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The Keystones
The Keystones
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The Keystones follow the events of The Runes a few months later, as the Pallus Trilogy continues in its second part.

Pallus is now fully in the grip of war as the nation of Lestroy brings its entire force into play for revenge on the Betrayers.

Clayborn finds himself south of the Barrier and in unexpected fortune. Natalie forms a vital alliance with the Selkirk nation and Kuras from Skullfort to defend Pallus against Lestroy. Aiden remains an unpredictable variable.

The forces of chaos have begun to unravel existence, while some remain strong in their beliefs, others falter and find themselves tempted by power. With no hope in sight, it falls to the few to find the path to restoring balance and peace.

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Release dateJan 5, 2017
ISBN9781370126132
The Keystones
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Kevin Craig Mortimer

I am a world builder firstly, followed by an author, and then lastly a business owner.I finished high school in 1997, and unlike most of my classmates, I decided to follow the route of apprenticeship in IT rather than a formal tertiary education. For 10 years, mine was the life of a corporate drone when in 2007 I made the decision to start my own business.In 2004 I started writing in earnest, after having been an avid science fiction and fantasy reader since middle grade. Primarily I had been reading epic fantasy, and since I had been a Game Master in various role-playing engines (the traditional D20 kind, with pen, paper and books), I was already adept at building worlds. Work on my first epic fantasy (The Pallus Trilogy) began. Building the world for 5 years, I aggressively began working on the first novel in 2008 and finished it in 2012. Now I work on any number of projects simultaneously.Sportwise. I enjoy my football (soccer), fanatically supporting the team that my family has supported for many generations, Liverpool. Its rare that I miss a game and can get quite passionate while watching.Lastly, I speak, read and write German fluently. Primarily thinking in German and translating on the fly, I often assemble weirdly constructed sentences. Its not unusual for me to assume I have said parts of a sentence, not actually having verbalized them.

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