Cathexis: Desecrator's Sword

by Philip Blood

Desecrator's Sword is the fourth and final novel in the epic fantasy Cathexis. Follow the adventures of the Ardellen family in a world of magic and adventure. A war between the necromancers and the sorcerers will culminate in a titanic siege and battle. The heroes of this fantasy tale of good and evil will finally meet in a battle arcane, and face destruction by the Desecrator's Sword.The necromantic council has been taken over by a new leader, and he brings vast armies to overpower the Sorceress and her army. They lay siege to her capital, where she digs in for a final stand against their attack. The Ardellen family and all of their friends must give everything they have. They face superior numbers, dark necromancers, horrid monsters brought across from the darkness, and an evil mastermind that has been working in secret for thousands of years. To succeed, they will need a weapon foretold of in ancient verse, hidden away for just this time. Kingdoms must fall, rulers change, and a quest to find the secret weapon completed before the siege ends, or all may be lost. The Gordian knot has tightened, but all will be resolved in the grand climax. Join the Ardellen family on this exciting action packed adventure. Wars, magic battles, ancient evil, alternate planes of existence, horrid creatures and dark plots all tangled in a battle for control of the world. This is high fantasy with the darkest of evil against the purest of good. Love, sacrifice, friendship, revenge, betrayal, and triumph all wrapped up in one massive tale. Come join the Ardellens and experience the world of Cathexis as the story concludes in book four, Desecrator's Sword.

478 pages, Paperback

Published April 18, 2020

About the author

Philip is a published author of fantasy and science fiction novels, strategy guides, movie scripts and computer games. His published books include two published fantasy epic series: Nexlord (3 books) and, Cathexis (4 books), Zone, the End and the Beginning and Dragon Slayers, Inc.

Philip's love affair with writing Fantasy and Science Fiction began back when he was eleven years old when he read The Hobbit followed by Conan, the Barbarian. He spent the next 20 years reading everything he could get his hands on, averaging a book a day. He also spent that time writing, mostly short stories. He discovered the newly emerging game of Dungeons and Dragons and started writing stories and running games. His work in creating new worlds for D&D games led to the writing his first fantasy novel series.

Philip is currently working on an epic ten novel series, while also building a computer game. The game is a fantasy massive multiplayer online role-playing game set in a fantasy world of his creation.