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Synopsis
As the Angostin battle hordes surge over the Southern Borders of the Highlands, the bandit, Jarek Mace, and his friend, the magicker and bard Owen Odell find themselves in a country in desperate need of heroes. The invaders have no respect for persons or places, stealing and laying waste everything in their path. Behind them evil sorcery is unleashed as a mad necromancer brings back to halflife the eons dead Vampyer Kings.
Is Morningstar appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This dark heroic fantasy features intense battle violence, necromancy, and undead horrors as bandits become unlikely heroes against an invading army and resurrected vampire kings. Violence is on-page and consequential, typical of adult epic fantasy.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include graphic violence, death, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the unlikely heroes rising from banditry to defend their homeland against overwhelming odds and dark sorcery.