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EPIC FANTASY BY A RISING STAR OF FANTASY
Since he was a boy, Rae Kelthannis has dreamed of being a stormbinder like his father, with an air elemental stitched into the fabric of his soul and the winds of heaven at his command. Those dreams died when his father, through no fault of his own, fell into disgrace and was banned by the justicars of the Iron Council. The family fled to the edge of the Ordered World, to live in fear in the shadow of encroaching Chaos.
When Rae defies his father’s orders and attempts to stitch an air elemental to his soul, he instead binds himself to a mysterious wraith. That’s when things get complicated and the world starts to fall apart around him. Literally.
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About Valhellions:
“Akers’ novel puts the fantasy in urban fantasy, with real-world-dwelling fantastical characters similar to Jim Butcher and ridiculous set pieces reminiscent of Terry Pratchett.” —Booklist starred review
About Knight’s Watch:
“Buckle up and get ready for a fun ride. Tim Akers delivers an epic story about weekend ren faire warriors versus actual monsters. Best fictional use of a Volvo station wagon ever.” —Larry Correia
About Tim Akers:
“Full of strong world building, cinematic and frequent battle scenes, high adventure, great characters, suspense, and dramatic plot shifts, this is an engaging, fast-paced entry in a popular subgenre.” —Booklist (starred review)
Tim Akers grew up in rural North Carolina, the last in a long line of Scottish bankers, newspaper editors, and tourist-trap barons. He moved to Chicago to pursue his passion for apocalyptic winters, tornadic summers, and traffic. He stayed for the hot dogs.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This heart-pounding series opener from Akers (Valhellions) launches young Rae Kelthannis on a career as a spiritbinder. In Akers's unusual magic system, humans bind themselves to elementals to gain control over the spirits of life, death, law, chaos, or one of the forces of nature. Rae's father, a stormbinder, is in service of Baron Hadroy when justicars descend to prosecute Hadroy's other adviser, the heretic Rassek Brant, sending Rae and his family on the run. A decade later, in remote Hammerwall Bastion, justicars come asking questions once more. Rae resolves to become a spiritbinder in secret, hoping to earn enough money helping a criminal acquaintance that his family will be able to escape the justicars once more. The deal goes wrong and, while Rae and his sister, Lalette, are away, a mage attacks and kills their parents with the help of a demon. Rae and Lalette escape into the wastelands with the thug Mahk in tow. There, the young trio encounter a lifebinder who helps them (for reasons that are unclear) as they run from the fiendbinder, revealed to be Rassek Brant, back from the dead. Akers slowly reveals the secrets of this world while leaving plenty to be explored in future volumes. Epic fantasy fans of all ages will look forward to Rae and Lalette's next adventure.
