An ancient blade buried deep within an abandoned tower of the Watch Guard calls for justice and someone to wield its power.
Dan Torren, Junior Lord of Septily, wants to break free from his father's political machinations and fight with honor for the Watch Guard, a multi-kingdom organization that Keeps Watch over all of the known world of Aramatir.
Unfortunately, Dan is saddled with training partners who hinder him: his country's prince in exile and another young man who would rather be a Shepherd. With recruits from many kingdoms, including beautiful swords women, pirates, and a griffin, the training is intense.
With human trafficking on the rise, the world of Aramatir cries out for justice. King Xandros, Sword Master Theran, and Shepherd Jordan hatch a plan to catch the culprits, but even they are not prepared for the treachery they will find.
Dan may want to become a simple swordsman, fighting among allies to protect his world, but supernatural events work to forge a path he can't resist as he battles his own inner darkness.
This is the first book in The Dark Blade Series, a series which predates the events in The Champion Trilogy.
Sweeping across kingdoms, set in a sword and sorcery fantasy world, this series is about hope overcoming darkness, and includes references to Christian faith within the fantasy setting. This series also includes off-the-page material about human trafficking and some references to post-traumatic stress.
This fantasy series published first on the Kindle Vella platform, but the eBook and paperbacks have bonus material included which was not featured in the KV format.