The Trillias Gambit
The Warminster Series Book 3
by J.V. Hilliard

A challenge from the Ancients.

Daemus Alaric and his band of dauntless companions venture to the Devil’s Horn, the mystical home of Trillias, the mercurial Ancient of Sport and Tests. Their quest—to recover the lost Tome of Enlightenment, cast into the bowels of the mysterious Laurentian Labyrinth by the fallen Keeper, Graytorris the Mad. Will they survive the god’s gambit?

A villain rises and darkness follows.

Far away in Castle Thronehelm, Princess Addilyn Elspeth and Sir Ritter of Valkeneer arrive, warning the kingdom of the fall of the Cathedral of the Watchful Eye. As they travel north to prepare for war, they must not only defeat the relentless Bone elf assassin Incanus Dru’Waith but choose between their forbidden love—or their obligations to the realm.

A choice between true love or duty to the realm.

If you enjoy magical tales told with gripping action and harrowing adventure, you’ll love this epic and dark fantasy series.

5 out of 5 fairies

This has been an absolutely captivating series, with an amazing world and unforgettable characters. This installment has once again raised the bar, drawing the reader back into a fantastical world where the stakes are high. Hilliard does an excellent job of drawing you in from the start, weaving in tension and action expertly to keep pulling you through the story, making it hard to set down once you start reading. (Seriously, I flew through this). I love how the storylines of the various characters ultimately weave together, telling an epic tale in a world you’ll be sorry to leave behind once you read the end. This series is perfect for all epic fantasy lovers!

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Born of steel, fire and black wind, J.V. Hilliard was raised as a highlander in the foothills of a once-great mountain chain on the confluence of the three mighty rivers that forged his realm’s wealth and power for generations.

His father, a peasant twerg, toiled away in industries of honest labor and instilled in him a work ethic that would shape his destiny. His mother, a local healer, cared for his elders and his warrior uncle, who helped to raise him during his formative years. His genius brother, whose wizardly prowess allowed him to master the art of the abacus and his own quill, trained with him for battles on fields of green and sheets of ice.

Hilliard’s earliest education took place in his warrior uncle’s tower, where he learned his first words. HIs uncle helped him to learn the basics of life—and, most importantly, creative writing.

Hilliard’s training and education readied him to lift a quill that would scribe the tale of the realm of Warminster, filled with brave knights, harrowing adventure and legendary struggles. He lives in the city of silver cups, hypocycloids and golden triangles with his wife, a ranger of the diamond. They built their castle not far into the countryside, guarded by his own two horsehounds, Thor and MacLeod, and resides there to this day.

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