The Shadow and The Blade: Cursed Swords and Hidden Sorcery
About this ebook
Xiery, a witch in training, lost everyone except her mother to the Imprecari King and his cursed army. A sorcerer of lethal skill, he murdered the royal family and usurped the Zarian throne—all in the name of peace. But one royal survived and fled the land of his inheritance. Xiery is intent on joining him and seeing him restored to his rightful throne.
She and her mother live among rebels—those who refuse to use their magic to aid the usurper king and his unholy followers. She yearns to reunite with her family, but to do so, she’ll risk all to discover a way to defeat the king for good. When the army attacks their ragtag camp, Xiery’s mother curses her to protect her. But the two are separated, and Xiery must rely on her burgeoning magic to survive the wilderness and to escape the dark warrior sent to retrieve her.
For the Imprecari King wants Xiery for a purpose of his own, and he’ll do anything to control the magic she alone possesses…
About the author
A professional consultant, Christie Rich has spent the last decade reading and writing sweeping fantasy romance novels in her spare time. Whether paranormal or epic fantasy, love of reading continues to fuel her imagination. Christie lives with her husband and children in a quiet community in Utah where she enjoys exploring scenic vistas and meeting friendly people.
My education
Military firearms instructor: Twelve years army and national guard service included updating and editing unit-level manuals and procedures for small arms, range safety, and home firearm safety.
Bachelor of Science: High honors secondary English, Eastern Montana College.
Master of Arts, English: Idaho State University.
Master’s dissertation: A Literary Confluence: Repetition as a Modern Prose Device Channeled through Gertrude Stein to Ernest Hemingway.
Doctor of Philosophy, English: Idaho State University
Doctorate dissertation: Monta
