The Necrotic Knight is the 4th book in the Warders series.
A disciple of the defeated sorceress Skade bargains with the Mistress of Death to become the Necrotic Knight. In exchange for the power of living death he must claim the hammer of the underworld and free the Necromancer from his magical prison.
The deathly knight’s resurrection activates an ancient binding spell. The powerful magic compels the Warders to partner with their arch-enemy the Chaotic Order and a mysterious grey clad healer. Together they embark on a quest to prevent the recovery of the hammer and the release of the Necromancer.
Can the adversaries work together to prevent the Necrotic Knight from freeing the Necromancer or will the world be engulfed in a war between the living and the undead?
An excerpt from The Necrotic Knight:
It was time to decide. Would they accept his mediation and shake hands? Or would they reject his call for peace and kill him? Corlok took a deep breath. As he exhaled he said, “Choose, will it be peace and life, or war and death?”
Faster than he could imagine two hands grabbed his cloak at his shoulders and raised his head from the ground. He could feel the beat of his heart in his temples and hear it in his ears. Had his gambit failed? Would the two emperors refuse his mediation? Was he a dead man?
As if in response to his unvoiced questions both emperors clasped their hands together in front of him and said, “We choose peace.”
Corlok’s heart rate slowed. His maneuver worked. All that was left was to bind the men and their blood lines to the treaty and its secret protocols. He placed one hand above their clasped hands and one below. He glanced quickly toward each man. Both emperors nodded. Corlok closed his hands about theirs. A faint blue glow spread from his wrists across his palms. It grew stronger as it moved down his fingers. The energy leapt from his fingertips forming five concentric circles. The circles grew brighter and larger until they encompassed the hands of all three men. They started to spin gaining speed until their blur resembled a solid sphere of iridescent blue light.
Review:
“The Necrotic Knight”: Book Review
“…instead of giving away the plot — which runs at a clipped, brisk pace, switching from the present to the past (and even alternate dimensions) seamlessly — I’d like to talk about the amazing world that, after devouring four books, fascinates me more and more.
“Anyone who’s read any of the Warder series are, no doubt, already familiar with Draham, Adara, Toran and the various merfolk, elves, barbarians and mystical mages that help our heroes along their way, but I must admit, his villains — the evil-doers we’re rooting against — are just as memorable, charismatic and interesting to get to know although, in a good versus evil scenario, I wouldn’t advise getting too attached.
“Book Four focuses on Yuden, the assassin who’s looking for the means to free the Necrotic Knight from his dwarven-crafted prison. He accepts the aid of Sabo, a fallen member of the Chaotic Order who communicates with Yuden through a skull, and guides him to acquire the power of death…to both see it and then control it to aid in his quest. This piece of fancy is astounding enough, but when you add to it fire giants, fire lions, demon steeds and scores of resurrected dead soldiers and animals, you have to admire the author’s craft in telling a well-paced and satisfying installment in this interesting series, as well as avoiding repeating plots, magical devices and creatures, and conflicts, but still, for lack of a better word, being able to keep it all in the family…”
— Vince Nolan, Author & Radio show Host
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