Charles Landreth

Sword Bearer: Seeds of a Legend Charles Landreth

Sword Bearer is Book 1 of the Seeds of a Legend trilogy. The reader follows Jonran, the main character, as he escapes the cataclysmic destruction of his highly technological world and finds himself on a more primitive planet. Entering the world through a portal his body is transformed into that of an ancient race of people not seen in over a thousand years. As he looks for a new life in this world, he befriends a skilled but questionable thief that helps him through the trials of slavery and the gladiator ring.
     Finally gaining his freedom, he falls in love with an Elven woman in the midst of a rebellion that splits her race. As the two escape the violence, they meet many challenges and find themselves put on a secret path by an old wizard's apprentice. That path leads Jonran to obtain a magic sword that the apprentice hopes will save his master, who is frozen in battle with an evil invading army. That sword, combined with the crystals of the Elemental Lords, is the only hope to push back the enemy horde and save the world.