Korian: The Manian's Spear
by Giorgio Garofalo
A Stunning Blend of Mysticism, Myth, Nature and Adventure.
We all have a dark side. His destroys worlds.
The Manian’s Spear, is the thrilling first installment in the Korian series of epic, dark fantasy novels.
Set on Endura, a world as wondrous as it is mysterious, six-year-old Doric yields to the lure of a recurring dream and ventures beyond the town’s boundary into a dark forest. As darkness falls, he encounters a giant skine: a vicious winged predator of the sky and is brutally attacked and left for dead. But Doric’s body has a strange ability to heal. He survives the attack and is changed by the ordeal. He learns that he possesses the gift of telepathy and forms a powerful link with a mysterious sorcerer with the moniker, Manian. Through the Manian, Doric learns of his predestination and of the role he’s to play in the fate of Endura. Their powerful link, however, serves as a beacon, drawing a dark insatiable evil from the shadows.
Death and chaos begin to spread like a summer’s fire, and the Seven Guardians, rulers of the spirit world, unveil a century’s old scheme and gift the races, the Azura: a faceless enigma; a super-being; the guardian; and the wielder of the enchanted spear. Their intention, to protect the races against this dark power, fails under the weight of evil’s influence. Instead, a legacy is tragically thrust upon three unwary boys: Doric, Will and Korian. Together they carry the hope of legions of the downtrodden races and the burden to seek out the elusive Azura. Mysterious guides, epic battles, betrayal and sacrifice await them as the boys embark on an epic journey for the ages, deep into a world of pain, isolation and segregation, with only themselves and the spirit of love and hope to drive them. Follow the boys through their fierce struggle to evade the menacing dark entity that hunts them, as they attempt to harness the powers they posses and solve the mystery behind the Azura—the truth a double-edged sword, the key to salvation on one side, a path to ruin on the other—before time runs out and there isn’t anyone left to save.
We all have a dark side. His destroys worlds.
The Manian’s Spear, is the thrilling first installment in the Korian series of epic, dark fantasy novels.
Set on Endura, a world as wondrous as it is mysterious, six-year-old Doric yields to the lure of a recurring dream and ventures beyond the town’s boundary into a dark forest. As darkness falls, he encounters a giant skine: a vicious winged predator of the sky and is brutally attacked and left for dead. But Doric’s body has a strange ability to heal. He survives the attack and is changed by the ordeal. He learns that he possesses the gift of telepathy and forms a powerful link with a mysterious sorcerer with the moniker, Manian. Through the Manian, Doric learns of his predestination and of the role he’s to play in the fate of Endura. Their powerful link, however, serves as a beacon, drawing a dark insatiable evil from the shadows.
Death and chaos begin to spread like a summer’s fire, and the Seven Guardians, rulers of the spirit world, unveil a century’s old scheme and gift the races, the Azura: a faceless enigma; a super-being; the guardian; and the wielder of the enchanted spear. Their intention, to protect the races against this dark power, fails under the weight of evil’s influence. Instead, a legacy is tragically thrust upon three unwary boys: Doric, Will and Korian. Together they carry the hope of legions of the downtrodden races and the burden to seek out the elusive Azura. Mysterious guides, epic battles, betrayal and sacrifice await them as the boys embark on an epic journey for the ages, deep into a world of pain, isolation and segregation, with only themselves and the spirit of love and hope to drive them. Follow the boys through their fierce struggle to evade the menacing dark entity that hunts them, as they attempt to harness the powers they posses and solve the mystery behind the Azura—the truth a double-edged sword, the key to salvation on one side, a path to ruin on the other—before time runs out and there isn’t anyone left to save.
