Archer of the Heathland: Chronicles

Description

Archer of the Heathland: Chronicles (Archer of the Heathland #4)
by J. W. Elliot

ISBN: 9781733675758
Softcover, new
Pub Date: March 20, 2019

Brief Description:
In these four original stories from the heathland, you’ll meet new characters in the ongoing chronicles of the heathland and discover their personal sagas of loss and failure, of loyalty and triumph, born in the struggle for the heart and soul of the heathland.

In Blood on the Reeds, a coup has toppled the royal line of Hassani and threatened all connected with that family. Thane must choose either to betray his king or rescue the last survivor of a massacre.

In The Hidden Archer, war has erupted between Coll and the Salassani. Trapped in an isolated valley, Redmond faces an unseen enemy alone while his friends lay dying only yards away. Only one archer can walk out of the valley alive.

In War of the One-Eyed Woman, the genocide of the Carpentini begins over the birth of an innocent girl. Edrick must rush to save his family before the Bracari capture and kill them all.

In The Deadly Jest, the Order of the Rook has sent its newest initiate, Mara, on a dangerous mission into the southland. She finds herself entangled in intrigues of the heart and the treachery of those she should be able to trust.

This volume contains three short stories and one novella.

Table of Contents:

Blood on the Reeds 1
His king is dead, and Thane is on the run.
When Thane discovers that his king has been murdered in a coup and his loved ones are the next targets, he abandons his post and races to save them. He finds their manor in ruins and determines to sell his life as dearly as he can–until he discovers a frightened boy. Now he has to use all of his skill to rescue the only survivor of the massacre.

The Hidden Archer 26
In a duel to the death, only one archer can win.
Redmond stumbles upon the aftermath of an ambush while trying to warn his brother of an encircling Salassani army. When he and his companion attempt to assist the injured, they get pinned down by an archer hidden in a copse of trees. Their injured friends lay dying only a few yards away. Now Redmond has to employ all of his cunning to survive the silent menace of the hidden archer.

War of the One-Eyed Woman 45
A blinded woman, her helpless baby, and a man who wants them both dead.
Edrick’s sister has been returned maimed and shamed by a neighboring Bracari chieftain with a newborn baby in her arms. When Edrick’s father declares war to avenge the insult and orders Edrick to take his mother, his sister, and her baby to safety in the city of Aveen, Edrick disobeys. Now Edrick has to rush to save them from his miscalculation before the Bracari capture or kill them all.

The Deadly Jest 65
Rumors can bring spies out of the shadows.
An assassin, who doesn’t like to kill, is sent on a mission by the Order of the Rook to recover a secret letter of agreement between the enemies of Coll. When she finds herself entangled in a plot to destabilize the southland, Mara has to choose to abandon the mission and save her own life or go to the aid of the innocent and complete her mission.