Lizzy has always known she's had a connection with her
father's battle sylph, Ril, but she didn't know how unique
it was until she was thrown into a battler's harem. Ties of
family, friendship, promises and loyalty are tested as
Lizzy's father Leon plots to do everything in his power to
save his daughter.
In her second work in what hopefully becomes a lengthy
series with many unique elements, L.J. McDonald
scores a smash hit. Although excellent as a stand-alone,
THE SHATTERED SYLPH brings together themes and concepts
from THE BATTLE SYLPH with great aplomb and leaves the
reader wanting more. An outstanding sophomore novel, THE
SHATTERED SYLPH further develops the mysteries of the
battle sylphs, as well as explores what happens when a man
with a precarious alliance with his battle sylph, his sylph
and a young man who loves his daughter must try to rescue
his daughter from kidnappers.
SHATTERED nKidnapped by slavers, Lizzie Petrule was
dragged in chains across the Great Sea to the corrupt
empire of Meridal. There, beneath a floating citadel and an
ocean of golden sand, lies a pleasure den for gladiators—
and a prison for the maidens forced to slake their carnal
thirst.n
nDespite impossible odds, against
imponderable magic, three men have vowed Lizzie’s return:
Justin, her suitor; Leon, her father; and Ril, the shape-
shifting but war-weary battler. Together, this broken band
can save her, but only with a word that must remain unsaid,
a foe that is a friend, and a betrayal that is, at heart,
an act of love.