Exile's Quest (Assassins of Landria Book) Dark Epic Fantasy by Gail Z. Martin ➱ Book Tour with Giveaway

 

 

Exile's Quest

Assassins of Landria Book 4

by Gail Z. Martin

Genre: Dark Epic Fantasy 

Buddy flick epic fantasy! The fourth in the Assassins of Landria series from the award-winning, bestselling author of Scourge: A Novel of Darkhurst and The Chronicles of The Necromancer.

A vacant throne. A dark mystic intent on the crown. Two fugitive assassins risking everything to save the kingdom that exiled them.

Rule-breaking, unconventional assassins Joel “Ridge” Breckenridge and Garrett “Rett” Kennar are caught between dangerous allies and deadly enemies as the future of Landria hangs in the balance. The council of regents controlled by the Witch Lord threatens the succession after King Kristoph’s murder. Rett escaped his brutal captors scarred in body and mind. Now he’s struggling to control the untested powers unleashed by his ordeal and dream walks to a hidden cloister full of forbidden magic. Falsely accused of treason, Ridge hunts the mage who damaged Rett and uncovers a terrifying new threat.

Can a desperate gamble by outlaws and exiles avenge the king and save the crown?

Exile’s Quest is an action-packed epic adventure filled with loyal friends, honorable fugitives, secret sanctuaries, hidden magic, and unexpected explosions.

Praise for Gail Z. Martin

“I give Assassin's Honor a well-deserved five plus stars. Looking forward to more by this author.” - Locks Hooks and Books

“A fun book from the first page. An exciting ride with interesting characters, a different world, a boatload of tension and danger around every corner.” - Mixed Book Bag on Assassin’s Honor

“Assassin’s Honor is a delicious mix of dark adventure, mystery, binding friendship, and snark. This story was a delight from beginning to end.” - Dab of Darkness

“Full of adventure, explosions, spies, and humor.” - Iron Canuck Reviews on Sellsword’s Oath

“Scourge: A Novel of Darkhurst offers the reader a popcorn-popping page-turner that will brook no interruption!” - Dark Corners blog

“There’s plenty of action and plot embroidery, and the pages turn easily.” - Kirkus Reviews on Ice Forged

“Those who enjoy the large-scale fantasy of George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan should enjoy this.” - Library Journal on The Sworn

“Adventure with wholehearted passion.” - SFX on The Summoner

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Excerpt One

“Your magic has grown stronger,” Malachi, the infamous mage of Rune Keep, said as he set a cup of hot tea on the table in front of Rett.

“It wasn’t worth the price.” The bitterness in Rett’s tone wasn’t directed at Malachi. The necromancer had given him shelter, healed the worst of his physical wounds, and brought him back from the brink of death, tethering his fragile soul to a broken body and scarred mind.

Rett still hadn’t decided whether that was mercy or torment.

Malachi sat across from him and took a sip of tea before answering. “No benefit can be worth the torture you endured. But to come away with something valuable—it’s better than nothing.”

“I guess. So far, I can’t see that the new abilities are much use.”

Joel “Ridge” Breckenridge and Garrett “Rett” Kennard were King’s Shadows, dispatched to deal with the highest level of threat to the Kingdom of Landria and its monarch. Unlike the other Shadows who worked alone, Ridge and Rett fought as a team, best friends since their orphanage days. Their methods were unorthodox, but their unmatched success rate spoke for itself.

Until now.

When traitors detonated explosives to kill the king, Rett had been next to Kristoph, buried in the rubble with him. Someone dragged Rett from the wreckage, but “rescue” wasn’t their intent.

The Duke of Letwick had been one of the planners behind the assassination, under the sway of Yefim Makery, the mystical “Witch Lord.” Letwick and a man he called “Doctor” had taken Rett to an abandoned fortress, battered his body, and used magic and powerful hallucinogenic drugs to assault his mind.

Ridge and their valet Henri were missing, presumed dead. They believed the same about Rett, and by the time they learned the truth, Rett had endured months at the hands of “Duke” and Doctor. He’d been barely alive and not quite sane when Ridge mounted a rescue.

He and Ridge had been falsely accused of treason, wrongly blamed for killing the king.

Excerpt Two

“Not again.”

Ridge sat by Rett’s cot, watching his best friend seize and jerk. Another vision. It has to be.

“Come on. Wake up.” Ridge was afraid to do more than put a leather strap between Rett’s jaws to keep him from shattering his teeth. Trying to hold him down just made things worse, he knew from past experience. The fit possessed Rett violently enough to give him extraordinary strength, and if he fought against being restrained, he could tear muscles or dislocate joints.

“Please, help him.” Ridge turned to Malachi, who stood in the doorway watching with concern.

“He’s in no danger of dying,” the necromancer replied. “And the ‘wound’ is to his mind, not his body. I can mix up something to make him sleep more soundly, but that might not be a kindness.”

Rett’s head snapped from side to side as he muttered. Duke Letwick’s torturer had drugged Rett as well as hurting him physically, and while his body had mostly healed, Ridge knew that even Malachi had no idea how long it would be for the mental scars to mend.

“What do you mean?” Ridge demanded.

Malachi looked at Rett with an expression Ridge couldn’t quite decipher. “As difficult as it is to see him thrash, he’s able to give voice to what he’s experiencing. Because of the toll the fit takes on his body, he tires quickly. If I give him something to make him sleep more soundly, he loses both an outlet for his pain and a limit on the duration of the vision.”

“Shit,” Ridge muttered. Enabling Rett to sleep better would be selfish because while doing so would make it easier and less frightening for Ridge, Rett would be plunged even more deeply into the images that troubled him.

“I’m sorry,” Malachi replied. “But I sense no danger to his life. I believe the wisest thing is to let the fit run its course. His visions have been true. When they come to him, it’s for a reason. I think the best we can do is keep him from hurting himself and see what the vision reveals.”

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Gail Z. Martin writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy, steampunk and more for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, Falstaff Books, SOL Publishing and Darkwind Press. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities and the Night Vigil (Sons of Darkness). Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst, the Chronicles Of The Necromancer, the Fallen Kings Cycle, the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and the Assassins of Landria.

Together with Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of Iron & Blood, Storm & Fury (both Steampunk/alternate history), the Spells Salt and Steel comedic horror series, the Roaring Twenties monster hunter Joe Mack Shadow Council series, and the Wasteland Marshals near-future post-apocalyptic series. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance, with the Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow series. Gail is also a con-runner for ConTinual, the online, ongoing multi-genre convention that never ends.

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