The Shattered Vigil: The Darkwater: Book 3

by Patrick W. Carr

The Vigil's victory and survival over the forces corrupted by the Darkwater should have earned them a respite. But soon, Willet and the other members of the Vigil find that the slaughter of Bas-solas was a mere feint, designed to distract them. Another member of the Vigil has gone missing and rumors of gold in the forbidden forest have created a rush that will spawn an even greater threat. Even worse, dwimor, assassins that haven't been seen since the kings' war, walk among them again, men and women who cannot be seen until it's too late. The orders of the church, panicked, threaten to take Willet and the rest of the Vigil into custody, a move that would guarantee the Darkwater's victory.

553 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 4, 2025

About the author

Patrick Carr was born on an Air Force base in West Germany at the height of the cold war. He has been told this was not his fault. As an Air Force brat, he experienced a change in locale every three years until his father retired to Tennessee. Patrick saw more of the world on his own through a varied and somewhat eclectic education and work history. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1984 and has worked as a draftsman at a nuclear plant, did design work for the Air Force, worked for a printing company, and consulted as an engineer. Patrick’s day gig for the last eighteen years has been teaching high school math in Nashville, TN. He currently makes his home in Nashville with his wonderfully patient wife, Mary. Patrick and Mary have four sons who are living their own adventures all across the country. Patrick thinks writing about himself in the third person is kind of weird.