Rain Walker

By Edwin C. Mason

When their ancestral enemies lay siege to Lord Horea's castle and city, Kondrat, his aging captain-at-arms, knows just what to do. Then all changes when his men start dying, killed by an invisible, non-corporeal assassin. Now Kondrat alone stands between destruction and all he loves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Edwin C. Mason
• Release date: Jun 9, 2013
• ISBN: 9781927857007

Edwin C. Mason

Edwin C. Mason was born in 1964 in a house half full of books and dedicated his early years to similarly filling the other half. Now he dreams of filling other people's houses the same way. He started writing in 1977 after reading "Pirates of Venus" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and in the intervening years he has made every mistake it's possible for a writer to make. He lives in Toronto with his dreams and delusions.

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Rain Walker

Edwin C. Mason

© 2013 Edwin C. Mason

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GND Publishing

Toronto, ON Canada

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Cover image:

NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library;

OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

Photographer: C. Clark

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Author's Note

Kondrat is a somewhat unusual protagonist for a fantasy story, old enough to make four of the typical teenage heroes, but now that I've come to understand the nature of middle-age and have encountered the dubious pleasure of creaking knees, I wanted to write at least one story in which the protagonist had some of the same problems I do.

Remember that even geezers have their stories, and they aren't all memories of youth.

Rain Walker

Edwin C. Mason

Kondrat put his hand on the sodden wooden wall and pushed himself up from a squat, the motion smooth and silent apart from the creaking of his knees. The thought that he was too old for this passed through his mind without his notice, discomfort of age lost amongst those of soaking boots, nagging hunger, persistent fear.

Aleksandr tugged at his sleeve, made a screwing motion and pointed to one side. Kondrat nodded that he had heard the same thing: sappers below the building beside them.

Aleksandr was dressed as he was, in lamellar and mail, sword, mace and pavise. Except Aleksandr’s helm bore no crest of