A young apprentice wizard arrives in Home's Hearth, city of the famed Goddess of Love, but finds little help in his quest. The hidden enemy lies in wait with a dire plan nearing fruition. Ancient mysteries confuse and confound spell crafters as they find the barriers between worlds to be thinner than ever expected. Personal connections between necromancer masters, apprentices, and friends are called into question. The First Gods, long thought extinct, walk the earth. Enemies within is a dark fantasy featuring betrayal, diverse magical traditions, necromancy, and the resilience of friendship.
Brian Phillips has been actively defending individual rights for the past twenty-five years. He has successfully helped defeat attempts to implement zoning in Houston, Texas, and Hobbs, New Mexico. His writing has appeared in The Freeman, Reason, The Orange County Register, The Houston Chronicle, The Objective Standard, and dozens of other publications.
Brian has been a small business owner since 1986, and he has seen how government regulations and controls impede the ability of business owners to grow their business. He has written and lectured on the principles and ethics of business for trade publications and trade associations.
Ugh. This author fulfills the promise of his first novel - it started poorly and ended abysmally. No surprise, and the hint that was hammered over our heads in the first novel comes to fruition with virtually no surprises. The literary equivalent of a moistened piece of white toast.