Tales of the Two Rings: Volume 2

The Two Rings.A place where ancient magic mingles with advanced technology. Where floatships sail on solar winds across the vast, stormy Aether between planets. Where the Xanate, the great and powerful empire that has lasted for a thousand cycles, rules over the worlds and Noble Houses with an iron fist.Tales of the Two Volume 2 is a collection of three novellas set in the “sword and planet” setting of the Two Rings. In “Moon of Sorrows,” a wandering warrior named Ulaav turns in desperation to a young Jalar for a new hearth and home. But as the lad’s quest for vengeance turns into a suicide mission, Ulaav must decide whether following the young ruler is worth destroying his life. In “Clerical Error,” a meek archivist at the Hall of Records quickly finds himself in over his head when he is ordered to translate a document at the center of a Noble House feud. When the document mysteriously vanishes, Mu is forced to run for his life. But will his skills as an archivist save him, or ensure his doom? In “The Rule of Two,” a Kolan teenager named Ruun is saved by a mysterious mage named Kel Xitaan. After Ruun pledges to serve Xitaan with his life, he finds out that his new master is not all he appears. Now Ruun must decide where his loyalties lie—and whether he can save his own life.Cover line art and coloring by Chad Dulac. Title and cover design by Robert Worl.