The Hero's Tale

Book excerpt: The kingdom of Mirrindal is at war with its greatest nemesis the realm has ever faced. Meuryk, the Shadow Wizard, invades the realm out of vengeance for his banishment of practicing the Dark Arts of magic. Alder, a wizard of the Earth Order, is sent on a quest to locate a farm boy named Erec. He must safely guide Erec through the long journey to the Mirrindal kingdom, where the cure to his mother's deadly illness grows. During Erec's search for the rare Mirindus Plant, Alder must aid Mirrindal's army to stand against Meuryk's legions of loyal mercenaries. As Erec and the wizard travel to Mirrindal, they meet along the way Jehan of Ossnan, champion knight of the kingdom of Southern Rougn. The knight accepts a perilous quest by Northern Rougn's King Thibault to vanquish Meuryk and return with the head of the Shadow Wizard's staff. Only then can Jehan and the king's daughter, Princess Katherine, be reunited after years of being forced apart by their feuding kingdoms.