Books with title The Shadowwood Chronicles Book 1: Civil War

Demon spawn, they call him. Evil seed of the UnNamed One. Lirak wonders if they might be right. Sent on a holy quest to test his prophetic dreams, he returns to find his people scattered or slaughtered. Ruthless invaders and their dread warlocks spread death and destruction across the land. Before he can lead the remnants of his people in vengeance, Lirak must win their trust. But blades and arrows alone will not defeat this enemy. His only hope is to master warlock sorcery, turning their own fell powers against them. Can he learn their arcane secrets in time, or will the deadly power consume him? Only the seven gods could know, but they war amongst themselves, and Lirak is a pawn in their divine conflict. Even if he defeats the invaders, he fears his trials are just beginning.

Eoin is a young man of both human and elven descent. Shortly after finding the first individual that does not judge him based on his heritage, the town in which he lives rises up against him for a crime of which he is innocent. His mother attempts to defend her teen-aged son, and is murdered by the townsfolk. With no other choice, Eoin flees to find his elven father somewhere in the forest of Shadowwood. The dwarves are embroiled in a civil war after the death of their king, and a group of orcs are lying in wait to lay siege to the divided kingdom.Through a chain of events, Eoin and a group of unlikely companions, discover the plot and attempt to warn the dwarves against the coming attack before it's too late.

Eoin is a young man of both human and elven descent. Shortly after finding the first individual that does not judge him based on his heritage, the town in which he lives rises up against him for a crime of which he is innocent. His mother attempts to defend her teen-aged son, and is murdered by the townsfolk. With no other choice, Eoin flees to find his elven father somewhere in the forest of Shadowwood. The dwarves are embroiled in a civil war after the death of their king, and a group of orcs are lying in wait to lay siege to the divided kingdom. Through a chain of events, Eoin and a group of unlikely companions, discover the plot and attempt to warn the dwarves against the coming attack before it's too late.