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    Guardian of the Dawn
    Guardian of the Dawn
    Guardian of the Dawn
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    Guardian of the Dawn

    By William King

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    "The King of High Adventure," Starlog.

    "Immediately convincing, classically brooding," The Cimmerian.com.

    To the world at large, he is a mercenary and assassin, a brutal killer with a deadly blade. In reality Kormak is a Guardian, one of a dying order sworn to protect humanity from the servants of the gathering darkness.

    In this chilling tale, Kormak seeks refuge for the night in an isolated peasant home only to find himself thrown into a terrifying confrontation with an ancient evil.

    A thrilling sword and sorcery short story in the proud tradition of Robert E Howard from the bestselling creator of Gotrek and Felix.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam King
    Release dateAug 2, 2011
    ISBN9781465988942
    Guardian of the Dawn
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    William King

    William King is the creator of the bestselling Gotrek and Felix series for Black Library and the author of the bestselling Space Wolf books, which between them have sold over 750,000 copies in English and been translated into 8 languages. He has been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award and has twice won the Origins Awards For Game Design.

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