Book Description
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A mysterious warrior hunted relentlessly for the message she carries. A restless swordsman who pledges her aid. As dark chaos spreads across the land, together they must face the vengeful evil at its heart.

 

Rowan Mor Lanyar is a swords-woman of extraordinary skill, trained from a young age to become an elite guardian of her island home. But a prophesy of hope and salvation sends her across the Eryos Ocean to the turbulent land of Eryos where order and stability are remnants of fallen empires and a forgotten time.

 

Rowan, unaware of the depth of her role in the coming conflict must deliver her message to the northern most kingdom where a an army of  legendary creatures are threatening to end the emerging peace.

 

Torrin Ralor, along with his brother Nathell and their small band of mercenaries, travel northward toward Pellar, answering a summons to help defend the kingdom. It is a homeland Torrin vowed never return to, and now he must face the ghosts of his tragic past.

 

In the forbidden Wilds, they discover the mysterious Myrian warrior, Rowan, wounded and hunted by the same frightening beasts. Remarkably, her mission aligns with their own, yet she travels with a strange and unlikely friend, whose true nature leads them to question all they have heard about the northern attacks.

 

As the danger grows, it becomes more apparent that they must get Rowan and her message to Pellar and the king, but it seems the message is only the beginning, for the true threat is much more complex and dangerous than they could have imagined.

 

Together, Rowan, Torrin, and their companions must face an ancient and forbidding magic, whose dreadful legacy fuels a terrible lust for revenge and destruction.

 

Traveling through spell-binding landscapes filled with danger and adventure, Rowan and Torrin face a destiny that will entangle them both and forever change who they are.

 

The Messenger From Myris Dar, Book One of The stone Guardians is an illustrated 700 + page-turning YA cross-over fantasy series filled with action, magic, romance and destiny involving a diverse cast of characters, set in a new fantasy universe. Get ready to open the cover on adventure with battles, mystery, intrigue and fantastic characters - an epic and inspiring novel written in the best high fantasy traditions.

The classic and storied illustrations throughout the book were created by author/artist Kindrie Grove herself.