THE DARK THAT BINDS
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Fate is a fickle beast, and for Petrah of Acia, fate is not on his side.
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A prophecy has foretold the end of the world at the hand of the Son of Darkness. His name is Aman, heralded as the Great One by the priests who follow the dark god. Petrah has seen the Great One in his visions, first as a slave and then as a mage apprentice. Through these revelations, Petrah has sought the mystery to his own identity, lost since childhood. Visited by the enigmatic Watcher, an agent of the dark god, Petrah learns the terrible truth: he, too, is a Son of Darkness, and he’s destined to play a pivotal role in Aman’s war against the followers of the God of Light.
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Across a portal lies a dying land where Aman is marshaling a massive army, an army he will bring to Acia to crush his enemies and usher in a reign of terror. The only way Petrah can change his fate and save the woman and people he loves is to stop Aman from crossing over. The Watcher tricks him into bridging the boundary between worlds and falling right into the jaws of Aman and his army. Trapped and infinitely outmatched, Petrah must destroy his brother or perish. To do so, he must draw upon his own power to bind the darkness within.
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The Light of Darkness Series
SERIES OVERVIEW​
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Award-winning author Steve Pantazis weaves an epic fantasy tale of magic, power and the ultimate struggle between good and evil in THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS series.
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The nine books follow the story of Petrah, a young slave turned mage apprentice and son of the God of Darkness, who must fight his dark destiny so that good might prevail over evil.
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Synopses of books in the LIGHT OF DARKNESS series:
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Book 1. THE DARK THAT BEGINS
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Petrah escapes slavery to become a mage apprentice, only to square off against a rival who would rather see him dead than succeed
Book 2. THE DARK THAT CREATES
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Petrah travels incognito on a secret mission to spy for his master, but ends up ditching his mission in favor of going after his brother, Aman
Book 3. THE DARK THAT BINDS
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Petrah confronts Aman, but gets defeated and nearly killed in a showdown between them
Book 4. THE DARK THAT DEFIES
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Now on the run, Petrah heads to the Northern Kingdom, where he saves the queen’s life from a dark assassin, but he feels compelled to finish his mage training rather than accept a position in her court so he can defeat his brother
Book 5. THE DARK THAT BURNS
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Petrah works to complete his mage training in the secret city of Kushan, but the ruler of the city tries to bend Petrah to his wicked purpose, only to get destroyed in the end
Book 6. THE DARK THAT DESTROYS
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Petrah convinces the queen the threat from his brother is real, but when Petrah attempts to destroy the evil shrine of the God of Darkness, he dies in the process
Book 7. THE DARK THAT USURPS
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Resurrected by necromancers of the Empire of Korin, Petrah gets the emperor to rally his allies against the agents of darkness, but an ambush fractures the alliance
Book 8. THE DARK THAT RULES
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Petrah finds himself in the middle of a war between forces of good and evil, but after a second showdown with his brother, he’s tricked and summarily imprisoned in the Netherworld, where the God of Darkness is waiting for him
Book 9. THE DARK THAT ENDS
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While war rages in Acia, the God of Darkness forces his son, Petrah, to fight for him against his foe, the God of Light, but Petrah turns against him to help the God of Light and his followers defeat evil once and for all