[Journey of the Sacred King 03] • My Father's House

"Wonderful reads, well written, dense and richly evocative!" that's how Lyn McConchie, Muse Award winner and co-author with Andre Norton of Beast Master's Quest describes the dark fantasies of Janrae Frank. The tension and peril have never been greater than in this, the third volume of her Journey of the Sacred King quartet. With each volume weighing at around a quarter million words, the quartet, when finished will be a monumental work, nearly a million words of today's cutting-edge dark fantasy. Now Talons Trollbane, the assassin, whose frequent interventions had saved Aejys time and again, is trapped in a dangerous situation of her own, as Lord Hoon's ally, Gylorean Galee has set snares for her to prevent her ever helping Aejys again. Talons "Trollbane" Gee is the last surviving heir to the paladin king of Creeya, the Grand Master of the Assassins' Guild that serves the Nethergod, Hadjys the Dark Judge. She fell in love with the godling, Dynarien who wanted to carry her off to his father's sacred realm as his bride. However, Creeyan politics intervened, and Talons was forced into a betrothal and the bed of a man she hates, a man whose powerful father, Lord Wrathscar, may be allied with the forces of darkness. Hadjys the Nethergod will not allow Dynarien to take Talons from Creeya. Pregnant by Dynarien, Talons passes the children off as belonging to her betrothed. Gylorean Galee, a fallen goddess who is now a vampire, is poisoning Talons. She plans a coup to take over the kingdom and restore her worship. The only one who can hope to save them is a mysterious woman known only as the Black Swan. Discover why Lyn McConchie raves that "Janrae Frank's books are always something I grab the moment I have the chance. They are wonderful reads, well written, dense and richly evocative She makes the reader see the worlds and characters which she has created and want always to see more of them as well. Her work is brilliant, hard-hitting, and the sort of thing I for one tend to be reading still at 2 a.m. since I can't put it down until I know how things are going to turn out. Warning: graphic violence and some sexual content. Must be over 18 to purchase this title. Cover: Kaolin Fire