A Complex & Detailed Fantasy Novel with Rich Imagery

Take a look at today’s featured book, Cephrael’s Hand: A Pattern of Shadow & Light by Melissa McPhail. This well-reviewed novel is book one in it’s series, and currently has an impressive 4.8 stars. “Cephrael’s Hand is an epic fantasy of the highest order. I can’t even imagine how long it took for Melissa McPhail to invent a language, a world and multiple races of people. She does it all masterfully, with description so vivid I could imagine myself in the opulent tents of the sun-drenched desert, or having high tea with the royal women at Calgaryn Palace.” –Teressa

A Little About Cephrael’s Hand:

In Alorin…three hundred years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a traitor’s brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D’Lacourte’s mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he’ll have to find him…
In the kingdom of Dannym…the young Prince Ean val Lorian faces a tenuous future as the last living heir to the coveted Eagle Throne. When his blood-brother is slain during a failed assassination, Ean embarks on a desperate hunt for the man responsible. Yet his advisors have their own agendas, and his quest for vengeance leads him ever deeper into a sinuous plot masterminded by a mysterious and powerful man, the one they call First Lord…
In the Nadori desert…tormented by the missing pieces of his life, a soldier named Trell heads off to uncover the truth of his shadowed past. But when disaster places him in the debt of Wildlings sworn to the First Lord, Trell begins to suspect a deadlier, darker secret motivating them.

About the Author:

Melissa McPhail is a classically trained pianist, violinist and composer, a Vinyasa yoga instructor, and an avid Fantasy reader.  A long-time student of philosophy, she is passionate about the Fantasy genre because of its inherent philosophical explorations.  Her work reflects a deep understanding of human motivations and adventures into the age-old question of good versus evil as modified by context, viewpoint and time.

What People Are Saying About Cephrael’s Hand:

“A fantastic read…well written and descriptive… Melissa McPhail is an extremely talented writer.”   –Charline Ratcliff for RebeccasReads

“A well thought-out story with many layers…the characters are all interconnected…and the underlying mysteries that tie everything together are well hidden and thoroughly disguised.” –Marty Shaw for Reader Views

Pick up your copy of Cephrael’s Hand today.

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