Fallen Embers (The Alterra Histories) (12 page)

About C.S. Marks

C.S. Marks has often
been described as a Renaissance woman. The daughter of
academic parents, she holds a Ph.D. in Biolo
gy and has spent the past two
decades teaching Biology and Equine Science
. She is currently a Full Professor
at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in west central Indiana.

She
began writing shortly after the untimely death of
her father, who was a Professor of American Literature
at Butler University. A gifted artist, she has
produced illustrations and cover art for all
three books. She plays and sings Celtic music and
a few examples of her songwriting may be
found within the pages of Fire-heart
. She enjoys archery, and makes hand-crafted longbows using primitiv
e tools.

Horses are her passion,
and she is an accompli
shed horsewoman, having competed in the spo
rt of endurance racing for many years. One o
f only a handful of Americans to complet
e the prestigious Tom Quilty Australian national championship hundred-mile
ride, she has described this moment as her finest hou
r.

She has been happily married for nearly three
decades. She and her husband, Jeff, share their
home with ten dogs (predominantly Welsh Corgis) and five
horses. They live deep in the
forest, where there are miles and miles of trail riding to be had.

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Elfhunter

T
his
is
the
tale
of
Gor
g
on
Elfhunte
r
,
a
monstrou
s
,
m
ysterious creature
who
has
s
w
o
r
n
to
destr
o
y
all
the
El
v
es
of
Alte
r
ra—until none
remain.
It
is
the
sto
r
y
of
W
ood-el
v
en
heroine
Gaelen
T
aldin,
wh
o
ha
s
s
w
o
r
n
t
o
r
i
d
he
r
w
o
r
l
d
o
f
th
e
Elfhunte
r
e
v
e
n
a
s
sh
e
i
s
hunted
b
y him.
T
he
c
onflict bet
w
een
them creates
a tangled
w
e
b that
blurs the
line
bet
w
een
Light
and
Darknes
s
,
l
o
v
e
and
obsession,
free
will
an
d
fat
e
.
Fille
d
wit
h
moment
s
bot
h
tende
r
an
d
te
r
rifying
,
thrillin
g
ye
t thought-pr
o
v
oking,
it
is
a
t
i
meless
e
pic
fantasy
suitable
for
readers of
all
a
g
e
s
.
J
oin
the
Company
of
El
v
e
s
,
d
w
a
r
v
e
s
,
mo
r
tal
men,
and
delightfull
y
intelli
g
en
t
horse
s
.
Com
e
t
o
Alte
r
ra—th
e
“
W
orl
d
tha
t
Is”.

Newl
y
remastere
d
b
y
P
a
r
thia
n
Pres
s
,
wit
h
illustration
s
b
y
the
incomparable
Hope
Ho
o
v
e
r
,
this
second
edition
will
intrigue
and delight
fans
of
the
series
as
w
ell
as
those
who
h
a
v
e
yet
to
disc
o
v
er
it.

“Best villain since Da
r
th
V
ader!”

“
T
r
uly
capt
i
v
ating!
T
he
eloquence
with
whi
c
h
C
.
S
.
Marks
writes is extraordina
r
y
.
”

“Breathtakin
g
. B
r
utal. Brilliant
.
”

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The Fire King

I
n
vincible.
Unconquer
a
ble.
P
erfect.
F
ea
r
less.

It
’
s no lon
g
er enough….

Not
for
Aincor
Fire-hea
r
t,
the
first
High
El
v
en
King
of
Alte
r
ra.
F
or
Aincor
’
s
reign,
his
p
ow
e
r
,
his
life
itself
—
is
about
to
c
han
g
e
.

Afte
r
c
hargin
g
headlon
g
int
o
a
conflic
t
tha
t
plun
g
e
s
al
l
o
f
Alte
r
r
a
int
o
w
a
r
,
Ainco
r
m
us
t
fac
e
a
forc
e
o
f
su
c
h
p
o
w
e
r
an
d
te
r
ro
r
tha
t
none
m
a
y
stand
a
g
ainst
it.
Despite
unr
i
v
aled
skill,
prid
e
,
and
v
alo
r
,
no
one is
t
r
uly
i
n
vincible…or
fearles
s
.
As
the
Flame
st
r
u
g
gles
a
g
ainst
the Shad
o
w
,
Aincor
’
s
secret,
hidden
dread
rises
up
to
to
r
m
e
nt
him.
Will it stand in the
wa
y of
victo
r
y?

If
the King falls – what of
the Kingdom?

F
rom
the
creator
of
the
bel
o
v
ed
ELFHUNTER
Series
comes a
tale
of
fate
and
faith,
of
t
he
ete
r
nal
but
ne
v
er
ce
r
tain
st
r
u
g
gle
of Light
a
g
ainst
Darknes
s
,
of
the
p
ow
er
of
l
o
v
e
itself
—
as
a
King
is forced to confront that whi
c
h is in himsel
f
, that whi
c
h is in us all.

WH
A
T
W
OULD
Y
OU
BE
WILLING
TO
LOSE
TO
GAIN ALL?

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Fire-heart

In
the
Second
of
the
T
ales
of
Alte
r
ra,
the
W
o
r
ld
that
Is…

…the
Company
embarks
on
a
thousand-mile
odyssey
through
v
ast
lands
both
s
a
v
a
g
e
and
c
i
vilized,
where
they
enco
u
nter
a
g
reat
v
ariet
y
o
f
stran
g
e
,
sometime
s
hostil
e
peopl
e
.
T
hei
r
eye
s
ar
e
opene
d
to
man
y
w
onder
s
,
bu
t
evi
l
lurk
s
a
t
e
v
e
r
y
tu
r
n
a
s
destin
y
ta
k
e
s
the
m
ont
o unexpected
path
s
.
Battling
through
blood,
trea
c
he
r
y
,
fir
e
,
and
thirst,
the
y
rea
c
h
a
saf
e
an
d
peacefu
l
h
a
v
e
n
onl
y
t
o
fac
e
th
e
‘Scour
g
e’—
a
te
r
-
ribl
e
a
r
m
y
o
f
th
e
w
ors
t
dreg
s
e
v
e
r
t
o
roa
m
th
e
dese
r
t—an
d
it
s
nearly
insu
r
mountabl
e
w
eapon
.
Meanwhil
e
,
Gaele
n
o
f
th
e
Great
w
oo
d
has
summoned
Gor
g
on
Elfhunter
to
foll
o
w
after
he
r
,
kn
o
wing
that
the jou
r
ney
has
only
del
a
yed
their
final
re
ck
onin
g
.
Should
he
find
he
r
, e
v
en the strength and will of
the Fire-hea
r
t might not be enough!