The Rise of Nazil

Readers' Favorite Epic Fantasy Award-Winner 2017 "This is a complex plot at its best. The character development is perfect." -Readers' Favorite "The Rise of Nazil should be shelved next to the works of R.A. Salvatore and J. R. R. Tolkien. This book was the best read of 2015." -Mudville Dames Haunted by his past. Trapped by his heritage. Led by his heart. Faélondul is destined for war. A world conquered by Nazilians and their formidable Chosen Guard, led by Pentanimir Benoist: a battle-seasoned warrior driven by honor and devoted to his people. When his ruler, Draizeyn Vereux, plots to exterminate the human population, Pentanimir's life is thrust into a vortex of unspeakable conflict. Haunted by ghosts of his past, Pentanimir struggles to honor his vows without relinquishing his soul. His forbidden love for Brahanu, a human, is the catalyst for an epic journey, surpassing Pentanimir's sworn oath as First Chosen. Can he lead his army to slaughter and enslave the humans, or will the Chosen Guard's maxim, "Honor Above All" take on new meaning? Betrayed by his allies, bound by his honor, and led by his heart, Pentanimir fights a battle for the whole of Faélondul: a battle that resurrects an ancient threat that can consume both Nazilian and human. What victory can you claim when the enemy you must defeat lies within you? "The Rise of Nazil is an epic fantasy that should be shelved next to the works of R.A. Salvatore and J. R. R. Tolkien. With sweeping love stories, intense battles, theological struggles, and modern sociological themes, this book was the best read of 2015." "Faélondul is a world imbued with good and evil, that permeates through richly layered social strata. Desire, ambition, greed, each masterfully manifested in a host of vividly rendered characters that make for a riveting read whilst neatly sidestepping the pitfalls of predictability." "The Rise of Nazil is a complex work, combining the cadence and richness of "old school" fantasy with the violence, intr