Guardians of Allon
Prequel Trilogy
The Great Battle
Guardians of Allon – Book One
by Shawn Lamb
Principalities and Powers
The vast splendor of the Almighty’s compound graced the Region of Sanctuary. With wisdom, compassion and justice, Jor’el utilized his immortal Guardians as administrators of the kingdom.
For centuries, the mortals lived in peace and prosperity under divine guidance. They went about content with life – or so they thought. Guardians interacted with mortals on a daily basis. They offered protection and order. They were content in their role – or so they thought.
When one Guardian upsets the balance, the consequences are devastating. For the first time ever, Guardians will face each other in war. Can the kingdom survive a battle of immortals?
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Reprieve
Guardians of Allon – Book Two
by Shawn Lamb
Myths and Legends
Elderly King Ram is dying while his brother Razi sits locked in the dungeon. Grand Master Magelen plots to place a new king on the throne and advance the hold of the Dark Way.
Reduced to nothing but a myth, the remaining Guardians seem powerless to stop any of this from happening.
Can the simple faith of those mortals still believing in Jor’el defy the King? Are any alive who remember the prophecy of a promised son to reclaim what was lost?
Overthrow
Guardians of Allon – Book Three
by Shawn Lamb
Teetering on the Brink
It has been 260 years since Tristan was crowned. His devotion to Jor’el guided his reign. But not all his descendants proved loyal to what he established. Now only a handful of Jor’ellian Knights and an aged Vicar remain committed to the Old Faith.
The ambitious Baron Zared begins to influence King Berk further from his heritage.
As King’s Champion, Sir Niles of Pollux finds himself caught between his duty to protect the royal family and the call of the Jor’ellians to defend the Old Faith from Zared’s machinations.
Can Niles reason with a stubborn king? Will he and his Jor’ellian compatriots discover the secret Zared is hiding? What of the Guardians? Will they be able to stop the House of Tristan from failing?
Epic fantasy series for ages 12 and up by Shawn Lamb
Where immortal Guardians and mortals share adventures, face dangers, define destinies and discover faith.
Struggle for Allon
Allon – Book 1
by Shawn Lamb
Will Darkness Overshadow Hope?
Five hundred years have passed since the Great Battle of immortals drove the mighty Guardians of Jor’el from Allon, and allowed the rise of the Dark Way.
Grand Master Latham plots to use King Marcellus to bring the kingdom under total control of the Dark Lord Dagar.
However, an ancient prophecy tells of the Guardians’ return along with the rightful heir to reclaim Allon for Jor’el.
At age 16, Prince Ellis must find a way to defeat Latham and Dagar if Allon is to have any hope of salvation. He will face trials that test his character, faith, wisdom and ultimately, his heart.
Insurrection
Allon – Book 2
by Shawn Lamb
The Dark Way Doesn’t Die Easily!
Insurrection is the next exciting tale in the epic saga of the Kingdom of Allon.
The Dark Way defeated, King Ellis starts restoring the House of Tristan. To him and Shannan, a son and heir is born, Prince Nigel.
But not all is blissful in Allon. Kell, Captain of the immortal Guardians, never found Dagar’s original talisman, the one the Master of the Dark Way infused with his evil.
Sinister tension erupts into rebellion. Sir Owain, whom Ellis pardoned for aiding the dethroned King Marcellus, leads the uprising. But Owain isn’t trained in the Dark Way so how could he possess Dagar’s talisman?
Ellis leads his army to quell the insurrection before it can erupt into civil war. His departure ends up placing the lives of Shannan and Nigel in jeopardy. If he returns to help them, he could lose his kingdom. If he continues against the enemy, he could lose his wife and son. He must trust their survival to the Guardian warrior, Avatar, and two teenage brothers, Wess and Bosley.
What will these nephews of King Marcellus do? Will they aid the House of Tristan or join Owain’s insurrection and claim their birthright?
