The Pain Bearer

by Kendra Merritt

Overview

Some treasures are better left buried.

Godsblighted. That's what the villagers call her.

Even within her family's protection, Rowan has always known she was different. But now she has the chance to prove that she can protect herself. The chance to prove that different doesn't mean cursed. Leaving behind the broken promise of her failed magic, Rowan joins her mentor in his search for a Giant's artifact known as the Grief Draw. But finding it only adds to her problems. Because the ancient Giants were right. This lantern brings pain.

Rowan's magic might be the barest spark, but it is enough to connect her to Gavyn, a young man trapped inside the lantern after a failed attempt to destroy it. He is suddenly Rowan's only hope for understanding the lantern before it kills again. And she is his only hope for freedom. With fanatic treasure hunters and power-hungry lords closing in, Rowan and Gavyn must figure out how to use the lantern before someone else sets off the weapon even the Giants feared.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951009540
Publisher:	Blue Fyre Press
Publication date:	10/26/2023
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Books have been Kendra's escape for as long as she can remember. She used to hide fantasy novels behind her government textbook in high school, and she wrote most of her first novel during a semester of college algebra.Older and wiser now (but just as nerdy) she writes fantasy with main characters who have disabilities. If she's not writing, she's reading, and if she's not reading, she's playing video games.She lives in Denver with her very tall husband, their book loving progeny, and a lazy black monster masquerading as a service dog.She writes comedic fantasy under the name KM Merritt.