"Sanchrisia, pay heed to my words." Ignoring her sister's plea, the young Princess takes the Darkseed out of the gnarled snag, a malignant shard perverting her gift in magic, known as the 'ability,' to the dark-ways. A thousand years on and Princess Lujah, of the same bloodline, is abducted by the infamous pirate Crazlin. After a harrowing account from an only survivor of the foundered ship Lady-Grey, three unlikely people set sail to the mysterious Okherland to rescue the Princess from the clutches of an evil sorceress.
Tamlock is a wily adventurer cast under the shadow of a legend ... his father, Syrod, disappeared mysteriously when he was a boy.
Bromwyn is a stowaway aboard King Balagore's ship the Viperess, a young girl swept away with adventurous lust, about to discover something far greater than she could ever have imagined.
Starth is a mercenary caught in the web of the Order-of-the-Shield, an invincible army whose cause has been lost under the sands of time.
When they find a forgotten city, a startling truth begins to unfold, setting in motion a chain of events that bring an ancient evil closer to the world of Aldite.
Buffered between the forces of darkness, their search will take them to distant realms, interfering with the plans and vagaries of gods, to reawaken an age-old prophecy and ultimately find the Last Keeper...

Author Bio:

Jonathan D. Hall is Head Chef at an "a la carte" restaurant in Roleystone, Australia. He resides in Perth, Australia with his family.