β Scribed by William Culbertson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Twelve years ago, Dax, rightful king of West Landly was forced to flee into exile. Now he has become an expert warrior for hire. However, he has tired of commanding mercenaries in a series of regional skirmishes. Commandant Renshau had just the thing, an assignment as a political advisor. Dax relished the new challenge, but being a political advisor was more dangerous than he had thoughtβmuch more dangerous!
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Always a writer, William L. Culbertson is a retired mathematics professor who went from academic writing to publishing local histories and on to science fiction and fantasy. Career path? What career path? Although his characters have dangerous and exciting lives, the author lives a quiet, mundane existence in a small town in northwestern Ohio. He reads and romps with his dog. That's as thrilling as it needs to be.
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