Heir Apparent
Allon – Book 3
by Shawn Lamb
A Dangerous Dowry?
After a resounding defeat at the hand of King Ellis’ forces, Emperor Kamu of Morven sends an ambassador to Allon offering a royal marriage between one of his daughters, Princess Kaleana, and sixteen-year-old Prince Nigel.
Kaleana gives Nigel a jade statue as a gift of goodwill. Avatar, Nigel’s Guardian Overseer, reacts with hostility to the foreign statue and urges him to get rid of it. But his warning has little effect on the smitten prince.
Soon, strange things start happening: unknown creatures appear, mysterious stones are discovered, and every event threatens the lives of the royal family.
Avatar is convinced the jade statue is the source of the trouble. For Nigel, each incident intensifies a secret disturbance – nightmares that haunt him about his future.
Where does the connection lie – in Nigel’s nightmares or is everything the result of revenge disguised as a dowry?
A Question of Sovereignty
Allon – Book 4
by Shawn Lamb
Only One Can Reign
“He shall be Allon’s greatest king; of such a heritage as to rule Guardian and mortal alike.”
So says prophecy about the man to succeed King Ellis, but Ellis delays finding a husband for his daughter and heir, Ellan. Finally, he decides on Prince Sullivan of Gorham.
Unknown, is that an age-old enemy is Sullivan’s mother and accompanies him to Waldron, while Ellan’s own ambition has waited for the right time to blossom. Ellan, Sullivan and his mother use subtlety to push the royal family to the brink. Even the Guardians are impacted by their dark machinations.
Only Tristine and Darius suspect the identity of Sullivan’s mother. But their efforts to warn Ellis fail. The Guardians numbers are reduced and Tristine is forced to flee Waldron.
Determined to save her father, Tristine meets two unlikely allies: a blacksmith and a crippled beggar. But how can they stop a coup? And what will become of the Great King?
Gauntlet
Allon – Book 5
by Shawn Lamb
The Challenge is Accepted
Prince Titus, son of King Tyrone and Queen Tristine, is kidnapped, and the suspects are Tunlundian pirates. But what do they want with a 7 year old boy?
The fate of his nephew in question, Nigel takes Chad and Avatar on a covert mission to Tunlund. To facilitate their effort, they join a tribe of gypsy entertainers opposed to King Dante. The trio gets more than they bargain for in dealing with the tribal shaman, a gypsy dancer and a sword wielding young woman who matches Nigel blow for blow.
When their mission is betrayed, it becomes a race against time to stop a war and rescue Titus.
But where are the old ruins? And what dark, dangerous secret do they hold?
Dilemma
Allon – Book 6
by Shawn Lamb
Winter of Discontent
Far across the northern sea from Allon, the snowbound country of Soren is ruled by women with an iron fist, subjugating all males without mercy.
A cry for help reaches King Tyrone, but sympathy turns to outrage upon learning the Sorens’ plan to invade Allon. This imminent threat prompts a covert mission to discover the reason and who is behind this menace.
What is uncovered poses a greater danger to the Guardians: unity in their ranks and their relationship to the mortals. Kell must solidify the Guardians and support the mortals before the enemy lands, preferably without pitting male against female.
Dangerous Deception
Allon – Book 7
by Shawn Lamb
Nothing is what it seems
After receiving an invitation from the reclusive country of Natan to meet the new Emperor, King Tyrone entrusts Nigel, Mirit and Lord Allard as royal envoys.
Matters become complicated when a defiant twelve-year-old Titus is discovered to have stowed away, to the great anger of his father, Tyrone.
Met by Admiral Kentashi for final escort to Natan, the group makes a hasty decision to conceal certain identities in hopes of avoiding insult and trouble.
But what waits in Natan, plunges them into a mystery surrounding the unnatural events of their arrival and the triggering of a civil war.
It becomes a life and death struggle to escape Natan, for nothing is what it seems.
