaking’s unfettered power was used to defeat Ar Warl’s invading hordes, magic as black as a moonless night returns to threaten the Prophetess and her unborn child. With the Hammer Bearer away on a quest to find magic that can dispel the baffling malaise that has swept over her after discovering she is pregnant, the Prophetess is drawn back into darkness she thought the song’s insuperable might had vanquished.
Tormented by dreams warning her that an old enemy is intent on harming her child, the Prophetess sets off to destroy the monster before it has time carry out its foul deed. Unaware that the warnings are magical manipulations conjured up by evil powers that want to push her into acting rashly, the Prophetess walks straight into the gaping maw of a cleverly devised trap that not only threatens to destroy her life, but her soul as well.
Hearing that his wife was in danger, the Hammer Bearer’s need for speed compels him to travel down a path that takes him into the Warl of the Dead where dangers abound. If not for the intervention of an elf army that collides with the Wild Men hordes who give the trap its teeth, there is little hope that the Hammer Bearer will reach the Prophetess in time to rescue her. But before he can complete his harrowing passage through the place where the deceased are destined to go, magic is unleashed that rends the barrier that separates the Warl of the Living from the Warl of the Dead, forcing the inimitable couple to face an exceedingly dangerous and unexpected foe.
The “Tears of Andara” is the second of four books that tell the tale of the Prophetess and the Hammer Bearer. Expanding the saga’s dimensions in a way that embraces the escalating drama, the story continues to add new and engaging characters while it increases the complexity of the magic they use.
Ten winters after the Song of Breaking’s unfettered power was used to defeat Ar Warl’s invading hordes, magic as black as a moonless night returns to threaten the Prophetess and her unborn child. With the Hammer Bearer away on a quest to find magic that can dispel the baffling malaise that has swept over her after discovering she is pregnant, the Prophetess is drawn back into darkness she thought the song’s insuperable might had vanquished.
Tormented by dreams warning her that an old enemy is intent on harming her child, the Prophetess sets off to destroy the monster before it has time carry out its foul deed. Unaware that the warnings are magical manipulations conjured up by evil powers that want to push her into acting rashly, the Prophetess walks straight into the gaping maw of a cleverly devised trap that not only threatens to destroy her life, but her soul as well.
Hearing that his wife was in danger, the Hammer Bearer’s need for speed compels him to travel down a path that takes him into the Warl of the Dead where dangers abound. If not for the intervention of an elf army that collides with the Wild Men hordes who give the trap its teeth, there is little hope that the Hammer Bearer will reach the Prophetess in time to rescue her. But before he can complete his harrowing passage through the place where the deceased are destined to go, magic is unleashed that rends the barrier that separates the Warl of the Living from the Warl of the Dead, forcing the inimitable couple to face an exceedingly dangerous and unexpected foe.
The “Tears of Andara” is the second of four books that tell the tale of the Prophetess and the Hammer Bearer. Expanding the saga’s dimensions in a way that embraces the escalating drama, the story continues to add new and engaging characters while it increases the complexity of the magic they use.