The newly-minted Lord Dragon, Logan Ranthall, and his intrepid band of faithful companions have faced darkness unlike any they imagined possible, and still they delve deeper into the shadows, knowing that Shau-ling and his followers lie in wait. Death has swirled around them from the inception of their journey, and they have gained as well as lost allies at every turn. Still, their enigmatic guide, the stoic and secretive Aryx Terian leads them towards their fateful meeting with the former savior Lord Cedric Binosear. But the Shadows hold secrets of their own. Silent tensions between forces loyal to Shau-ling are held just at the edge of a full civil war, but the growing madness of the Viper could push those tensions past the breaking point. Mysteries and lies conspire to destroy the world that the Dragon is trying desperately to save, but a dark presence haunts Logan's steps; a confrontation that can only end in blood. Terrifying and shocking consequences await those ensnared by the prophecies of the Coromor, as the war between the light and the darkness intensifies in the second chapter of The Quietus of Fate: Destiny's Call.
About the Author: Brian Kershner is a life-long dreamer, writer, and problem-solver. He grew up absorbing anything and everything he could get his hands on, and as a child of the Star Wars era he constantly wanted to see the worlds beyond the little Indiana town he grew up in. There was no adventure too far, and no problem too big. Emboldened by parents who always supported his curiosity and his thoughtfulness, Brian found himself bounding from Space Camp to Laser Summer Camp to Athletic Training Camp to Piano Lessons to Football Practice to Basketball Practice to Choir Practice and back again. Despite all of the roaming and traveling, his family remained close-knit and supportive. Though he flirted with the idea of becoming a doctor, Brian's attentions always fell back to the computer world. He got his first computer when he was six, and not long after found his way into a word processing program and began crafting his own fantastical worlds and even more fantastical characters. As he has grown and changed and experienced life, so too have his characters. He continues to write, craft, and create; whether it is websites for his customers, or characters and worlds for his audience. "Twenty-five years ago, I was enamored with works by Tolkien, Dante, Godwin, and just about every book on King Arthur I could get my hands on. On top of that I read every single one of the Hardy Boys novels, falling in love with the idea of mysteries with unconventional resolutions and fantastical wordplay. "I started simply, a story about a hero and the small band of people he gathered around him. It was all hand-written on yellow legal pads, collected in a binder; a mixture of a child's imagination and a child's writing talent. At the time I was twelve. I always told myself that one day it would be something more. "As a freshman in high school, that something more came in the form of a promise to myself. As much as I loved high fantasy, I was plagued by the fact that it was hard at times to relate to fantasy characters and to see their humanity behind the extraordinary abilities that they often possessed. So I made a promise to myself and anyone who would ever read my works that my characters would be as real as any person they could meet off the street. Whether you loved them or hated them, you could always relate to them, or at least understand their motivations. "Hopefully they will live for you and bring you the same joy."