After a battle left Ramiro Ibáñez de Tolosa's face terribly disfigured, the knight of the Order of Calatrava abandoned his sword for a pastoral existence. But his beastly appearance horrifies all those who cross his path - with the exception of his adoring and pregnant wife. Can he keep Louisa and their unborn child safe from the war that is coming to Iberia?
As Ramiro prepares for his child's birth, Brother Lazare of the Cistercian order searches for a means to inspire men as he travels with the crusading Templars. He seeks swords of legend - named blades carried by heroes of old - believing such symbols have the ability to rally men in a way no king could ever accomplish. But when he learns of the stories told of the mysterious monster that haunts the Iberian battlefields, he wonders what sort of power this new legend might contain - the legend of a man whose scarred face and cold demeanor cannot hide his heroic soul.
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"I like that the SideQuests move around the world, this one set in Iberia. The Beast was a cool, well written character for a short story. Good one all around." — Tres (4 out of 5 stars)
"I like that the SideQuests move around the world, this one set in Iberia. The Beast was a cool, well written character for a short story. Good one all around."
" Another really engrossing prequel to the Foreworld saga. These are tough stories, and totally amazing to read. "
" A worthy sidequest. Looking forward to book 3. "
Mark Teppo suffers from a mild case of bibliomania, which serves him well in his ongoing pursuit of a writing career. Fascinated with the mystical and the extra-ordinary, he channels this enthusiasm into fictional explorations of magic realism, urban fantasy, and surreal experimentation. Recently, he’s been building franchises and writing historical fiction.
Luke Daniels, winner of sixteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and a finalist for the Audie Award for best narration, is a narrator whose many audiobook credits range from action and suspense to young-adult fiction. His background is in classical theater and film, and he has performed at repertory theaters around the country.
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