Magic-Price (The Crown of Stones, #1)
by C.L. SchneiderPublish: Dec 09, 2013Series: The Crown of StonesAction & Adventure FantasyBook Overview
Bred for war, born into slavery with a deadly magical legacy, the brutality of combat was all Ian Troy ever knew. Peace was all he ever wanted. Fate had other plans when it placed an ancient artifact of untold power into his battle-weary hands. With one spell, one desperate use of The Crown of Stones, Ian Troy changed the world. And paid a terrible price.A decade later, that tragic day still haunts him. Running from the blood in his veins and on his hands, he struggles to forget—what he’s done and what he is. But when a routine bounty hunt becomes something more, a seductive assassin brings Ian's past crashing into the present, and denial is no longer an option.
Hunted by enemies, old and new, with the realms burning and kings dying, Ian becomes unwittingly embroiled in a violent race for control of the Crown of Stones. As the death toll mounts, and the deceptions unfold, his path becomes clear. To save the realms, Ian Troy must embrace the one thing he fears most: his own power.
Magic-Price is the gripping first installment in The Crown of Stones Trilogy, a dark epic saga of magic and war. Immersive yourself in the twists and turns as an exiled anti-hero struggles rise above, to uncover the true history of his people, and find some semblance of the peace he craves.
