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Only a fool crosses a god.
WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award – Fall 2016 – Best Book in Fantasy
Chosen as a five-year-old orphan to be the Left Hand of Death, Ellaeva has nothing to call her own—nothing except a desire to avenge her slaughtered parents.
Lyram, third in line for the throne, is serving out his exile after the murder of his wife. When the castle is unexpectedly besieged, he fears his prince means to remove him from contention for the crown permanently.
Ellaeva’s arrival at the castle brings Lyram hope, until she reveals she has not come for the siege, but instead to hunt for a hidden necromancer dedicated to the dark god of decay.
Within their stone prison, Ellaeva and Lyram must fight to save themselves from political machinations and clashing gods. But as the siege lengthens, the greatest threat comes from an unexpected quarter.
[Dark Epic Fantasy, Castle Siege, Epic Battle]
- "Good Ol' Fashioned Fantasy Castle Siege: Strong writing, good world-building with all the terminology and the different gods, conflicted characters, ever-changing plot, intrigue, betrayal, and all the goodies of a good vs. evil battle." ~ Becky
- "Ciara Ballintyne writes adventurous tales that revel in their sense of sheer fun, and IN THE COMPANY OF THE DEAD takes that to a proper battlefield-sized fantasy." ~ Ken Hughes
IN THE COMPANY OF THE DEAD by Ciara Ballintyne
Evolved Publishing presents the first book in "The Sundered Oath" series of dark, epic fantasies. [DRM-Free]
Books by Ciara Ballintyne:
- In the Company of the Dead (The Sundered Oath #1)
- On the Edge of Death (The Sundered Oath #2)
- To Make the Dead Weep (The Sundered Oath #3 - Coming 2018)
- Confronting the Demon (The Seven Circles of Hell #1)
- Stalking the Demon (The Seven Circles of Hell #2)
More Great Fantasy from Evolved Publishing:
- Heir of Thunder by Karissa Laurel
- Shadow Swarm by D. Robert Pease
- The Soulbound Curse by Kira A. McFadden
- The Silver Sphere by Michael Dadich
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date22 April 2016
- File size3413 KB
Product description
About the Author
EDITOR: Marissa loves falling into a story and just going along for the ride, but she also loves capturing a story and examining it like a naturalist would, trying to figure out what makes it tick and how it turned out so beautiful. She started out editing National Geographic books, and has been editing full time for over five years now, working on all genres but specializing in science fiction and fantasy. She loves her job more all the time. Being able to help storytellers bring their ideas to life and seeing them grow as artists is incredibly rewarding. --This text refers to the paperback edition.
Product details
- ASIN : B01EOOWEEC
- Publisher : Evolved Publishing LLC; 1st edition (22 April 2016)
- Language : English
- File size : 3413 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 368 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 667,494 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 6,624 in Dark Fantasy Horror
- 9,783 in Dark Fantasy (Books)
- 11,426 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

Ciara Ballintyne was born in 1981 in Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, one masochistic cat, and one cat with a god complex. She holds degrees in law and accounting, and has been a practising financial services lawyer since 2004. She is both an idealist and a cynic.
She started reading epic fantasy at the age of nine, when she kidnapped Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings from her father. Another two years passed before she began her first attempts at the craft of writing. Confronting the Demon is her debut book.
She enjoys horse-riding, and speculation about taking over the world. If she could choose to be anything it would be a dragon, but instead she shares more in common with Dr. Gregory House of House. M.D.
Customer reviews
Top review from Australia
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The glimpse of dragons was intriguing and I'm hoping they will play a larger part in future books.
There was a lot happening with not just battle action but background mystery and just a dollop of illicit romance. What's not to like, a great book to curl up with.
Top reviews from other countries



Ballintyne's character development is not the only thing that hooked me in this read. Her detailed descriptions of the fights with the army and the monsters, the setting like the castle, the enemies and my favorite the weapons and clothes, specifically the kilts, made the story come alive. I also enjoyed the authors ability to toy with the plot and characters, setting up the interest to not only read on but an urge to get my hands on the next book . The big reveal was not expected at all and because I was so intrigued when it happened it worked to only fuel more questions and interest in the next book. I am not often surprised but this great adventure did just that.
