Aaye Mellons,
Hello, my name is L.T. Bradley, and I am the author of © Trials of the Guardians, a new fantasy/horror book that’s about to make a big splash in the genre. Trials of the Guardians in the first booke in a trilogy known as the Trial Trilogy, which will be followed by a second trilogy which completes the series known as the Ragnarok Trilogy.
This booke takes place in the old world, Midgard, and revolves around three individuals, Ferin Nocktolas and his older brother, Haidden, along with their younger cousin, Connõr O’Dette. When the taxes of the Kingdom Aérogale become too high, The Nocktolas family, must leave their home in the rural farm lands to seek a less expensive living condition in the Outlands of Zaikiir, living with their cousin Connõr and his family.
However, along the way, their caravan is attacked my strange men who brutally murder both of their parents and kidnap Haidden, leaving Ferin for dead. But Ferin is able to make it to his cousin’s house before it’s too late, and tells his extended family of the horrors that he had witnessed in the Horöa forest. Meanwhile, Haidden realizes the truth of the strange men and the bizarre powers they displayed while killing his parents. They question him about these people called the “Guardians†but he is unable to give them any information, not knowing what they are talking about, and is transformed against his will into a vampire to serve one of them in any way he is asked for all of eternity.
At this time, Ferin, consumed by vengeance, sets out to seek a man named Rurick, whom he is told will be able to teach him how to wield a blade better than anyone else in the land, and help him to avenge the death of his family. Connõr, on the other hand, only wishes to follow so that he may see a more exciting life than that of a candle-maker’s son in a city where everything is the same every day.
But the Gods have other plans for these three, and after being struck by lightning, drowned, and nearly dying in a fire, Ferin, Haidden, and Connõr all realize that they are meant for a higher purpose, and that Ragnarok—the end of days—is approaching.
While trying to cope with the fact that they, along with others, they must now battle the embodiments of the Sins of Man—Lust, Avarice, Envy, Sloth, Wrath, Gluttony, and Vanity—to try and stop the apocalypse. They must also somehow learn to overcome crippling disputes between one another, as well as learn to work together to stop the world from falling into eternal darkness.
I sincerly hope that you will enjoy reading as much as I have enjoyed writing.
~L.T.
