The World Without: A Land in Peril
Glenn Ric
eBook
(GRS Communications, March 17, 2018)
After defeating the terrible Septus and his horde of Fras followers, in Last days of the Koonung, Part 1 of The World Without trilogy, Mason, Adam and Tom return to the World Without only to find that an overwhelming sickness threatens to sink the world of the Marou and Fras into darkness and a slow tormented death.In Part 2, A land in peril, the boys realise they have the seven Life Elements, lost in the Diminishingï€a catastrophic event that distorted the World Without and the creatures in it. As the source of all life, the Marou believe the seven Elements are the only cure to the sickness that afflicts them. The boys embark on a quest to save the Marou and emerge as the new ‘Keepers of the Elements’, a task only earned by the most learned and skilled of the Marou. However, even before they begin, Septus hears of their plans and sets a trap, in the hope of gaining the Elements to use against the Marou, the boys, and the people of the World Within. During their quest, the boys must discover the true ‘Places of Finding’. They travel to the six surviving Guilds, each a centre of learning dedicated to a single Life Element. However, the Elements are hazardous and veiled in secrecy that could take their lives or entrap them forever.With the help of the Marou, Mason, Adam and Tom must face their own fears and weaknesses if they are to pass the tests of the Elements and overcome the trickery of Septus—only revealed in their final moments of triumph.