"Sidetracked" is now
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Book 4 of the Wyvern Series and the 10th
book set in the world of Ryallon. This
is a continuation of Pelya's story from the Dralin Trilogy.
Book 4 of the Wyvern Series
War is an everyday fact of
life for peasants in the Kingdom of Paruth. Ghosts of soldiers remember battles
nobody won. Skeletons of abandoned houses mourn the echoes of families long
gone. Smiles are few and far between on the faces of peasants. And none of
their wise sayings make any sense.
Constant, dreary rain dampens
Pelya’s spirits as she rides Honey through these forlorn lands. Her mission for
the Cloudswept bank fell to a dead end in the dungeons under Riell Castle.
Recovered papers may hold clues to the fate of the Rojuun named Rruum Tarrrii,
but they’re written in an ancient language and only readable with the use of an
enchanted monocle.
The influence of the Black
Scale Guild is far greater than she ever imagined. Their leader,
Tyeromaythan-Devourer of Gods, knows who Pelya is and wants her captured. The
plots that banished her from Dralin and the Blue Wyverns are directly linked to
the guild, as is her current mission.
Of greater worry to Pelya are
her new friends Verna, Calren and an energetic wyvern by the name of Nervy. In
the past, she has led friends to sorrow and death. Now, with a price on her
head and her inclination to take on ever more dangerous missions, Pelya has
every reason to believe she will bring these idealistic new adventurers to
their deaths too.
Adventure is everything
Calren had hoped and more. He had more treasure than he had ever dreamed of.
They had plans to visit places he had only dreamed of. He traveled with the two
most beautiful women in the world. However, neither show any interest in him.
And no one had ever communicated how terrible killing someone felt.
Verna has begun to regret her
excursion into human lands. Humans are cruel and violent. How they tolerate
never-ending war is incomprehensible. If not for Calren and Pelya, she might despair
of hope. Now she just needs to convince them to end all war and bring peace to
the world. That shouldn’t be too hard.
Nervy wasn’t thrilled with
his name. He adored Verna and her friends though. Traveling with them was far
more interesting than flying around the forest and running away from dragons.
Clues lead the group to the
lands of Lord Boagberll and his Huntmaster where the peasants have suffered
worse than any other part of Paruth. They will find answers to the Black Scale
Guild, the Cloudswept Bank and the Rojuun. They’ll discover even more
questions. And maybe in the end, they’ll figure out how to do something about
the war.
The Wyvern Series is a
swords-and-sorcery series following the journeys of Pelya Jornin. After leaving
Dralin, she travels the world searching out injustices and her purpose in life.
Along the way, she makes many friends and even more enemies.
All my best,
John H. Carroll
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