Glynshadow

2018-11-11 • 364 pages • EN

Written by Steve Hansen

"I know, son, I know," Edmund said. "It's easier to tell people to trust their signs when they're not your son. When they're not ..." he could not say it."The Destroyer. I am the Destroyer," Saul said firmly, not with the voice of a 14 year old son, but with a voice driven by fearsome power. He held his father's arm and met his gaze with intensity. "I will destroy the threat to our home." In an instant Saul had changed. The boy was gone.Like every teenager in the Glyn, Saul had been eager to see his sign - until he saw it. Saul is the Destroyer, the first in over a thousand years. He didn't want this. No one would want this.He must learn to control the Destroyer power to save Glynshadow, the ancient forest home of his people. If he can't, he'll share the fate of Destroyers of the past: he will go mad and destroy his home, killing those he loves, and himself. He'd rather go back to just being a kid, living in the forest with his brother and father. But those days are over.Quiet, reserved Meleena - a girl Saul has known his entire life - is Destroyer-Healer, a sign never before seen in the Glyn. Only she can help him survive and fulfill his destiny. The two of them grow closer, each of them barely surviving Saul's struggle to control his power. Saul is badly disfigured in a rage-induced accident. Would Meleena still care for him? Could she even stand to look at him? Meleena's role, though, goes beyond helping Saul. She will be faced with a decision, and her choice to show compassion to an enemy could doom them - or save them.Raging, maniacal Queen Myrineth shares a distant past with Glynshadow, and she covets the ancient forest and its power. What she doesn't know is that a darker, older being - one with whom she is very familiar - wants Glynshadow, and more. Much more.With the help of his friends, family, and the fabled warriors of Glynshadow, Saul must decide between life and death, love and loss, then deal with the consequences.