A Leopard in the Mist by S. E. Turner

A Leopard in the Mist

Kingdom of Durundal Book 3

By S. E. Turner.

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King Lyall has won the battle for his ancestral home, yet rebellion still looms in the kingdom and danger appears at every turn.

Namir, King of the Clans, knows that peace is far from reach. So when the newly appointed Emperor Cornelius, summons him to sign a peace treaty — he goes willingly.

But there are dangers ahead.

For this new Emperor is hellbent on seizing the whole kingdom for himself, and will kill anyone that gets in his way.

Surrounded and outnumbered by new enemies, Namir must call on all his skill and courage to survive, and prevent his beloved Durundal from falling into the wrong hands.

It’s not until you’re broken, you discover what’s worth fighting for.

Excerpt

‘On the other side of the world, some ten thousand miles away, a lone man sat in a small tavern, at a candlelit table, surrounded by darkness and drunken strangers. Golden streaks of tangled limp hair reached his shoulders while a heavy woollen cloak hung almost to the ground—covering a torn grey shirt and tired worn breeches. A paralytic lout on the street had lost his shoes to him, plus a handful of loose change. Under the growth of a few days stubble a handsome face was etched, though some would argue it didn’t exist at all. The saturated straw didn’t bother him either as he supped on his ale, and he barely noticed the pungent aroma of body odour and stale beer. Outside, was a maze of twisting alleyways and hidden corners — best to keep away from those places, people would tell him — but he wasn’t scared of those places, nothing scared him anymore.’

I couldn’t wait to get started on A Leopard in the Mist (Book 3), a direct sequel to A Wolf in the Dark (Book 2), with the addition of three new characters (Cornelius, Gya and Macus) who not only add to the mystery, but confound the newly earned reign of peace as brothers Namir and Lyall try to rebuild their kingdoms. A dose of sweet romance softens the highly frustrating and heartbreaking scenes of torture and death as the battle of good vs. evil continues in the Kingdom of Durundel. Turner does not shy away from hard topics and the lessons to be learned in this book are many. A very satisfying, very heart-rending read – a riveting continuation of the series, highly recommended.

A Word from the Author

The clans have won the battle, Lyall has taken back his ancestral home, the Emperor and the General are dead, but the Emperor’s exiled son has returned to take back his birthright. But this new Emperor is even worse than his predecessor, and lures Namir, King of the Clans, back to Ataxata and imprisons him in a remote tower. Now it is up to all the clans and all the dignitaries in the kingdom to find the chieftain and save his beloved Durundal from going into the wrong hands.

I focus on survival and not giving up, to seek strength and a belief in your animal totem that good will conquer evil.

(S. E. Turner, 2021)