Blades in the Dark is the first book in the Guardian Blades series of The Long Lost Tales of the Dragonlands franchise by Patrick Hall. It is what Hall calls a short novel in three parts, with The Guardians of Siva, Tah Ansenta Mas'plu, and Into the Fire (also available as individual e-books). It is a prologue to The Winds of Change, the first novel in the Dragon Hunter series. Included in this pocket is a preview of said novel. Dark times are nearing. The Maenic forces of Oblivion will once again try to conquer the mortal world of Siva. Four knights of the Guardian Blades of Siva have trailed a malicious sorcerer and summoner of Maenics to an ancient and forgotten fort-one holding a dark secret. As they delve deeper into the fort in search of the man, they uncover a plot that is so insidious and horrendous they are shaken to their very cores. Stay strong Darkness is settling upon the Dragonlands, and the light up ahead is far away... Visit www.authorpatrickhall.com or www.facebook.com/patrickhallofficial for more information. Send an email to patrickhallofficial@gmail.com to contact the author.