Reflections in Darkness: Book 7 of The Quietus of Fate - Paperback

by Brian C. Kershner (Author)

The world of Onea has fallen, sacrificed to the conflict between the Children of the Creator. Despite their best efforts, the People of the Dragon failed to save their world, but earned places in the Heavens for their bravery. However, the conflict between the Creator and his Children is far from over. On another of the Creator's worlds, Espre, a delicate state of peace exists between three powerful factions. On the continent of Cadaria, a thriving ancient empire prospers under the rule of Emperor Ender Lorien, the eleventh Lorien Emperor. For nearly two thousand years, the Cadarian Empire has thrived despite constant threats, defended by an elite group of warriors known as the Knights of the Flashing Blade. Their ancient enemy, the Dark Continent of Mythryn is ruled by creatures known as the Dark Gods, usurpers and traitors cast down from the Heavens, doomed to live out eternity in the world of mortals. Timeless and mythical beasts also roam the lands; dragons whose origins can be traced to the beginnings of the Cosmos itself also call Espre home, and see themselves as the dominant species. This volatile mix of incendiary components need only a spark to ignite into full and uncontrollable war, and an enigmatic being known as Dorovar wants nothing more than to burn the whole of Creation down. Through his chosen followers, his Heralds, Dorovar brings devastation and destruction to anything that stands between him and his ultimate goal; the subjugation of the Cosmos, and the death of the Creator. The future of the whole of Creation is at stake as The Quietus of Fate series continues in Reflections in Darkness.

Author Biography

Brian Kershner is a life-long dreamer, writer, and problem-solver. He grew up absorbing anything and everything he could get his hands on, and as a child of the Star Wars era he constantly wanted to see the worlds beyond the little Indiana town he grew up in. There was no adventure too far, and no problem too big. Emboldened by parents who always supported his curiosity and his thoughtfulness, Brian found himself bounding from Space Camp to Laser Summer Camp to Athletic Training Camp to Piano Lessons to Football Practice to Basketball Practice to Choir Practice and back again. Despite all of the roaming and traveling, his family remained close-knit and supportive. Though he flirted with the idea of becoming a doctor, Brian's attentions always fell back to the computer world. He got his first computer when he was six, and not long after found his way into a word processing program and began crafting his own fantastical worlds and even more fantastical characters. As he has grown and changed and experienced life, so too have his characters. He continues to write, craft, and create; whether it is websites for his customers, or characters and worlds for his audience. "Twenty-five years ago, I was enamored with works by Tolkien, Dante, Godwin, and just about every book on King Arthur I could get my hands on. On top of that I read every single one of the Hardy Boys novels, falling in love with the idea of mysteries with unconventional resolutions and fantastical wordplay. "I started simply, a story about a hero and the small band of people he gathered around him. It was all hand-written on yellow legal pads, collected in a binder; a mixture of a child's imagination and a child's writing talent. At the time I was twelve. I always told myself that one day it would be something more. "As a freshman in high school, that something more came in the form of a promise to myself. As much as I loved high fantasy, I was plagued by the fact that it was hard at times to relate to fantasy characters and to see their humanity behind the extraordinary abilities that they often possessed. So I made a promise to myself and anyone who would ever read my works that my characters would be as real as any person they could meet off the street. Whether you loved them or hated them, you could always relate to them, or at least understand their motivations. "Hopefully they will live for you and bring you the same joy."