Swordthane Saga

Apprentice Storyteller Cormac aspires only to become a Master of Lore, but when he receives the news that he has been chosen of the sword, he is stunned to realize that the future of the world rests on his shoulders. Moreover, the sword gives him absolute power. If he is not able to master it, the sword will master him, turning him into one who lives only to kill. As the one who awakened the sword, Princess Orianna of the Seven Families must attend Cormac in his quest. Coming from the courts of Rivershome, she finds herself mortified to wait on a rustic nobody. Together, they set off across the Land of Otherwhere. But the lure of power can seduce even the best of us…

Cormac knows that as Swordthane, the fate of the Land of Otherwhere rests on his shoulders. Now he faces his first major decision. Should he and the Princess continue east on the Greenway to arrive, finally, at Rivershome? If they do that, Cormac will keep the promise he made to the dying Fulton. The wisdom and advice of the Council of Elders will guide him toward fulfilling his destiny. Or should they turn south, where a devastating curse lies on the land. Should they cleanse it and so save the children? South to Adventure, the second book in the Swordthane Saga, is the continuing tale of Cormac's adventures as Swordthane as he continues to fulfill his destiny.

Apprentice Storyteller Cormac aspires no higher than to become a Master of Lore. His world changes forever when a Great Sword chooses him as Thane. At this moment, at this Great Turning of History, he must accept that the fate of his world, from the Sunrise Sea to the Sunset Sea, rests on his shoulders. Princess Orianna of the Seven Families called forth the sword. She must attend to the Thane. Together they set off to fulfill their destinies as they journey across the Land of Otherwhere. Otherwhere is a land very like our own. Passion, anxiety, desire, love. The lure of power that can seduce even the best of us. Nobility and rascality. Fear of our own mortality. The things we find in our world. All these are there. But there are differences, for Otherwhere is a world of magic and wonder. Strange beings. Sylvans. WXL, otter-like creatures who share a single consciousness. Dragons. Wizards. She-Who-Sits-by-the-Fire. As they journey, Cormac and the Princess encounter them all.