Publication:MRTCSLCKJV2009

Morticai's Luck by Darlene Bolesny List Price: $15.95 Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9819866-2-3 DarkStar Books-December 2009 Cover painting by Veronica V. Jones interior illustrations by Jason Carranza Knives in the Night ... Welcome to the haunted, twin-mooned world of Duanor. Meet Morticai--reckless rogue, man of many names, ladies' man, skilled gambler and believer in gods-given luck, expert bladesman, adept thief ... and professional lawman. The Droken, the bloodthirsty devotees of a sadistic, outlawed god, murdered Morticai's parents, leaving him to survive alone as an unwanted corryn orphan on the meanest streets of Watchaven, a human city. Once a professional thief, he escaped the criminal underworld by joining the Northmarch, the kingdom's elite paramilitary peacekeeping force. But even while honoring his peace officer's oaths, he holds even stronger to his childhood vow to find and punish those who murdered his parents, and to oppose the works of Droka wherever he finds them. Using his second-story skills from his past life, he discovers a nest of Droken that has infiltrated his own city and is commanded by powerful, nearly untouchable members of the nobility. His unofficial actions against them nearly cost him his life and his commission, but Morticai refuses to give up. Stubbornly following the lead, and aided by his loyal Northmarcher squad mates and a Knight of the Faith, he finds evidence of a shadowy conspiracy designed to embroil Watchaven and the corryn kingdom of Dynolva in a disastrous trade war that threatens to overwhelm not only Watchaven and Dynolva but all of the kingdoms, human and corryn, of Duanor. It's not the first time that Morticai has found himself in over his head ... but it may be the last! Bibliographic Information:

Morticai’s Luck is a swashbuckling fantasy, the first novel in the Duanor series, with original cover art by Veronica V. Jones. It is a heavily revised, altered, and expanded version of Trail of Darkness, which was published in mass market in 1996 by TSR but never actually fully distributed. The second novel in the Duanor series, Sagril's Tower, is scheduled to be published in trade paperback by DarkStar Books in 1010. DarkStar Books Website: http://www.darkstarbooks.net/