THE GATES OF GORMYRE Mason and Bianca Winslow appear to be a
typical happily married couple, complete with a nine year old son,
Caleb...until the evening of a local Halloween Festival. During the
festival, Mason and Bianca begin having flashbacks-of lives in a
parallel dimension, before Caleb was born. Mason is the son of a
pirate captain, and Bianca is a gypsy. In this dimension pirates
and gypsies are mortal enemies; thus their love is a forbidden one.
A magic show is the grand finale of the Halloween Festival, and
Caleb is chosen from the audience to vanish into thin air, which he
does, magically transported to his parents' native realm. This is a
summons for Mason and Bianca to return as well, to settle an old
score. Memory by memory they make their way back, determined to
find Caleb and bring him home. What they find, when they first
arrive, is a waiting crew of pirates, captained by Mason's father,
Algeron, fuming and demanding they "Surrender The Black Spire."
This is Caleb's ransom, yet to them it is a mystery, a clever and
deadly riddle they must somehow solve to save their son. Seized at
once and held captive on the pirates' ship, Mason and Bianca are
forced into their true personas, which in turn unlocks the past in
both their minds. "Surrender The Black Spire" as the pirate
captain, Algeron first demanded? Not a chance now, not in either of
their minds. Further, although it is mysterious, it is not a riddle
at all, just a plainly stated demand. The Black Spire is a
magnificent castle once ruled by King Gormyre, but the age of kings
is long past in that realm, and the castle lay deserted and
forgotten for a very long time. The pirates found the castle and
occupied it for hundreds of years; The Black Spire is what they
call it. As young lovers, Mason and Bianca heisted the castle
through gypsy magic and then hid it through similar means. This is
the old score the pirates mean to settle - they want their castle
and all its stores of treasure back. Escaping the pirates and
recovering Caleb is a dangerous adventure, full of intrigue and
suspense. Drawn to rejoin the gypsies in that process, Mason and
Bianca lay all secrets bare, and then lead off in a quest to recoup
The Black Spire themselves-for the entire gypsy clan. Both the
pirates and the gypsies are evenly matched in what becomes a race
across that realm to lay claim on The Black Spire, and it's
anyone's guess who will triumph in the final showdown.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
C.S. Griffin
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
364 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4700-2792-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
1-4700-2792-5 |
Barcode: |
9781470027926 |
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