The Book of Legends: Hallowed Ground
by A. V. Spallo
Category: Fiction

THE BOOK OF LEGENDS: HALLOWED GROUND is a tale of adventure and mystery set in the far-flung future, or perhaps a long-forgotten past, with swordplay and sorcery traveling hand-in-hand with romance and intrigue. wandering shaman, the Shepherd, appears, and soon gains control of the throne. After fifteen snows of misery and despair, a small band of rebels emerge to wrest Old World from his wicked grip and bring to an end the torment caused by the Shepherd's hunter-killers, Rubezhals, faceless creatures cloaked and armored all in black. At the heart of the rebellion are two boys standing upon the doorstep of manhood, strangers to one another: Gryffen Ironstone, the son of a mason, and Erik, known to local folk as the Ghost of Ovandril. the realm, Gryffen searches for the answers to his past and along the way, learns the meaning of honor, courage and loyalty. Phantom sets young Ironstone on The Path, instructing Gryffen in the Ancient Language as well as the Ten Lights, the way of the Sentinels. and the 'Ghost'. In an attempt to allay his bothersome fears, the Shepherd allies himself with Strabo, an Ulfhedinn, half-man, half-wolf. Strabo and his silverback wolf companions, Jupiter and Juno, set off to track and destroy Gryffen and Erik. The mysterious Forest of Ovandril provides a backdrop to this deadly game of cat-and-mouse as Erik, Gryffen, and Thomas, a stranger met along the way, delve into the abyss of Voramunda, the Hall of the Great Eaters. rescuing Old World. As the two companions meet their destiny, the rebels draw together from the furthest reaches of the realm: Lord Aelfric Teora Cuill and the Clans of the North; Adonis Virro and his Rivermen; the masons, led by Gryffen's father, Romul Ironstone; Princess Ariel Goldenthorn and the woodland Elle; and Commander Taurian Ravenstorm with his Knights of the Chimaeran Legion. Arriving upon the Plains of Ovandril and hopelessly outnumbered, the rebel forces wage an epic battle against the Shepherd's mercenary armies. Hanging in the balance: the fate of Old World adventures find Aegis the Sentinel as he roams Old World for a millennia, until he too walks the Long Journey with his pupil. But that, dear friend, is a story for another time.