Child of the Sword: Epic Fantasy of Magic, Witches and Demon Halfmen

Written by J.L. Doty

Narrated by J.L. Doty

Praise for Child of the Sword:

• "...a magical world of witches, wizards and war in this high-energy first installment of an epic-fantasy series...A fine fantasy novel that will provide readers with a good weekend escape from reality" — Kirkus Reviews
• Kindle Book Review Editor's Pick
• "This book grabbed from the start. I finished it and had to pick up the 2nd one right away."—A. C.

Prisoner of a clan of witches, a young boy clashes with the evil old matriarch. Can he master her magic and survive?

Rat is no ordinary thief

A small feral child, he steals what he can to feed the gnawing hunger in his gut, though nothing can satisfy the hunger in his soul.

But he has a special talent that the wizards and witches of the clans covet, so Clan Elhiyne abducts him and gives him the name Morgin.

Can he escape the scheming of the clan's calculating and manipulative leader, the matriarchal old witch Olivia?

And as he grows into manhood, can he survive the inter-clan rivalries, and the hatred that smolders between Olivia and her arch-enemy Valso, leader of Clan Decouix?

A can't-put-it-down read. Pick it up today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: JLD
• Release date: Apr 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781953757364

J.L. Doty

Trained as a scientist with a PhD in Electrical Engineering (specializing in laser physics), J. L. DOTY has been writing science fiction and fantasy for over thirty years. He has nine published novels, including the three series: The Treasons Cycle, The Gods Within, and The Dead Among Us. Born in Seattle, he now lives in Arizona with his wife and three cats. He writes full-time now and continues to focus on speculative fiction, but never with lasers as a weapon, since most writers invariably get that wrong.