Dark Lair Trilogy : Wyvern, Volume 1: Wyvern

By OBrien, Dermot, John

Book Id: WPLBN0100750259
Format Type: PDF (eBook)
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Reproduction Date: 11/23/2023

Title:	Dark Lair Trilogy : Wyvern, Volume 1: Wyvern
Author:	OBrien, Dermot, John
Volume:	Volume 1
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, General Works (Periodicals, Series, idexes, Almanacs, etc.), Epic Fantasy
Collections:	Authors Community, Fantasy
Historic Publication Date:	2023
Publisher:	DJO'Brien

Member Page:	D J
Citation APA MLA Chicago Obrien, D. J. (2023). Dark Lair Trilogy : Wyvern, Volume 1. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
War ravages the lands; as humanity is busy destroying itself a hidden hand is guiding the conflagration. An old enemy, long subdued, is on the rise, hidden from the eyes of men. When humanity has been weakened sufficiently they will return and reclaim all that was lost. Imprisoned deep underground, their dark god Badur awaits release. To do so will require the three crystals of power used to seal his prison, and the living blood of an heir to the throne of Jarro. Jarro is on its knees, the war is being lost and all hope is fading. Only a miracle can save them from annihilation. But miracles are in short supply as the end draws near. Brinn Thronso is a man without a family, without a name. Raised by nuns after his parents were murdered, he's a man without history. When Princess Megan is kidnapped, Brinn and his companions must brave the wilds of Gantu to secure her release. Little does he know that he is retracing the route that his parents had taken all those many years ago while fleeing for their lives. What starts out as a simple rescue mission ends with the answers he has always sought and never found. Though he knows it not, the blood of wizards course through his veins. If he can learn to control it he can save his people, if not it will consume him and the world will be lost to darkness. Save a princess, win a lost war, defeat Evil, and stay alive...

Summary
The lost crystals of power have been found, now all they need is the Key... The Prince of Shade stirs and grows impatient. The time is close... soon he will be free and the world will burn! War plagues the lands anew, and unity is lost. Three thousand are the years that have been counted since the Evil was vanquished. Three were the races who stood against the hated Foe and three the number of crystals used to bar the door to his prison. But the glory days have gone. The mighty heroes are no more and the races no longer commune. Man has turned against man, while the true enemy grows strong. Time... runs short... Soon the torment will begin... again! Dark Lair Trilogy: Save a princess, win a lost war, defeat Evil, and stay alive...

Excerpt
Prologue Amberlay stopped the horse and stared back at the mountains. Watching the flashes of light flaring and dying, a testament to the desperate fight taking place filled her with sorrow. Artatan, her love, and Grifwen the dwarf mage were standing alone in the pass, holding back the Karesh search party, giving her the time needed to escape. Tears dripped from Amberlay’s cheeks. She would have been by his side at the end but for the babe kicking wildly in her womb. The Benteer Mountains of Northern Jarro were bitterly cold even in summer. It was now midwinter and a shroud of snow covered the peaks and passes between, magnifying the moonlight, lending the dark a gentler twilight hue. With a heavy heart, she spurred the horse on. Struggling through deep clawing drifts, an hour sped quickly by before the pass opened onto the lower reaches of the mountain from where she could see for many miles out into the flat grasslands of the Northern Plain. All was still and dark, a lone pinprick of light miles away offering the only sign of habitation. The muscles of her lower back and groin contracted, making her grip the horse’s mane and gasp for breath. At length, the pain passed, and she continued on. The flashes on the mountaintop were growing dimmer now; his strength was ebbing. She knew it would not be long. There was little hope of concealing her tracks in the deep snow; her only hope now lay in finding sanctuary. The Karesh were relentless; they’d tracked them from Timberland North, and all the many miles between, all the way out to this lonely and desolate place. Untiring, ruthless, remorseless killers in league with the enemy of all, they would show little mercy. The horse was at the last of its strength. Leaning forward, Amberlay placed her hands on the sides of its neck. A gentle light flowed, refreshing and energizing tired muscles, sore limbs. The horse leapt forward, its strength replenished. The light of the dwelling was closer though still far off, and she could just about make out a last weak flash of light high up in the pass. With her head hanging low, she urged the horse onward, away from the mountains, and away from Artatan. The more she rode, the more the pains returned with vigour, pulsing, squeezing, and robbing her of breath. Sweat trickled down her brow and back causing fingers of steam to rise and quickly dissipate, she felt no cold. Away from the slopes, the snow depth was lessening, and she hurried the horse to a trot. The pains were becoming regular and strong; she was running out of time.

Table of Contents
Prologue ... 1 01 Revenge ... 9 02 Stolen ... 19 03 Treason ... 27 04 From Bad to Worse ... 35 05 Old Friends ...43 06 Dark Deeds ... 51 07 A High Cost ... 61 08 Order Restored ... 67 09 Dark Emissary ... 73 10 Hidden Dangers ... 85 11 Ruby Red Wine ... 93 12 Instruction ... 101 13 Sanctuary ... 109 14 Eastgate ... 119 15 Hard Lessons ... 129 16 Swamp Fever ... 137 17 Saved by the Devil ... 145 18 Briefing ... 153 19 Ash ... 161 20 Ransom ... 167 21 The Smell of Death ... 177 22 Bal-Karesh ... 185 23 Making a Stand ... 191 24 Password ... 197 25 Lost Memories ... 209 26 Divide and Conquer ... 215 27 A Delightful Diversion ... 225 28 Shan-Tu Province ... 239 29 A Wolf in Bard’s Clothing ... 247 30 The Hook ... 259 31 Sweet Dreams ... 267 32 Lifting the Veil ... 277 33 Hag’s Mire ... 285 34 A Painful Truth ... 297 35 Preparations ... 313 36 Farrow Bridge ... 321 37 Attack! ... 327 38 Replacements ... 337 39 Raw Fish ... 345 40 A Party in Briar ... 353 41 Fog of War ... 361 42 Free at Last ... 373 43 Retreat ... 379 44 Battering Ram ... 387 45 Footnote ... 395 46 Gorn Falls ... 401 47 Justice ... 407 48 As Blue as the Deepest Sea ... 415 49 Trapped ... 421 50 Siege ... 427 51 Trinn ... 451