A Stag in the Shadows by S. E. Turner

A Stag in the Shadows

Kingdom of Durundal Book 4

By S. E. Turner.

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Saskia remembers when the soil of Durundal hummed with peace.

A fragile calm reigns in Durundal. King Lyall and his brother, Namir, King of the Clans, rule the kingdoms — but all around, ambitious rulers, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy settlements, are mounting raids.

One such ruler is Segan Hezekiah, self-appointed King of the Mountain.

When Saskia and her wealthy landowner father are captured and taken to Hezekiah Hall, she is incarcerated in a remote tower while her people are shackled and branded as slaves. Her father is thrown into the depths of a mine to search for gold. Though help from an unlikely source promises to groom her into a deadly assassin—which doesn’t come without danger.

But Saskia will do anything to win freedom for her father and her people … no matter the consequences.

Excerpt

‘You might be my nemesis now, but I do not fear you. You think you have the power to destroy me, to keep me here, to imprison me—but you are wrong. I am the power—and one day I will destroy you. On that day I will see you as a blade of grass on the ground and cast aside your illusion of grandeur. Your face of stone will be like a veil of silk to me, a soft cushion of feathers, a bed of straw. I will escape your clutches and take flight like the owl. I will camouflage myself like the moth and I will look back at you with my huge vacuoles and watch you crumble into the pits of the earth—and then I will be gone from here forever.’

A Word from the Author

When a wealthy landowner is targeted for his land and workers, his world is thrown into the depths of hell. In the darkest crevasses of the ancient mines, he is forced to dig for gold. Though with all that time alone he is forced to think about what is important in his life and what he would give up for just one moment with his loved ones. However, amongst all that is wrong with this nightmare, there are those who are ready to take up the fight and strike back. But are they in it for the right reasons or is a travesty about to unfold?
This book looks at trust and commitment and discovering what is really important when everything around you is taken away.

(S. E. Turner, 2021)