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Extolled (Chronicles of Orian 2 of 3)
Extolled (Chronicles of Orian 2 of 3)
Extolled (Chronicles of Orian 2 of 3)
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The continuing saga of Randar and Bekka who find themselves front and center as worlds collide, earth is ravaged by war and Orian is beleaguered by a humanoid race intent on world domination.
Besieged by hated, lies, betrayal and grotesque horrors, battle lines are drawn and unexpectedly Bekka finds herself once more visited by her past...only this time her antiquated disease has an ugly twist, one that will affect not only her, but the daughter she lost so many years ago.
From the depths of blood and gore in a now seemingly doomed society, a forbidden love takes root. Audra, Bekka’s long lost daughter, now sixteen and incredibly naive, falls prey to a grotesque monster lurking behind the outrageously handsome face of a shape-shifting beast called Mardrid. Ordered to seduce her...or die, Mardrid finds himself helter-skelter for the very nearness of her warm, curvaceous body ignites such a dire and primal need to feed that maintaining his human persona is all but impossible. He quickly realizes he is playing a deadly game...one he may not win.
As secrets are revealed and truths are realized the drums of war echo throughout the land. Family turns against family, friends against friends and as the Scaff invasions and their insatiable lust for flesh intensifies, every faction in Orian is pushed to the brink of extinction. Few, if any, will survive and against all odds there will be blood...there will be sorrow...there will be gnashing of teeth.
Randar, who refuses to capitulate, gathers what’s left of the living outside of Uldrame for one last stand. With defeat, imminent and their backs to the wall, Randar gambles his life as well as those he loves on one last hope.
Can the heart of a naive young girl sway the face of death? Can Orian be saved...or is it already too late?

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PublisherKaren Glista
Release dateDec 26, 2016
ISBN9781370151707
Extolled (Chronicles of Orian 2 of 3)
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Karen Glista

Karen has been writing for years, spinning countless stories from the real to life charac-ters who roam the labyrinths of her mind. Motivated to share these many beloved, some hat-ed individuals she is now debuting Embellished from “The Chronicles of Orian”. When she is not working as a registered nurse in the Great Lake State, she enjoys family, friends, cooking, camping, Facebook, gardening, online gaming, a beloved dog named Fozzie and master of the house, Cassiopeia, the calico cat. For more information, please check out Facebook at facebook.com/karens-books. A web-site as well as book two and three in the Chronicles of Orian trilogy to follow.

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