Shadow and Steel

His soul demands a reckoning… After a grueling year, the Brothers of the Crimson Shield have molded former slave, Leitos Valara, into a deadly warrior. And during that year, the Faceless One's hordes have relentlessly sought the Brotherhood and their island sanctuary. And now they have found them. The brutal attack crushes the Brotherhood. Those who are not slaughtered are chained and loaded onto a slave ship—including Leitos's father. Vastly outnumbered, Leitos and the remaining Brothers mount a desperate rescue. With hope fading, Leitos and the others give chase, setting sail into a storm as fierce and unpredictable as their future. Little does Leitos know that destiny has forced him onto a treacherous path of shadow and steel. And the Faceless One is waiting. Reading order: The God King (book one) Crown of the Setting Sun (book two) Shadow and Steel (book three) Wrath of the Fallen (book four) coming in the Fall of 2013! Other series by James A. West: Songs of the Scorpion Reaper of Sorrows (volume one) Lady of Regret (volume two) Dystopian Thriller Beasts of the Field Look for book two in the Fall/Winter 2013