BOOKS 7 - 9 | 5thguardian

Books 7 - 9

Each book builds on the one before as you travel through the series by adding more abilities, secrets, and adventures and answering the questions that came before, which makes it imperative that you begin the journey at The Beginning and follow it in order to avoid spoilers and confusion.

Tales of the Fifth Guardian; Book Seven: Betrayal

Kerreth and Kerrisha have been back from the Thoran mission for over a month and it soon becomes apparent that Vynlon has done nothing to stop Brindon from harassing them as he is responsible for yet another attack on Kerrisha. But is he working alone?

As Kerrisha wrote in her journal after the Thoran mission, they have entered into a year of betrayals that has only begun and the betrayals seem to come from all sides:

From the complex director who has been misusing Power. To an oath, sworn to Kerrisha by a family member, that will be rejected. Then a mission ends with one of Kerrisha’s own secrets being exposed. A betrayal begun in King Victor’s time reaches its head.

Finally, everything culminates in the worst betrayal as the Devon Prophecy comes to pass.

And a life-long friend turns his back on Kerrisha.

An Otlantesha dictionary and pronunciation key follows the story.

Caution: Contains Mture Situations

Tales of the Fifth Guardian; Book 7.5: Stolen Heirs

Even the simplest, quietest, and most normal of days can hold the unexpected when you are the King and Queen of two clans and she is the Knowledge Guardian of the People of Otland Iis.

After a night on Emergency Room Duty, a quiet normal day is all Kerreth is expecting until a mysterious package arrives from Devon Compound while he is at work in his office on the hospital floor while Kerrisha is working in the training room. Then, as secrets are revealed, the full nature of Keri’s past with the Princes of the Lost Clans, including Damien, is brought to light. While in the present, Keri’s Power Training Session with the Security Team does not go quite as planned and the full cost of Director Malraen’s short cuts at Dreland Tower becomes known.

Stolen Heirs is the story that has been hinted at and discussed but never fully told. Now, here it is in Damien’s words – The story of when the Princes of the Lost Clans were kidnapped, along with Kerrisha and how she helped Richard free them.

An Otlantesha dictionary and pronunciation key follows the story.

Caution: Contains Mature Situations

Tales of the Fifth Guardian; Book Eight: Demon

“Understanding some of the issues now facing the People was the real reason I had arranged the mission into Thoran Territory at this time, in part, it was also to show I was as trustworthy as the High Council had declared me to be by finding me innocent, as both the Guardian and a Tesha, since the court proceedings had exposed my reverse linking to all the People. I had also wanted this time alone in the most Power-filled place I knew of to meditate on what it might mean; now, I needed to cut that trip short.” ~ Kerrisha

Year 3 of the Era of the Fifth Guardian has just started and it has already been a busy year including multiple betrayals and the death of a True King. Now, the time has come to return the Heart to Thoran Territory and replenish their stock of the Healing Tea that can only be brewed with the help of her new Tesha’s family. Can another mission into the lands of the Lost Clan be uneventful?

But what of the vision? The one of the creature who should not exist and may yet rip their cherished Tesha from their sides. The creature’s reach has stretched beyond Kerrisha’s nightmares and the effects of its presence are already being felt from Drew Corp to Otland Tower, including at Devon Compound. We follow Kerrisha and her men as a new Prophecy, delivered by an unexpected spokesperson from the Power, propels them forward toward a new battle. A battle against the Darkness that all of us, even the People of Otland Iis, might find hidden in a corner of our own heart.

We have seen Darkness in Tales of the Fifth Guardian, but now we discover a new Darkness. One born of an obsession greater than Richard’s ever was, but this is not an obsession of control. It is a dark obsession of possession. It is an obsession that will put Devon Clan and all of Kerrisha’s men at risk. For it is the Darkness that gives rise to the creature…

Tales of the Fifth Guardian; Book Nine: Tinotchan

There have been hints of a visit to Tinotchan, and now the time has come.

With Kerrisha, Edwere, Jonathan, and a number of Damien's people still recovering from the battle with the Demon, the long silent clan has made themselves known. New secrets are discovered and the clan that sent the Fourth Guardian into the Power must answer for that among other crimes.

Once again, all is not as it seems and the past that was hidden from all has returned to haunt everyone, especially Kerrisha, who must solve the problems created by jealousy and tradition that have nearly torn a clan in two. Problems that would be solved so easily with the strength of the Darkness that possessed Darrien.

Can Kerrisha solve the problems in Tinotchan Clan or those created by the training techniques at Dreland Tower without succumbing to the draw of the Darkness?

Tales of the Fifth Guardian; Volumes 7-9