Divided
Allon – Book 8
by Shawn Lamb
Ellan’s Revenge
Ellan returns to reclaim the throne! She’ll stop at nothing to destroy Tristine and Tyrone, including summoning the dark forces her father once defeated.
Her action divides the Council of Twelve, catches the Guardians unprepared, throws the royal family into turmoil and brings Allon to civil war.
Only one man stands between she and her goal. Only man can command the loyalty to thwart her plans.
The question is – will he?
In Plain Sight
Allon – Book 9
by Shawn Lamb
Mortal Mystery
A few weeks before the wedding of Prince Titus to Lady Jillian and the laying of the cornerstone for Jor’el’s Palace, an unexpected incident sends shockwaves through the Guardian ranks. It leaves them reeling in respect to their future.
Shortly after the devastating incident, a stranger arrives in the South Plains with little memory of how he got there. His arrival triggers a series of events that threatens the stability of the province. He also possesses intimate knowledge of people and current affairs, which continues to confound those sent to help Wess investigate.
As the mystery deepens regarding him, answers seem hard to find … or are they hidden in plain sight right in front of them?
Waifs
Allon – Book 10
by Shawn Lamb
10th Anniversary Novella
After a bloody civil war and hectic revelry of a royal wedding, Prince Nigel and his wife, Mirit, look forward to a much-needed holiday.
They, along with their teenage nephew Prince Eli, journey to the North Plains to visit Chad. Avatar unexpectedly joins them. Since when does a Guardian take a holiday?
Two other visitors arrive in the province, twin brother and sister. Can they provide a clue as to the whereabouts of missing orphans?
Eldar Trilogy
Son of Eldar
Eldar – Book 1
by Shawn Lamb
The weakness of men resides in hasty words.
Faithlessness results in actions that cannot save.
So says the prophecy about the oath King Oleg made two hundred years earlier in an effort to save his kingdom. Sadly, the coup divided Eldar into Six Territories ruled by an Elector rather than a king. Now, Elector Javan wants the title KING FOREVER. With help from First Minister Dolus, they hunt down followers loyal to the Faith of the True King – be it man or beast.
For Nollen, owner of a remote trading post, the struggle is personal. Family and friends depend upon him for survival. So too does a stranger, who arrives at Far Point knowing more about Nollen than just his occupation.
The stranger’s arrival propels Nollen to undertake his most perilous covert mission – discover the Six Treasures of Oleg for the True King. The mission brings more deadly consequences than he can comprehend.
As Nollen stared at the shattered pieces of a treasure, words echoed in his mind. Guard it with your life. There will only be one chance to use it. Fear gripped his heart. It can’t end like this! Not in failure.
Trader of Eldar
Eldar- Book 2
by Shawn Lamb
Secrets Can Be Deadly
Sir Gunnar is missing, and Lord Sylvan lost his mind. The one thing they have in common, a secret mission to secure the fate of Eldar. Concerned by Gunnar’s disappearance, King Axel dispatches Nollen to find him and complete the mission.
Joined by an eagle, a she-wolf, and a unicorn who lost his horn, Nollen soon realizes that finding Gunnar might just be the easy part. Facing the foreboding Black Mountains and eluding a desperate foe calls for Nollen to rely on his covert skills and faith like never before.
Shield Maiden of Eldar
Eldar- Book 3
by Shawn Lamb
In Pursuit of Freedom, There is a Cost
Adjusting to life as an official princess, proved difficult for Lexi. Feeling confined to Sener Castle, the freedom she yearned for seemed elusive. Her brother, King Axel, tries to encourage her about her destiny as Shield Maiden. But to her, it is nothing more than stuffy royal duty. Joining Nollen on his annual trading circuit to tour Eldar, gave her hope to finally taste true freedom.
An unexpected turn of events, challenges everything Lexi believed about her position as Shield Maiden. It places her family in danger, and threatens to bring war to Eldar. When she finally embraces her destiny, will it be too late?