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FAQs
Why hasn't Darkness Within been released?
Writing is a strange animal. Sometimes it's tame and loving, and it brings you daily gifts. Other times, it's vicious and bites you hard while you're trying to pet it. DW is one where it turned vicious. I've written two full drafts of the book...More
Will Blaise ever have a book?
I hope so. I adore his sense of humor and want to write many more books in this series. It won't be as long as DH. Only 12 books, but I'm hoping to get back to it soon.
Lords of Avalon
New York Times bestselling Arthurian Fantasy series.
In a world of magic and betrayal, one king rose to unite a land divided and to bring unto his people a time of unprecedented peace. A time when might no longer made right. When one man with a dream created a world of chivalry and honor.
Guided by his Merlin, this man’s destiny was to be the Pendragon– High King of Power. But Arthur was a man who had many enemies and none of them greater than his own sister Morgen. Queen of the Fey, she was ruled by her own jealousies and by her desire to rule as Pendragon in her brother’s stead.
It is a story that has been told for centuries. The rise and fall of the great King Arthur, the betrayal that led to the destruction of the Round Table.
But what happened the day after the battle of Camlann? Arthur is mortally wounded and taken to the isle of Avalon. The sacred objects of Camelot that gave him his power have been scattered to protect them from evil. The Round Table is fractured. The good guys have retreated to Avalon to serve their fallen king and the surviving Penmerlin who came forward after Arthur’s Merlin mysteriously vanished.
Camelot has now fallen into the hands of Morgen. No longer the place of peace and prosperity, it is now the land of the unholy. Demons, mandrakes and darklings make up the brotherhood of the new round table and another Pendragon has stepped forward to take Arthur’s place.
Once human, he is now something else entirely. A demon with one single mission: to reunite the original Round Table and to claim the sacred objects. With those under his control, there will be nothing to stop him from making the world into whatever he chooses.
The only hope mankind has is those who still remain from Arthur’s company. No longer the knights of the Round Table, they are now the Lords of Avalon. And they will do whatever is necessary to stop the Pendragon from succeeding.
The line between good and evil has become blurred. It is a realm of chaos and of champions. Of wizards and warriors who struggle to right the balance that was upset when one man put his trust into the wrong person.
Welcome to a realm that exists out of time. Welcome to a world where nothing is ever as it seems. It’s a battle that ranges from the Dark Age moors of Arthur well into the future where the one true king and Mordred may one day fight again.
Theirs is a world without boundary. A place without borders. But in this power struggle, there can only be one winner…
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These were the sacred objects that the Penmerlin, Emrys entrusted to Arthur Pendragon so that he could rule the land peacefully without contestation. But once Camelot fell to evil and the king vanished, the new Penmerlin entrusted the the sacred objects into the hands of their waremerlins. They were scattered and hidden in the realm of man and of fey so that they would never fall into the hands of evil.
It is now a race to reclaim and reunite the lost objects.
1. Excalibur
The sword created by the fey for good. The one who wields it cannot be killed, nor can he bleed so long as he holds the scabbard that sheaths it.
2. Hamper of Garanhir
Created in order to feed the Pendragon’s army while at war. Put in food for one, and out will appear food for one hundred
3. Horn of Bran
Given as a companion for the hamper, this horn is a never-ending cup that will provide wine and water for all who drink from it.
4. Saddle of Morrigan
A gift to the Penmerlin from the goddess Morrigan, this will enable a person to go instantly wherever they desire. It was created so that the Pendragon would be able to oversee his kingdom with ease. No distance or time is too great. It can move a person from one continent to another or from one time period to another.
5. Halter of Epona
Given by the goddess Epona, the halter, if hung on a bedpost at night, will grant the one who possesses it whatever horse he desires in the morning.
6. Loom of Caswallan
A gift from the war-god, any cloth produced from this loom will be stronger than any armor forged by a mortal’s hand. No mortal weapon will ever be able to penetrate the cloth.
7. Round Table
Table of power that was created by the Penmerlin. When all people are seated and the objects are in place, it is the ultimate in power. Whoever rules the table, rules the earth.
8. Stone of Taranis
A gift from the god of thunder. Should a knight sharpen his sword with this stone, it will coat the blade with a poison so potent that even a tiny scratch from the blade will bring instant death.
9. Mantle of Arthur
A gift from the Penmerlin, this will enable the wearer to become invisible to everyone around him or her.
10. Orb of Sirona
Created by the goddess of astronomy, this will enable the person who holds it in their hand to see clearly on even the darkest night.
11. Shield of Dagda
Whoever holds the shield of Dagda will be possessed of superhuman strength and so long as the shield is held in place, they cannot be wounded.
12. Caliburn
A sword of the fey, this is the evil sword that balances out Excalibur. It is said that this one sword carries even more power and that it can destroy the other sacred objects.
13. Holy Grail
No one is quite sure where it is. It is the greatest object of all for it can bring the dead back to life.
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Stone Legion:
A cursed race, the Stone Legion is under the command of Garafyn. By daylight, they are ugly gargoyles who are forced to sit as stone (they can only move if they are commanded by the one who bears their emblem), but at night, they can move about freely and under the light of a full moon, they can again take the form of handsome warriors and knights–but only so long as the full moon touches them. Should they leave its light, they will immediately return to their gargoyle state. There are those who say there may be a way yet to lift their curse, but so far all those who have tried, have met with failure and death.
The Stone Legion isn’t the only race that inhabits the realm of Camelot. There are also the graylings, a twisted group of fey who were cursed to serve their more beautiful counterparts, the Adoni. More beautiful than any creature alive, the Adoni are truly evil to their core. They lack all mercy and all compassion. Graceful and slender, they will stop at nothing to bring the world of man to its knees.
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**Please note that the books listed under series are in their correct reading order even though they don’t have to be read that way. The ones listed under related are books/anthologies that contain characters from this series, but they exist outside of the series time line.
Lords of Avalon FAQs
Why hasn't Darkness Within been released?
Writing is a strange animal. Sometimes it's tame and loving, and it brings you daily gifts. Other times, it's vicious and bites you hard while you're trying to pet it. DW is one where it turned vicious. I've written two full drafts of the book and have tossed both aside due to the fact that they stunk. While I write every day and without a vacation, I'm not the kind of writer who writes to deadline. I don't rush a book. Ever. I want to give every single book I do all the time it needs to be the best book I can write. Having spent most of my life in bitter poverty, I appreciate how hard it is to earn a paycheck and I would never, ever ask a reader to pay for anything less than my absolute best. I won't do it. You deserve only the best I can do. It's my promise to you with every book I publish. For whatever reason, you might not like a particular book I've written, but the one thing I can do is swear to you that I gave it my all and that I thought it was the best book I could deliver. Otherwise it wouldn't be published. I would rather delay publication than put something cut rate out there. I am so sorry that this book has given me such fits. But I haven't abandoned it or the LOA series. I love this series as much as I do the others I write. I'm hoping a little time away from the project will inspire me and that this time when I restructe the plot, it plays nice with me. On the bright side, you know I don't have a ghost writer. If I did, the book would have been out years ago. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the other series I'm writing and will try them if you haven't. They have the same humor and sense of adventure as the LOA books. Please look for updates on Kaziel and the Helhounds. I'll let you know as soon as I have the book finished and we have a date for it.
Will Blaise ever have a book?
I hope so. I adore his sense of humor and want to write many more books in this series. It won't be as long as DH. Only 12 books, but I'm hoping to get back to it soon.