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Kileean O'Tamman, recently elevated to the rank of Master First within the mercenary army known as the Brotherhood of Freeswords, has accepted a contract to be the head of the guard force for a caravan attempting to be the first in a generation to make the dangerous trek between the Known Lands and the distant nation of Marcashenth. The perils of this journey across The Waste are plentiful. Lethal heat during the day, sub-freezing cold during the night, and not a drop of water to be found save that carried by the travelers themselves.
Worse yet, tribes of nomadic raiders who somehow manage to live in that vast, empty wasteland will prey upon any and all who dare attempt the crossing, attacking without warning and killing without mercy.
Kileean knows these dangers all too well, as he is one of but a handful to have survived the last known attempt to make that voyage. But unlike that previous disaster, the responsibility for defending the merchant train falls squarely upon his shoulders. And worse yet, the owner of the caravan, who will naturally be along for the trip, is none other than his betrothed, Anatha Fal Maru.
Kileean must use every scrap of knowledge he owns, every skill he has acquired, every resource at his disposal, to carry out his contract, or be personally responsible for the death of the woman he loves.
Worse yet, tribes of nomadic raiders who somehow manage to live in that vast, empty wasteland will prey upon any and all who dare attempt the crossing, attacking without warning and killing without mercy.
Kileean knows these dangers all too well, as he is one of but a handful to have survived the last known attempt to make that voyage. But unlike that previous disaster, the responsibility for defending the merchant train falls squarely upon his shoulders. And worse yet, the owner of the caravan, who will naturally be along for the trip, is none other than his betrothed, Anatha Fal Maru.
Kileean must use every scrap of knowledge he owns, every skill he has acquired, every resource at his disposal, to carry out his contract, or be personally responsible for the death of the woman he loves.
333 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 19, 2021
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Robert M. Leonard
12 books20 followersTwo-time L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future award winner, author of the critically acclaimed Alexander Gambit sci-fi trilogy, author of the Brotherhood of Freeswords epic fantasy series, the genre-bending Thomas Hunter sci-fi series, Robert M Leonard is on a mission to, in respectful homage to the late, great authors of yesteryear, instill into others through his novels the love of reading they gave him.
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April 20, 2022
This story started feeling a bit dragged out about 3/4 of the way through, but I managed to finish it. I still like the characters so I'll probably read the 3rd, but not right away, need something light next.
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