The Forge of the Covenant

by Nicholas Kotar

Overview

The sea swallowed her city. An enchantment stole her family. Now a dark god offers her salvation... for a terrible price.

Lebía lives in paradise. Her husband and four children are her pride and joy. Years of war and plague have finally given way to peace and prosperity. Except her paradise is nothing but a lie, created by a dark Power who makes false worlds for his own insidious purposes.

The World-maker gives Lebía one chance to save her family and her people. Thrust into a parallel world outside time, Lebía must find an ancient magic and unlock its power. But things are not as they seem in this strange world filled with walking nightmares and heroes from deepest legend. Whom can she trust? Who is her ally and who her hidden enemy?

Finally she is faced with an impossible choice. To unlock the god's magic, she'll have to choose between herself and the life of her family.

The Forge of the Covenant is the fourth book in the Raven Son epic fantasy series, a retelling of the dark Russian version of Sleeping Beauty and the ancient legend of Atlantis. If you like complex characters, gorgeous world-building, and creative twists on mythology, you'll love The Forge of the Covenant.

Buy The Forge of the Covenant to continue the journey today!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998847986
Publisher:	Waystone Press
Publication date:	04/01/2019
Series:	Raven Son , #4
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Nicholas Kotar writes epic fantasy and science fiction inspired by Slavic fairy tales. He is an award-winning author of 7 fantasy books, 3 non-fiction books, a TV script that was looked at by Netflix, a full-length classical music libretto, and a soon-to-be-published sci-fi novel. In addition to his work as an author, Nicholas is also a translator of Russian fairy tales and a podcaster and speaker whose engagements have taken him throughout the United States to present on storytelling, classical education, and Russian literature, history, and culture.Nicholas lives in "cow-country," New York where he conducts a seminary choir and pretends to be a homesteader with his wife and four children. Join his community at nicholaskotar.com.

Editorial Reviews

"I was consistently surprised and pleased by the twists and revelations that this short entry into the series continued to deliver and the climax/conclusion certainly ranks among the most memorable moments of the entire series."

-Amazon reader Brian Walton

"A deep and meaningful tale impossible to put down."

-Amazon reader Andrey Evdokimov

"There's a richness and a beauty to the world Nicholas Kotar has created."

-Amazon reader Steven Christoforou

"Book 4 of the Raven Son series is a critical turning point - the start of the ascent and the first light of dawn. In it Nicholas Kotar risks an extremely complex structure and makes it look easy. The result is a layered exploration of a world that continues to grow and deepen in the telling. The best epic fantasy always seems to rest on fully developed histories. That's true here as well. But what makes this book so unique is that we get to encounter that history directly. In it the seeds of redemption have taken root and begin to emerge through heroic self-sacrifice. The end of Book 3, The Heart of the World, was so destabilizing (in a good way) that I wasn't sure where Kotar would take us next in a world where we didnt know which way was up anymore. That the answer would be, "further in" is exactly what I should have expected from a budding master storyteller. I can't recommend this book and the Raven Son series highly enough. Please check it out and tell your friends." Andrew Wilson

"I suppose it would be unfair to complain too much when your sole criticism of a book is that it is too short; and even that is not technically true! The Forge of the Covenant focuses almost exclusively on one crucial event in the Raven Son series, the fate of the inhabitants of Ghavan Isle, and it tells that story perfectly - I just wanted Book 5 to magically appear after I turned the last page! I was consistently surprised and pleased by the twists and revelations that this short entry into the series continued to deliver and the climax/conclusion certainly ranks among the most memorable moments of the entire series. It's truly a joy to be able to journey along with the young Mr. Kotar as he continues to grow as a writer and see this humble series becoming a truly epic and beautiful work of art. I cannot wait for Book 5 and I hope that these books will reach as wide an audience as possible to inspire future aspiring writers to explore and be inspired by Goodness and Beauty and Light - God knows we could use more of that." - Brian Walton

"If you want to get lost in a book, be challenged in your imagination, and captivated, these are the books to read. You will be inside the storyteller's land watching kingdoms, trials, good, and evil unfold before your mind's eye." - Amazon Customer

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