Elegy: The Black Diamond

By Martha Gilstrap

Master gemsman Shay Bladen had a good life, until betrayal set him on a course he never would have chosen for himself. Forced away from the remains of his home, Bladen flees with an heirloom battle-axe created from a single black diamond. With nothing but a cryptic note, he searches for answers among the bloodstone pillars within the Crystal Mountains.

The note promises the revelation of the axe's creation and its magic, a lure he cannot resist. A chance meeting with a Sheethe warrior proves his only blessing in the battle against his betrayer and the bloodthirsty assassin intent on manipulating anyone around him to further his selfish cause.

Will the axe's secrets bring Bladen comfort or will the ancient knowledge offer more personal devastation for the man who is not who he thought he was?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martha Gilstrap
• Release date: Jan 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9780988750005

Martha Gilstrap

Martha Gilstrap has been writing almost as long as she's been reading. Always lured by the magic and the wondrous, she has chosen fantasy as her genre. She has been published in Consumer Digest and several martial arts magazines, in addition to obtaining a 5th-degree black belt under Taika Seiyu Oyata in Ryu-Te Karate. This lends authenticity to the fight scenes in her novels. A member of Pikes Peak Writers, she presents workshops on writing fight scenes and other topics, a skill learned as a Senior Learning Specialist for a major defense contractor. She currently lives in the Kansas City area.

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