The Darker Road
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
The empire of Eirmon Omiir, king of Barr a-Dohn, couldn’t be stronger. Eirmon rules all Aralyn with an iron hand. Meridium, the metal alloy that is both the source and currency of power throughout the world was discovered in Barra-Dohn, and it remains dominant because of it.
The family of Eirmon Omiir couldn’t be more fractured. Eirmon cares for little beyond the power of his throne and his own personal pleasure, and the sins of the father have had generational consequences. Eirmon’s son, Kaden, has reaped their bitter harvest. His family is in shambles; a deep divide separating him from both his wife and his son.
A series of mysterious visitors begins to converge on Barra-Dohn, and both Eirmon and Kaden face choices that will determine not only the fate of the Omiir family, but the future of the empire they rule.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Something is rotten in the city of Barra-Dohn. In his new series The Wandering, Graham (The Binding of the Blade) thrusts readers into a world of sandstorms, hookworms, and rhino-scorpions where created objects are idolized and worshipped instead of Kalos, the creator. The power-hungry king Eirmon is threatened and alarmed by the prophecy of one of the Devoted, a group of ascetic mystics, and the presence of two Amhuru, descendants of a righteous priest who fought against the cruel and unjust kings of the past. The prince Kaden - a reluctant heir of the king - is ordered to quash all possibility of rebellion and to instill fear and terror in the Five Cities under Barra-Dohn's regime. The prince's discoveries beyond Barra-Dohn's walls and the purpose of the Amhuru's presence are revealed to be part of a much larger struggle over proper worship and faith; secular and religious domains; family, descendants, and inheritance; and the nature of divine right. Readers will likely be reminded of biblical stories and Greek tragedies, but rather than presenting absolute moral stances, Graham effectively fleshes out the motivations, obligations, and characters of those involved. This is a highly entertaining as well as thoughtful contribution to Christian fantasy.
