Shieldbreaker: Episode 1: Road of the Sword

By Ty Johnston

A hunting trip with his father ends in tragedy for a young Lerebus, a figure destined to become a warrior. His family dead, his village in pieces, the young man sets out on the road of the sword, the road of vengeance. This is the beginning of his tale, the start of what made the man who would become Lerebus Shieldbreaker.

This is a short story of approximately 3,500 words.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ty Johnston
• Release date: Dec 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301405381

Ty Johnston

Originally from Kentucky, Ty Johnston is a former newspaper journalist. He lives in North Carolina with loving memories of his late wife.Blog: tyjohnston.blogspot.com

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SHIELDBREAKER

Part I of V: Road of the Sword

The Ursian Chronicles

by Ty Johnston

a Monumental Works Group author

Copyright 2012 by L. M. Press

visit the author’s website: tyjohnston.blogspot.com

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About Shieldbreaker

Road of the Sword

Preview: Chapter 1 of the novel, City of Rogues

About Shieldbreaker

Readers familiar with my ongoing epic fantasy saga The Ursian Chronicles might recognize the name of Lerebus Shieldbreaker, the main character of this five-part series. Lerebus appears as a minor character in the novel Dark King of the North: Book III of The Kobalos Trilogy, and as a somewhat more influential character in my novel Under the Mountain: Part III of The Sword of Bayne. Funny how Lerebus keeps showing up in the final novels of my trilogies. Also, I do not hide the fact that the Jorsican barbarian known as Lerebus will appear in more of my works in the future, sometimes as a major character, sometimes as a minor one. This has led to a few questions from readers about the character, especially concerning his past. How did he come to serve as a soldier in the Kobalan army when he