Title: City Of Magic (Elfblood
Trilogy Book Three)
Author: Kyra Dune
Genre: YA Dystopian
BLURB
Charlie has finally reached the City Of
Magic, where waits the lost elven magic he has been searching for. But the city
is a ruin, his friends are missing, and there is a darkness known only as the
Void slowly creeping over everything.
When Charlie comes across a group of elves,
he hopes they will be able to help him locate the Silver Catacombs. But
everything is not as it seems. There are two groups of elves in the city, one
who resists the Void and one who worships it. It’ll be up to Charlie to figure
out who his true allies are. Danger lurks around every crumbling ruin and
betrayal always comes from within.
EXCERPT
The dark one
roared out its fury. Then it attacked, slamming its will
against Thomas’ and trying to drive him out. It was strong. So strong. But
Thomas held on, seeking a way to force it to release its hold over
the wraiths. He dug himself deeper into the dark one’s mind. Mental
claws raked across his consciousness, filling him with a red hot pain
the likes of which he’d never before felt. Still, he clung
stubbornly to his tenuous hold and drove his will further down through layers
of black bile that burned and stung. Fighting for control.
The dark one
cried out as Thomas struck a vulnerable spot, wounding it. It
lost its grip on the wraiths. But in doing so it freed itself to turn
the full power of its fury on Thomas. Before he could escape, he
found himself entangled in the web of the dark one’s mind as it grabbed
at him. It was furious he had won even so small a victory and
intent on making certain he didn’t live to enjoy it.
Fresh waves of
pain rolled over Thomas. He struggled to break free, but
it was no good. He had used up all his strength and now he was
drowning. He was suffocating. He was dying.
Somewhere above
him, crimson light burned in the darkness. A flicker of
flames that grew brighter as a red dragon hurtled toward him, spewing
fire along the way.
Kyra Dune was born in Oklahoma, but spent
most of her life travelling with her family. She is the author of more than twenty
fantasy novels, including: Shadow of the
Dragon, Elfblood, and Firebrand.
As a child, her favorite stories were those that told of ordinary children
being whisked away to magical lands. She has yet to find her own secret
wardrobe or rabbit hole, but she hasn’t given up the search. You never know
what might be waiting over the next rainbow.
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