Goldenmark (The Kingsmen Chronicles #3): An Epic Fantasy Adventure - Jean Lowe Carlson - Bog

Blood soils the righteous. Darkness fills the brave. Dreams die and legends are born in this epic conclusion to The Kingsmen Chronicles. Castellan Lhaurent den'Karthus has betrayed the Khehemni, annihilating all who would oppose him. Seizing Alrou-Mendera's throne by a brutally convincing magic, he wages war to fulfill ancient prophecy and unite the entire continent under his rule. But a savior has also been marked by prophecy, to oppose Lhaurent's dark magic-Kingsman Elohl den'Alrahel. Captured by the dangerous Queen of Valenghia, Elohl languishes under her sinister magic; to win back the nation, he must vanquish the dark power that holds him prisoner. As Elohl leads an army of the last surviving Kingsmen in the most brutal war the continent has ever seen, bitter enemies must fight together. But the ancient magic that unites them might just destroy them, causing all nations to fall to its unpredictable, ruthless power. As Elohl gives his all in one last battle for the Kingsmen, to save his nation and become the leader he was destined to be, will he succeed? Or will he fall to the darkness that plagues him-Goldenmarked into his very own flesh? An Amazon bestselling series in Epic Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery from an award-winning author, the Kingsmen Chronicles is a gritty and heroic saga of treachery, war, and magic. Featuring outcasts battling against all odds, a multi-POV cast, and spectacular world-building, this unique, human-written story (no AI) has complex, realistic characters and situations intended for adults. Epic and gripping, this series champions hope against darkness and love despite loss, exploring ancient civilizations, plus low magic with a high magic past. These deeply layered novels have been compared to Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles, George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher, and Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive. A complete series with three books, the Kingsmen Chronicles is the first part of a three-series fantasy epic, the Key of Fire Saga.