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The Way of the Shield by Marshall Ryan Maresca

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Also by Marshall Ryan Maresca:

An Unintended Voyage, November 2021
Trade Size / e-Book
The Velocity Of Revolution, February 2021
Paperback / e-Book
People of the City, October 2020
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Fenmere Job, March 2020
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Shield of the People, November 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
A Parliament of Bodies, April 2019
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Way of the Shield, October 2018
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Lady Henterman's Wardrobe, March 2018
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Imposters of Aventil, October 2017
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Holver Alley Crew, March 2017
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
An Import of Intrigue, November 2016
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
The Alchemy of Chaos, February 2016
e-Book
A Murder of Mages, July 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
The Thorn Of Dentonhill, February 2015
Paperback / e-Book

The Way of the Shield
Marshall Ryan Maresca

Maradaine Elite #1
DAW
October 2018
On Sale: October 2, 2018
368 pages
ISBN: 0756414792
EAN: 9780756414795
Kindle: B078VWHN7H
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Fantasy | Science Fiction

The first novel in the Maradaine Elite series blends fast-paced high fantasy and political intrigue.

Dayne Heldrin always dreamed of being a member of the Tarian Order. In centuries past, the Elite Orders of Druthal were warriors that stood for order, justice, and the common people. But now, with constables, King's Marshals, and a standing army, there is little need for such organizations, and the Tarian Order is one of the last remnants of this ancient legacy. Nevertheless, Dayne trained his body and mind, learned the arts of defense and fighting, to become a candidate for the Tarian Order.

When a failed rescue puts Dayne at fault for injuring the child of a powerful family, his future with the Tarians is in jeopardy. The Parliament controls the purse strings for the Order, and Dayne has angered the wrong members of Parliament. He returns to the capital city of Maradaine in shame, ready to be cast out of the Order when the period of his candidacy ends.

Dayne finds Maradaine in turmoil, as revolutions and dark conspiracies brew around him, threatening members of Parliament and common people alike. Dayne is drawn into the uproar, desperate not to have one more death or injury on his conscience, but the Order wants him to stay out of the situation. The city threatens to tear itself apart, and Dayne must decide between his own future and his vow to always stand between the helpless and harm.

Maradaine Elite

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