Shadow of a King

Everyone in the Known Kingdoms understands the basic fact of life is that energy cannot be created or destroyed...Everyone but Ash.He doesn't understand how he does it,He doesn't care.All that matters is getting Rae back.In order to do that, he must convince the powerful Skordkin Clan to help him, as they hold the key to his quest. To get their aid, he has to demonstrate his worth, something that will prove difficult as they don't condone his methods.His willingness to do anything to get Rae back, including casting away the last of his humanity, has him teetering on the brink of sanity in his quest for vengeance.Now willing to sacrifice himself and everyone in the Known Kingdoms to get Rae back, he must confront the Faceless Monks in a final showdown that may put the entire world and reality at risk. One way or another, he will end it. Saffron Bryant was born on the 17th December 1990 in a small town in North Queensland. In 2010, a few weeks before her twentieth birthday, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. After extensive, life-saving surgery she returned to her home in Queensland to recover and finish The Fallen Star. She received a Bachelor of Biomedical Science in 2011 along with the Society for Immunology Prize and an Academic Medal.Saffron has been interested in fantasy writing from a very young age, writing her first story at the age of seven. She has always been fascinated by fantasy stories and has a passion for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Saffron currently lives in Sydney with her partner Michael Lee where she is completing her PhD in chemistry. In the Known Kingdoms, Twins are killed at birth.Twins harness energy in an unpredictable and dangerous way.Twins almost destroyed the world.Ash and Rae have always claimed that he is a year older to hide themselves from the ruthless Faceless Monks. An order who's apparent benevolent mission to keep the world safe, is a mask for nefarious intentions.Energy can't be created or destroyed... but it can be harnessed...When Ash and Rae's secret is discovered, Rae is taken by the monks. Ash must learn to harness his natural ability to manipulate the energy of his world to save her.Two rules must always be observed. Two rules everyone knows.Do not use energy from the living.Do not reanimate the dead.Ash will do anything to get Rae back...even breaking their sacred laws.