The Black Blade

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The Black Blade

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Everything was at peace in The Havens. The colors proved strong, providing vibrant life for the region's inhabitants. The weak and wicked servants of Xor and his black cancer would not have dared face the color guards of the flourishing lands. This was to change.

The death of the black encroached upon The Havens' safety, as the madness of Rolak swirled with incessant pain, and the battles between the colors and the black raged.

Niethon alone braved the stronghold of the evil black bile and returned half-conscious and nearly insane. Convinced Xor's darkness is threatening to destroy the kingdom of the colors, Niethon sets out to find the woman he loves - the only person his delirium will allow him to trust - and purge The Havens and all Elberia from the creeping death of Xor and the black...

About the Author
Born 3/14/1960 in Sycamore, Il. the 6th child of 8. Father James G. Ballotti, a high school English teacher. Mother Diane L. Ballotti, a successful Certified Financial Planner. Grew up in La Grange, Il. Attended Cossitt Elementary School and Lyons Township High School. Attended University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana 1980 - 1984. Majored in Rhetoric. Minors in Math and Geology. Received BA in 1984.

First wrote "The Black Blade" in 1982 while attending classes in Rome, Italy. Revised the book in 1990. Completed the trilogy in 1995, the same year the first book came out.

The Black Blade,Matthew Ballotti,Northwest Publishing Inc.,1569015287,American Science Fiction And Fantasy,Fantasy - General,Fiction - Fantasy,Science Fiction

Book Updates:

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  2. The Crow: Quoth the Crow (Crow (Turtleback))
  3. The Cuculian Trilogy (Adventure Classics)
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  7. The Emerald Dagger
  8. The Ends Of The Circle (Beyond Armageddon)
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