The Song of the Defiler: The Songs of Aarda: Book One

By K. R. Schultz

A bitter war has raged between the Abrhanni and the Enilla for generations. They are so busy trying to destroy each other, that they do not notice that an ancient evil is gathering strength. The Nethera are awake and they are hungry. They intend to consume the Abrhanni and the Enilla... unless someone can unite them to stand against the forces of evil.Rehaak, the Abrhanni Scholar and Laakea, the young Enilla Warrior, are men on the run, outcasts, living on the edge of civilization. Rehaak has been exiled by the Abrhanni as a heretic and Laakea is fleeing his father who is honor bound to kill him. They meet when Rehaak saves Laakea's life. They become friends, in spite of the ongoing conflict between their peoples. Together with Isil, an older woman with a dark secret, they attempt to find the knowledge their peoples have lost through centuries of warfare.Can these three outsiders find the ancient manuscript called The Aetheriad? Does it contain the information they need to turn the tide and save their world? Perhaps the help they need lies not in the Aetheriad, but with the Sokai, a mysterious race who disappeared from the face of Aarda, millenia ago. Will they be able to unite their people to defeat the Nethera, or will the cult of assassins, who worship the Nethera as gods, cut them down before they can complete their mission?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461059704
• ISBN13: 9781461059707
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"