Blood Fiends' Bane: Book 1 of the Vampire Queen Saga

By William Stacey

In darkness, a great treasure waits...as does an even greater evil. Throughout the Kingdom of Conarck, men have long told tales of the mythical sword, Sight-Bringer""nicknamed Blood Fiends' Bane for its powerful magic against the undead. Fifty years ago the holy sword was used to strike down the terrifying Vampire Queen Serina Greywynne, ending her bloody war of rebellion and bringing peace to the kingdom. Stories are still told of the cataclysmic battle beneath the earth, the death of Serina, and the destruction of Sight-Bringer in the fires that followed. But a young soldier is about to discover, the tales are built on lies. When twenty-year-old Owen Toscovar seeks vengeance for an attack upon a loved one, he is sentenced to five years' service as a man-at-arms to the noble Dain family. Because he is large and strong, most only see Owen as a tool for violence. But Owen is neither slow-witted nor vicious, and he bristles under his forced servitude, wishing only for the freedom to experience the world. When a deathbed confession reveals the shocking secret that Sight-Bringer was never destroyed merely abandoned, Owen's new masters seize upon the opportunity to reclaim the holy relic. Now, Owen will accompany his inexperienced young liege-lord and his courageous older sister on an expedition to retrieve the sword. They will journey across an ocean and through a monster-filled swamp to the ruins of an ancient fortress whispered to be haunted by the vengeful ghost of the Vampire Queen herself. But more than ghosts stir in the catacombs beneath the fortress, and Owen must fight to protect those in his charge from an unholy evil. And if he fails, everyone he loves will die. Blood Fiends' Bane is the first book in the Vampire Queen Saga, a mature dark fantasy tale of sword-swinging-action, blood-curdling horror, and selfless duty in the face of unspeakable evil. Author William Stacey is a 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-Finalist. Buy Blood Fiends' Bane today!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1533212260
• ISBN13: 9781533212269
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"