Amanda's Quest

Amanda's Quest

by D M Stoddard
Amanda's Quest

Amanda's Quest

by D M Stoddard

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Overview

Back Cover: Leaving her friends behind to ascend Mount Thoradan, Amanda journeys alone towards the northern realm to "recover" the legendary Horn of Valhalla and bring it to the Guild of the Crimson Pommel. With less than a year remaining she races through the barbaric lands of the followers of Odin to complete her blood-debt, promised as payment for healing the half-Elven druid princess. Only the completion of her debt will save her and her friends, but Amanda's quest holds challenges beyond her comprehension. As events escalate, wizards, druids, knights, and warriors become entangled in deadly conflicts and two dragons become bitter enemies. Inside Dust Cover (hard copy only): - Front Flap On the created world of Dendür, the reader will travel across the continent of Ak'ron through lands where Zeus and Odin are followed and a new religion, the Order of One, confronts the old ways. In the troubled kingdoms of men and Elves, magic is limited out of fear and dragons are thought to be a thing of the past. Events are unfolding that will bring change to the kingdoms of Ak'ron. The prophecy foresees the coming of a second hero. It is a time of heroes and great deeds. - Back Flap The reader will meet a legendary bard who spins a magical tale of Amanda's struggles into his song. He sings of individual battles and armies' wars, filled with the cold of steel and the power of magic. Wizards cast spells and druids draw power from nature as warriors wield heavy blades, but nothing is as it seems. The ballad recounts deadly conflicts between men, Elves, and dragons. It is a song of love and desire, survival and betrayal, heroism and enlightenment.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780996869546
Publisher: Kingdom of Torrence
Publication date: 12/07/2015
Series: Kingdom of Torrence
Pages: 476
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

D.M. Stoddard, author, artist, and composer. D.M. Stoddard actively seeks to provide an interesting and enjoyable story for fantasy readers. His love for storytelling began when he was a pre-teen, writing fictitious stories that ranged from football games to modern war battles. In his twenties he wrote poetry and was introduced to fantasy role-playing games. After years of being a game master where he developed worlds and designed fantasy campaigns for players to enjoy, DM studied creative writing and Greek mythology at the University of Maryland. Later, while telling improvisational stories of whimsical forest creatures to his children at bedtime, he became hooked on storytelling. D.M. Stoddard has been exposed to a variety of athletic experiences that he relies upon in the Kingdom of Torrence series. When he was young he rode horses, shot bows, fished, and camped with his family. In college he began studying martial arts. Through his outdoor activities, DM learned to track and is currently returning to backpacking and archery. He incorporates his knowledge of these activities into his writing to enrich his stories. D.M. Stoddard has a Master's degree and has studied Chinese, Spanish, and Tagalog, although English is now his only functional language. He is retired from the United States Navy and works for the State of Nevada. He and his son wrote and published Lost Kingdom of Terrace Xul, The Bard's Song(c) for the song in chapter nine of The Legend of Jerrod. D.M. used watercolors to paint the sword on his first book and the dagger on his second. He did the maps in pen and ink. He received two awards for his debut novel, The Legend of Jerrod: -Next Generation Indie Book Awards - 2014 Finalist for First Novel (over 80,000 words) -San Francisco Book Festival - 2013 Honorable Mention in Science Fiction As an author, the most influential quote D.M. Stoddard heard was from his creative writing professor: "Just keep writing."
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