The Keepers of Sulbreth (The Futhark Chronicles) - Softcover

Gourley, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605420654 ISBN 13: 9781605420653

Publisher: Medallion Press, 2010

Synopsis

In this magical, medieval fantasy, forces must combine to save the kingdom of Futhark from the evil abyss that threatens it. Sitting within this land and high above an unexplored sea is Sulbreth, the seat from which the Otten family has always ruled. Standing next to their throne are the Keepers, gifted sorcerers who hide a guarded truth only the king understands. When Prince Jonared takes the throne, he also inherits a tragic and dark shadow ready to befall his land. He and the Keepers summon Sabelline Shelton, a rare sorceress gifted in metallurgy, for a duty she has always feared. But even her exceptional talents are not enough to forestall the soulless enemy issuing forth from the dark places of Futhark. When Cage Stone enters Sulbreth in a tournament to secure his sister’s future, he too is called by a prophetic destiny to help fight the otherworldly foes and renew the seals that protect their kingdom.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Gourley is a novelist, a teacher, and a coach. She lives in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

From Booklist:

Many centuries ago, humans and elves lived in harmony on the isle of Fuhark. As the human tendency to violence increased, however, the elves withdrew from society and, after demons drawn by growing human evil appeared, disappeared from Fuhark entirely. But they had created a powerful magic to trap demons and gave their human allies, the Keepers, the knowledge of renewing the associated spell, thanks to one of a few specially trained Keepers and the marshal who guards her. As the story opens, the spell’s seal has been breached, weakening it as never before, and monsters are emerging and killing. As foretold, a child of an elven mother and a human father appears, to be trained and brought into his powers as rapidly as his young Keeper partner, who reluctantly replaces the Keeper the monsters slew to prevent repair of the seal. The main characters’ strongly delineated, multifaceted personalities propel the story as much as does the urgency of preparing for battle. In a cliff-hanger ending, they embark on a perilous mission. --Sally Estes

About this edition

• Publisher: Medallion Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1605420654
• ISBN 13: 9781605420653
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450