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The core textbook for all students studying GES I&II and A&B, covering the entire syllabus and featuring worked examples, past examination questions and self-assessment tests on all topics.

Erik Eleodum has vanquished a dragon and is called a hero, but his journey into darkness is far from over.After two years away, Erik returns home and wants nothing more than to live a simple life of a farmer. But he knows that isn't possible. The task that the infamous Lord of the East looms heavy, and failure means death...not just his, but the ones he loves.Erik must leave his home once again to fulfill his promise to a ruler he knows he can't trust and, soon, on the road to the cursed tower of Fealmynster, enemies old and new threaten him. And a new shadow infiltrates not only the real world, but the dream world as well.In both worlds where he exists, Erik must search for answers, salvation, and his purpose, hoping they can be found in the Dragon Sword.

Charged with serving God as a Holy Warrior...blessing or curse?Three warriors hear the Lord's call, a calling to fight evil and the Devil's minions...to subdue all the monsters people believe aren't real.Evil poisons the land. Thaddeus can smell its very presence. He has been fighting the forces of evil for so long, it is like a second nature to him. Now, he--along with his companions, Asaf and Gunnar--has been called to England, in the midst of post-Norman conquest turmoil.Something, or someone, powerful has infiltrated Norman nobility as King William II--William Rufus--struggles to subdue the conquered Anglo-Saxon people, appease his own Norman citizens, and deal with his brother Robert--still in France. And those who are the victims of this poison? The common people. The God-fearing, hard-working, law-abiding people of this new, unified England, whether Saxon, Norman, Danish, or Welsh. All the while, talk of unrest in the Holy Land consumes the minds of holy men and adventure seekers alike.Thaddeus must race to stop the spread of evil in a fragmented land, while struggling with his own inner turmoil and conflicts.Will evil win the day...or can the Holy Warriors stop its poisonous spread?

It was the most unlikely of paths for the simple farmer, but one he must now embrace. Erik has become a hero, a warrior… and a leader.The journey to find the lost dwarvish city of Orvencrest is almost complete, but the closer Erik and his companions are to their goal, the greater the danger.As Erik nears the end of his quest, he is now torn between his dwarvish allies, his family, and fulfilling the mission given to them by the Lord of the East. It is Erik who must decide what is best for the rest of the world.As he discovers atrocities and forgotten histories buried deep within an abandoned, dwarvish city, Erik unwittingly awakens an ancient evil -- one the world hasn't seen for a thousand years. It is an evil that threatens to enslave the world again, and the chains are not made of iron, but of fire.There is only one choice for Erik now: to die or to break the flame…

Erik has killed men. Their deaths haunt his dreams. He sees visions of his tortured family every time he closes his eyes. His only hope now is to continue to push forward, pray for the souls of the men he has killed, pray that the dreams of the dead will one day stop, and pray that his family is all right, that he will one day see his mother and father and little sisters again, just as he left them.He never wished for adventure, never wished for fame or fortune, but it seems they will come his way regardless. As he travels with men he doesn't trust and dwarves who seemingly do not trust him, he tries to hold on to who he is, who he was, who he wants to be. The only people he might truly find solace in -- his brother Befel and his cousin Bryon -- are so self-absorbed they have no time for him.Erik will travel into new lands and meet new people. His quest for the Lord of the East's heirloom in some ancient, lost dwarvish city will shatter his world. He will have to rebuild that world, everything he knows, only to have it shattered again. He will not only fight men and monsters, but he must fight evil, death, hatred, and darkness. And as Erik continues to wonder how much more blood will stain his hands, dark clouds loom overhead, carried by dark winds.

Erik Eleodum never wanted to be a hero. Fate had a different plan.Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself to become the hero he was always meant to be.Erik is content farming for his family for the rest of his life, while his brother and cousin can't think of a worse fate. For different reasons, they leave the life they know behind. Soon, their world crashes down around them as they realize it is cruel, brutal, selfish, and violent. Now, they must not only rely on one another, but also on gypsies, thieves, mercenaries, dwarves, and a mage for their survival. In the end, Erik will face danger, deceit, murder, death, evil, and - most terrifyingly - himself to become the hero he was always meant to be as an ancient evil many thought only a myth resurfaces.Enter a world readers have compared to the epic fantasies of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, a world of adventure, terror, political intrigue, sorcery, and great heroic deeds. Come face to face with ogres, elves, dwarves, slavers, black mages, ruthless warriors, dragons, evil and fear. A true hero's journey of faith, friendships, and trials well worth the price of admission!