Troll Bane

NovellaRecommended Ages: 17+A dark parentage. Tribal secrets. Horrid crimes.When he learns the truth, Lamech embarks on a quest for vengeance and is caught in a desperate web of blood feuds, magic powers, and soul stealing sex. It will take all his cunning to survive long enough to achieve his revenge and escape from the clutches of the Nephilim. Byron Gordon grew up in the rural Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA. One of six children, he soon discovered his love of reading, ranging from the clever humor of P.G. Wodehouse to the epic fantasy of Tolkien to the fast paced science fiction of Timothy Zahn. Fed on this widely varied diet, his imagination blossomed and he began to write, desiring to create worlds and adventures of his own.After realizing the bleak financial prospects of an aspiring writer trying to break into the fiction realm, Byron enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. He spent an extra week in Coast Guard Boot Camp (Cape May, NJ) for writing during the breaks between classes. After Boot Camp he traveled to California for training in radio communications. Following the completion of his training, he spent three years on a Coast Guard Cutter, interdicting and repatriating illegal migrants. He currently is still on active duty and plans search and rescue efforts on the east coast of the USA.Despite the intense, and often hectic, schedule that military life entails, Byron has continued to write in his free time. While writing a complete novel still proves elusive, he has composed multiple short stories and a small amount of poetry. In the spring of 2011, he started publishing his writings electronically and now has a fair number of short stories and poetry available online in a variety of formats. Lamech is the son of the Chieftain of Anic, who's only special power is his tendency to babble incomprehensibly when he grows excited. But when the village decides to sacrifice him to appease a marauding giant, Lamech discovers there is more to the world than he realized. Further, he learns the quest for truth exacts a heavy price upon the few champions who dare to pursue it.