Books with author Michael Lake

We all know the story of Lazarus. Died and four days later resurrected by Jesus. The story you don't know is what happened those four days in the grave. What happened to Lazarus after he rejoined the living? I'll tell you. When a person dies they become the prize of Azrael, the angel of death. Now, if that prize is taken from him he doesn't take that too kindly. The people that witnessed the miracle of resurrection in that small town of Bethany started to believe in Jesus, and the Pharisee priests could not allow that to happen.Five priests set out to take the life of Lazarus to set an example to all that Jesus was not who they think he was. By murdering Lazarus, they brought the wrath of Azreal upon them. These priests were cursed for all eternity to protect the knowledge of what really happened those four days inside the body of Lazarus. To protect the essence of the angel of death himself. One cold night while helping her husband with a research dig in Constantinople, Ruina Baxter found the remains of Lazarus himself. What she discovered changed the course of time forever. The battle between Azreal and God inside the body of Lazarus left behind a piece of the angel himself, a Shadow Gem, that can render any human that controls it immortality. The only way to unlock the power of the Shadow Gem is by possessing the five keys of the priests. The Keys of Lazarus.

In the aftermath of their defeat, the king of the fire elves wants revenge and sends his son after the crystal containing their power. Wasp and his companions in Goldwall begin hearing rumors of a dark elf taking over the Thieves Guild. When the last starblade appears in the city, it triggers a quest to mysterious lands far to the north to destroy the crystal once and for all.

It was mid-day when Zachery Morely's mother asked him to fetch herbs from the garden. Unknowingly, this simple chore was going to turn into a life-altering event for him and ultimately his world. It was during this simple task that he found himself face to face with a demon bent on apocalyptic destruction. It was this demon who planted the bad seed, which would give rise to a nearly invincible army. Zachery and his father, George, set off to seek the help of the King and his court to determine what kind of horror the demon had planted, what looked to be an ordinary tree. It is not until this demon tree consumed its first human, did they realize that the tree fed off the living. Their world was in trouble, and Zachery accompanied the King and his guards on an epic journey through the land of men, dwarves, and elves, in search of a hero. Zachery later joined forces with wizards and dragons in the fight against evil, and for all that is good. It is during these epic battles he discovers something - Himself. He realizes to find a hero he had to be one, and through this, he discovers that he is more powerful than he ever could imagine. This story will take you on a fast-paced adventure with battles that could determine the existence of man, and the forges a boy into a hero...

His quiet life was shattered when Queen Moriganna decided a common stable boy could be forged into a powerful weapon against her enemies.Yet these are the lands of Tethera, where nothing is ever quite as it seems.For his own part, the young man, now named Llew, intends to show the self-styled Queen of Deceit that even a weapon forged for evil can turn in its maker’s grasp and strike in an unexpected direction—most especially a weapon with a mind of its own.Forced to venture forth through the wilds, to usurp a throne he does not desire, to save a kingdom he has never seen, Llew at once finds himself pursued by an ever-growing array of deadly enemies.Although he has gone forth to do the impossible, it now seems impossible he will live long enough to even try.Set firmly within an ancient land of Celtic wonder and myth, this is the first volume in The Chronicles of Tethera. It has been praised by readers as a very well written and gripping tale with compelling characters that each speak in their own voice, and with plenty of action and adventure, all of it embedded in the deeply imagined world of a Prydein that never was.

On the day Zachery Morely's mother asks him to fetch herbs from the garden, he never expected to find himself face to face with a demon. A demon who has planted the seed of a sinister tree that feeds off the living. Zachery and his father George request the help of the King to figure out what this tree means. Only when the tree consumes its first human being and takes it true, human like form, and hear its warnings do they realize their world is in serious danger. Zachery sets off on an epic journey with the King and the kings guard through lands of men, dwarves, and elves. He confronts elven wizards and dragons, and acknowledges he is more powerful than he thinks, in order to help find the champion of light and save his world from evil.

It was early morning when Zachery Morely's mother asked him to fetch some herbs from the garden. Unknowingly, this simple chore was going to turn into a life-altering event for him and, ultimately, his world. It was during this simple task that he found himself face to face to a powerful unknown being bent on destruction. It was this being... a demon who planted the bad seed, which would give rise to a horrific army. Zachery and his father, George, set off to seek the help of King Gabriel and his court to determine what kind of horrors could come from what looked to be an ordinary tree. It is not until it consumes a living creature and ultimately a human, did they realize this tree housed a demon. Their world was in trouble, and Zachery joins forces with the king and his guards on an epic journey through the lands of men, dwarves, and elves, in search of a hero. Zachery meets wizards and befriends a dragon in this fight against evil, and for all that is good. It is during these epic battles he discovers something- himself. Zachery realizes to find a hero; he had to be one. Through this, he sees that he is more powerful than he ever could imagine. This story will take you on a fast-paced adventure with battles that could determine the future of the world and forges a boy into a hero...