Witness the birth of the Bok’Tarong and the beginnings of a legend. “There was no pattern. No rhyme or reason, no warning. Just a scream as someone fell to the ground, clawing at their skull as they thrashed and sobbed and died. First one, then another, then dozens fell to the madness. And their eyes … Ryanne shuddered when she saw the change to their eyes. They no longer looked human, and she swore she could feel something else looking out from them.”~One moment all was normal, the next … insanity. Scores of people drop dead, their minds ripped to shreds. All that’s left is a twisted corpse with alien eyes, and what survivors remain are given no explanation.Ryanne has already lost one home, and she’ll be damned if she sits back and lets another be taken from her. There’s only one way to get some send Kole, paladin and warrior extraordinaire, to seek advice from the Guardian. Desperate to escape her miserable life, Ryanne follows.The Guardian tells them the horrible it isn’t just madness. It’s a parasitic race determined to make humanity their next meal. And these monsters—the Entana—won’t relinquish their hold easily. In order to free their people from the Entana’s hunger, the Guardian, Ryanne, and Kole will have to pool all their abilities … and decide what’s worth sacrificing to save the whole of mankind.Love character-driven epic fantasy like The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson? Then check out this new novella of enchanted swords and world-shaking quests.

Aeo, assassin for the king of Arata, thought wielding the legendary Bok’Tarong would be the ultimate show of power. Instead, his soul has become trapped inside the enchanted sword, and his only means of contact with the world is a new bearer who despises him for his crimes. They are humanity’s only defense against the mind-eating parasites preying upon mankind, and the key to possibly destroying them forever. Doing so would mean putting their trust in new, dangerous allies … but if they fail, they’ll have to watch the world fall to the Coming Madness.