A peasant girl who dreams of becoming a sorceress, a boy who imagines himself a knight - trailed by a ruthless mercenary armed with an ancient sword.All Lynette wanted was to leave her boring village life - to attend the Fae Academy and become a Druid priestess like her teacher before her. Her clumsy attempts at magic are a reminder of how much she has yet to learn. But if they would only accept her, if the Fae Kingdom - closed to human visitors for centuries now - would only just open its doors, she is certain she could become a master of the magical arts.Yet her journey puts her on a collision course with a reawakened evil - offering a king's ransom for the recovery of a long-lost relic. Treasure hunters of every variety - werewolves, mercenaries, common thieves and undead alike - are soon locked in pursuit of its promised riches. Together with Baxter, a young squire who fled his own kingdom, and Eirlon, a gnome who trades in rare antiquities, Lynette is drawn unwillingly into the hunt for the elusive relic.Hounded by goblins, ogres - and darker things - Baxter carries his own burdens: secrets that have made him the enemy of the crown. And then there is Garth, the mysterious mercenary who both frightens and intrigues Lynette: the weapons-master armed with an ancient blade - snatched from the hand of a long-vanished fae prince.Willingly or not, Lynette, Baxter and Eirlon must together solve the riddles behind the relic - and stay one step ahead of the ruthless killers that pursue them.The complete Book One of the Stormfall Chronicles, Storm's Herald is an Epic Fantasy series suitable for all ages.