LonTobyn
Chronicle #1
For a millenium, the Children of Amarid have served the people of Tobyn-Ser.
Drawing upon the Mage-Craft, which flows from the psychic bond they forge with
their avian familiars, the Mages of the Order have fulfilled their oaths by
healing the injured and ill, repelling invasions by the landโs enemies, and
caring for the people in times of crisis. They are governed by laws handed down
by Amarid, the first of their kind, who committed the Mage- Craft to the
peopleโs protection. Only once in a thousand years has a mage defied those
laws. Theron, a contemporary of Amarid, sought to use his powers to gain
wealth and glory. For that he was punished, though not before he brought down a
terrible curse on his fellow mages and all who would come after them.
Recently, dark rumors have spread across Tobyn-Ser. Children of Amarid have
been seen destroying crops, vandalizing homes, massacring men, women, and
children. Have the mages forsaken their oaths? Has Theron returned from beyond
death to take his vengeance? Or does Tobyn- Ser face a new threat, one it is
ill-prepared and ill- equipped to face?
With the land in turmoil and faith in the Mage-Craft badly shaken, it falls
to Jaryd, a young mage with extraordinary potential, but little knowledge of
the power he wields, to find and destroy Tobyn-Serโs enemies before they
destroy all he holds dear.
Science Fiction | Fantasy [Author Self-Published, On Sale: June 30, 2016, Hardcover,
ISBN: 9781622680498 / ]
David B. Coe, who also writes as D.B. Jackson, is the award-winning author of
nineteen novels and more than a dozen short stories.
Writing under his own name (http://www.DavidBCoe.com) he has most
recently completed a contemporary urban fantasy called the Case Files of Justis
Fearsson, published by Baen Books. The first two books,SPELL BLIND and
HIS FATHERโS EYES came out in 2015. The third volume, SHADOWโS BLADE,
has recently been released.
Writing under the D.B. Jackson pen name (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he
writes the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that
combines elements of urban fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. All four
books in the series, THIEFTAKER, THIEVESโ QUARRY, A
PLUNDER OF SOULS, and DEAD MANโS REACH, are available from Tor Books.
David is the author of the LonTobyn Chronicle, his debut trilogy, which received
the Crawford Fantasy Award as the best work by a new author in fantasy. He has
also written the critically acclaimed Winds of the Forelands quintet and Blood
of the Southlands trilogy, and the novelization of director Ridley Scottโs
movie, ROBIN HOOD, starring Russell Crowe. Davidโs books have been
translated into a dozen languages.
He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his Masterโs and
Ph.D. in U.S. history from Stanford University. He co-founded and regularly
contributes to the Magical Words group blog (http://magicalwords.net), a site devoted to
discussions of the craft and business of writing fantasy, and is co-author of
How To Write Magical Words: A Writerโs Companion.
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