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Shriven: The Fall, #1
Shriven: The Fall, #1
Shriven: The Fall, #1
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Exiled to another world, the last of the Shriven fights on.

Home has fallen and the survivors have fled to the human world, there to blend in as best as they can. Some adapt better than others.

Dalmorpheus, the last of the warrior-monk order known as the Shriven, is doing better than most. Never the most devout Shriven, he's living a life filled with wine and women and loving every minute of it. He rarely thinks of Home and the things that were lost.

That all comes to an end, though, when Siphanthia, Princess of the Line and Dal's old flame, appears at his door, demanding his help. Glinfildia, the eldest princess and architect of the Fall, has escaped her confinement.

Dal reluctantly agrees and recruits an old friend, one who washed out of Shriven training in the past, and that Dal is pretty sure is insane. Together, they find themselves in a battle that stretches across two worlds and threatens to destroy not only the remnants of Home, but everything else Dal holds dear.

Can they stop Glin before she kills everyone in her way? Or will Dal have to surrender to her dark desires?

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Release dateDec 5, 2022
ISBN9798215961216
Shriven: The Fall, #1
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James Maxstadt

James is the author of more than fifteen fantasy novels. He loves writing books with quirky characters that are full of action, humor, and a lot of adventure. A fan of fantasy since he was young, James thinks a good story that can take a person away from their everyday life is something worth reading. He’s found over the last several years that writing such stories can be just as rewarding. When he does have his head in this world, he can usually be found relaxing at home with his beautiful wife Barb, doing some home renovation or woodworking project, or signing books at comic conventions and Renaissance Faires. Follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DukeGrandfather

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