Sword and Gauntlets: An Epic Fantasy

by Mark E. Lacy

The Gauntletbearer, the Swordbearer, and the Tribesman. Three men with quests to save the world from the Gatekeeper, the man wanting to rule it.Long ago, with dusty rites and moldy tomes, a powerful artifact known as the Gauntlets was fashioned for a sorcerer’s hands. Promising untold power, the Gauntlets were taken and concealed for safekeeping. For ages they were lost, but now, a sorcerer, Raethir Del, has discovered them. If he ignores the Ban of Irsisri and takes them, he will rain death and destruction across the lands. Three men embark on separate quests, and only their actions can avert the rise of incredible evil.Enkinor, bearer of the Gauntlets, lost to the world, imprisoned by a spell transporting him from one nightmare to the next.Visylon, warrior and Swordbearer, on whose power prophesied judgment depends.Longhorn, nomadic tribesman, charged with the impossible – bringing these men together.One must sacrifice desire for duty.One must embrace healing over harming.And one must escape the Dreamtunnel.This revised edition was previously published as "The Ban of Irsisri."

396 pages, Paperback

Published March 23, 2021

About the author

Mark Lacy is an author, a researcher, a retired scientist, and an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist. His published work includes everything from heroic fantasy and Civil War histories to outdoor adventures and scientific papers. His first science fiction story, written at age eight, is thankfully (mercifully!) not in print. Mark admits to being an unrepentant bibliovore, compulsively tracking every book he has read for the past fifty years. He also admits to having seen every Bugs Bunny cartoon ever made. A love of nature and the outdoors is a key ingredient in virtually everything he has written.