He was once the kingdom's most honored warrior. Now, he's just a man with a death wish. Kael is a ghost, haunted by the lives he failed to save and the honor he left behind. He seeks his end in the bottom of a tankard, but the encroaching darkness of the world cares little for one man's sorrow. The Eternal Fire, the ancient source of all light and life, is fading-and as its light recedes, monstrous things creep back into the world. His past comes roaring back when a desperate scholar, hunted and dying, collapses on his doorstep. The old man carries a cryptic map and whispers of a forgotten prophecy-a final hope to reignite the Flame. But he also carries a secret, one that the servants of the rising shadow will kill to possess. Forced to protect the scholar's dangerous knowledge, Kael is thrust back into the life of violence he desperately tried to abandon. Pursued by ruthless assassins and creatures of nightmare, he must journey to an ancient citadel to protect the world's last hope. But the prophecy is not what it seems. The legendary guardian the world has been waiting for is not some hero of old. And the path to salvation may demand the one thing Kael no longer has: the will to live. The Guardian's Awakening is the first epic installment in the bestselling series, The Saga of the Eternal Fire. If you crave classic sword and sorcery, reluctant heroes with a dark past, and a richly detailed world on the brink of collapse, your next adventure awaits. Click "Buy Now" to witness the awakening of a legend.