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by Frank Tuttle (Author)
The king's orders were clear enough. "Move the tower's shadow," he bellowed. "I refuse to deliver my commencement speech from the dark." As the newly appointed mage to the Crown of Tirlin, Meralda Ovis has no choice but to undertake King Yvin's ill-conceived task. Tirlin's first female mage, and the youngest person to ever don the robes of office, Meralda is determined to prove once and for all that she deserves the title. The Tower, though, holds ancient secrets all its own. Secrets that will soon spell destruction for all of Tirlin-unless Meralda can unravel a monstrous curse laid by a legendary villain seven centuries before she was born.
Author Biography
Frank Tuttle first began writing under the woefully mistaken impression doing so would release him from the burden of ever doing honest work. "It turns out writing is hard," said Frank as he pulled out great handfuls of hair. "That was never mentioned in Strunk and White's Elements of Style." Frank's first published works appeared in print magazines such as Weird Tales and Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine in the late 1990s. Since then, Frank has published seven Markhat novels and a variety of shorter works. Frank rarely resorts to hair-pulling these days, preferring to weep inconsolably while affixing his toupee. Frank invites you to visit his website www.franktuttle.com, or email him at franktuttle@franktuttle.com.
