Zendragon

** WINNER OF THE 2020 OZMA AWARD FOR HEROIC FANTASY **

"An engaging mix of fantasy, spiritual discourse, and B-movie action." KIRKUS REVIEWS

The Dragonsoul Cycle fuses high-adrenalin superhero style like Batman Begins or Star Wars with eastern mysticism and old school Tolkienesque fantasy iconography. The story is propulsively paced, with morally complex drama like Game of Thrones, but remains idealistic amidst the sorrow and darkness.

The land of Shidokan is plagued by demons, servants of the dark god Akumaru. The blademaster Winteru wages a one man war against demons, driven by sorrow to seek revenge - but revenge can't kill his own pain. He joins an order of mystic martial artists called the Zendragons, but they believe obsession with revenge is damnation. Can Winteru put revenge aside in order to protect an innocent girl who is being hunted by power-hungry men, or will his dark obsession doom her?

The peaceful kingdom of Garderon is invaded by Shidokan samurai through a magic portal. Winteru joins a group of heroes who seek to close the portal and end the war. But first they must cross the realm and run the gauntlet of devil worshiping secret agents seeking their destruction. The riftblade has the power to close the portal, but to get it they must defeat the dragon Teraxion. Teraxion has his own plans for the riftblade, plans of treachery and conquest. Will the heroes differences tear their group apart, or can a helpless ghost change their destiny and save them from doom.