Doomstone

by August Hunt

The fabled Doomstones, in which reside the world's good and evil, have been wrested from their rightful guardians by Sekia Soulrender. Destroyed will be these stones of light and dark, order and chaos, unless the companions of Soulmender Ashroud can retrieve them. There are the Shepherd, possessed by a dead man's soul, the Fernfolk, ravaged by the Timing and Sundered from her Bondmate, the Irthmog king, held in thrall by a cursed weapon, and the bhujan, a beast who carries with it a shame beyond enduring. Can the companions stop Sekia from remaking the world in his own vile image? Can they defeat the Balgern, the Devourer of all that is good? Or will the Soulrender succeed in bringing eternal death and despair to the world?

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First published April 2, 2002

Reviews

[John Halstead · Rating 5 out of 5]

This may be the best fantasy novel I have ever read. Don't be fooled by the production quality. Hunt is the first author I have read who convincingly conveys the alienness of the psychology of fantasy races (elves, dwarves, etc.).