Lines of Blood: Balance: Book Three of the Blood Scion Saga

by Stephen Fenech

Balanced Blades Cut Both Ways. Commander Aviry Brooke found this out the hard way as the Starbond’s Endstorm breaks at last, his doom swept up by the Veins’ most vital hunt. While the skies falter and the fates spiral out of control, Brooke must buckle down and lead men in a feckless, seemingly hopeless war. To know the pathless path is one thing but to tread its unclear, trap-laden course proves something else entirely. Save one the deepest sleep does not take sides. And Evil comes in the cleverest guise of all. As freeborn and demons clash across the Main, as Siphons wreck havoc on Earth, as the wizard, Gjen leads the Vein fellowship on their damned and uncertain Augury Quest, and worlds tear themselves asunder in the fallout, Brooke learns to his despair, the most effective weapon is a poison of the mind. The scale is rigged... and Time is running out. Spectacular settings, magnificent creatures, rousing action and harrowing twists define Book Three of the Lines of Blood grit-paved saga

552 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2023

About the author

Stephen Fenech was born in Toronto Canada to Maltese parents. He works full time in the television industry, but spends a great deal of time travelling the planet (195 countries so far--one to go) as a photojournalist and award-winning filmmaker. His documentary Chad Exodus won various prizes in several festivals, including the Viewer’s Choice Award in the 2013 Malta International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award in the 2013 Yosemite International Film Festival, which qualified it for Oscar contention. Fenech has written several articles for such publications as Lonely Planet, Backbone (business/lifestyle magazine distributed in the Globe and Mail), Outbound Travel, The Toronto Star, Fuji Film, The Travel Itch, The Inuvik Drum, Computer World, Equator HD, Omni, Photo Techniques, and Finding the Light.
His travel book, Earth: Been there Done that Got the T-shirt, Book One: The Big Kahuna was published in 2016. It highlights a three-year trip around the planet. Its follow up: Book Two: Missing Pieces to the Global Puzzle was published in 2017. He has also authored a science fiction novel: Beacon: A Robot’s Odyssey, also published in 2017. When not writing, he enjoys visual art, beach volleyball, windsurfing, scuba diving and playing guitar. His photography has provided him many opportunities to reach young people by giving presentations to schools on topics that range from World Religions to Climate Change. He was shortlisted for the Mars One Mission, making the top 600 candidates from an initial roster of 203 000 international applicants. A few years ago, he became the surrogate mother for two orphaned baby racoons—the most humbling experience of his life.