Shadow Lord

by Laura J. Underwood

Darkness is escaping! The village of Harrowdown sits under the shadow of the tower of Deephallow where a desperate old mageborn seeks to keep the powers of darkness at bay. But Marroc is weakening with the passage of years, and the shadow demons are slipping out of their prison in greater numbers than he can counter. Soon, he fears the ancient evil imprisoned at the heart of the tower will escape as well. Conor Mac Manahan, his healer wife and their adopted son Rhoyd stop in Harrowdown just to spend the night. But when Rhoyd destroys one of the shadow demons, Marroc believes that his salvation is at hand. He realizes that he must first separate young Rhoyd from the family he loves. So in desperation, the old wizard kidnaps the boy... ...And sets in motion a series of terrible events that could mean death to all who live in Harrowdown...

39 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Laura J. Underwood is the author of numerous short stories in the field of fantastic fiction which have appeared in such publications as Marion Zimmer Bradley’s FANTASY Magazine, SWORD AND SORCERESS, LOW PORT, TURN THE OTHER CHICK, Adventures of Sword & Sorcery, SUCH A PRETTY FACE, CATFANTASTIC, BUBBAS OF THE APOCALYPSE, FOUR BUBBAS OF THE APOCALYPSE, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF BUBBAS and many others. She is a born and raised East Tennessee, and has found much inspiration while hiking her native mountains as well as from her travels through England and Scotland. By day, she is a librarian, and her fields of expertise range from Scottish folklore and fencing to playing harp. She is, in fact, the owner of the original Glynnanis who has appeared in a number of her tales that were collected together in MAGIC'S SONG: TALES OF THE HARPER MAGE (Wildside Press 2003). Her novels include ARD MAGISTER (Yard Dog Press 2002), CHRONICLES OF THE LAST WAR (Yard Dog Press 2004) and DRAGON'S TONGUE (Meisha Merlin 2006) THE HOUNDS OF ARDAGH (Five Star Press 2006) and THE LUNARI MASK (Yard Dog Press 2008)

In spite of rumors started by the late Marion Zimmer Bradley, Laura does not have a multitude of children like Harriet Beecher Stowe, nor does she live in a house full of cats. There is, in fact, only one Gato Bobo (he of the few brain cells) whom she keeps around because cats truly are fun toys...