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Authors: Ron Collins
Changing Of The Guard (Book 6) (13 page)
Neuma’s grin spread across her face, and she sighed with contentment.
It could not have worked out any better.
There was much to do, though, and little time for celebration. The Lectodinians had damaged the order, but she had something new in her favor now. She had followed Ettril’s link to the god-planes of All Existence. She had felt Hezarin’s raw anger and sensed how far the planewalker would be willing to go for her vengeance.
Hezarin had lost her mage.
But she would help
Neuma
now, because
Neuma
could help Hezarin. The challenge would be arriving at a plan that dealt with both the Lectodinians and Garrick at the same time.
Tricky, but achievable.
She straightened her robe, then left to take control of her order.
* * * * *
This is the end of
Changing of the Guard
, but the story of Garrick, Neuma, and the struggle between the planewalkers continues in
Lord of the Freeborn
, due to be published February of 2015!
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The Saga of the God-Touched Mage includes:
Glamour of the God-Touched
Trail of the Torean
Target of the Orders
Gathering of the God-Touched
Pawn of the Planewalker
Changing of the Guard
Lord of the Freeborn
Lords of Existence
APPENDIX
* * * * *
Map of the Plane of Adruin
image by Ron Collins
Acknowledgements
The universe of Adruin and All of Existence has many people to thank for its existence, not the least of which are Tim Brown, Mike Cox, Ken and Jackie Peters, and my wife, Lisa.
I need to single out a few others for their efforts beyond all the rest.
My friend, collaborator, and pre-reader John Bodin's help was—as always—superlative. I want to thank my daughter, Brigid, for stepping into the fray when I needed her. And I want to give thanks to my cover artist, Rachel Carpenter, who was great fun to work with and who did a fantastic job bringing Garrick to life.
Mostly, though, I have to thank Lisa for everything she's done for me.
The Saga of the God-Touched Mage
has gone through more twists and turns than I could ever have predicted when the idea first hit, and she's been with me through every step. (Don't worry, honey. It's really done. Really, I mean it. It's done. You don't have to read it for the 111th time!).
About Ron Collins
Ron Collins is an award-winning author who lives in Columbus, Indiana, with his wife, Lisa.
Pawn of the Planewalker
is the fifth volume in the eight-part
Saga of the God-Touched Mage
. Ron published
Five Magics
, a collection of his short fantasy, in 2012.
Five Magics
includes two tales from
Dragon Magazine,
a
Marion Zimmer Bradley’s FANTASY MAGAZINE
Cauldron Award winning story, and another tale that was awarded Honorable Mention in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's “Years Best Fantasy.”
Ron is the author of two road trip, alternate-history, fantasy, science fiction baseball novels, the first being
See the PEBA on $25 a Day
(2010), and the sequel being
Chasing the Setting Sun
(2014).
He has contributed numerous short stories to professional science fiction publications including
Analog
,
Asimov’s
, and
Nature
. His writing has received a Writers of the Future prize, and a CompuServe HOMer Award. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and worked developing avionics systems, electronics, and information technology before spending a decade in Human Resource management.
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Trail of the Torean
Target of the Orders
Gathering of the God-Touched
Pawn of the Planewalker
Changing of the Guard
Lord of the Freeborn
Lords of Existence
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