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Whoever possesses the Great Library of the Underworld rules Hell itself…and threatens the destiny of both the Heavens and Earth.

The Underworld Library

Hellbrary 

Book One

Laura Bickle

Genre: Dark Fantasy

Publisher: Syrenka Publishing LLC

Date of Publication: 4/1/21

ASIN:B091JKK3CP

Number of pages: 304

Word Count: 90,426

Cover Artist: Pretty in Ink Creations

Book Description:

Whoever possesses the Great Library of the Underworld rules Hell itself…and threatens the destiny of both the Heavens and Earth.

The Great Library contains the most deadly magic tomes penned since the beginning of time. This magic is both wondrous and terrible, kept under lock and key by witch-librarians serving the king of the Underworld.

Eve is one of those faithful librarians. She doesn’t recall her life prior to the Hellbrary, and unlike her fellow Hellbrarians, she has very little magic to speak of. When a dangerous book is stolen, she must recover it with the help of a Gorgon librarian, a hellhound, and a mysterious shapeshifting royal envoy. This daemon, Azarr, has a serpent tongue and the heart of a man – can he be trusted?

King Caldrius’s court has fallen under siege. Caldrius’s cruel son, Ral, has returned from exile with an army to assassinate his father. But his father’s crown alone does not guarantee Ral the throne. He needs the library, and he will take it by force. His ambitions don’t end with the Hellbrary – he means to take Earth and the Heavens beyond.

Eve knows there’s only one way to defeat Ral: they must use the recovered book to awaken the Queen of the Witches. Caldrius imprisoned Viridia millennia ago when she grew too powerful to control. Then, he offered the witches a choice: serve him or die. They served, until now…but will awakening Viridia summon an evil greater than Ral?

Time is running out, and all the forces the Underworld must unite to wage war for the library and control of all of existence.

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Excerpt 5.      

 

“My daughter, Thalla…I sent her to the Abbey of Shadows. Please. Find her and bring her to the Heavens, where she will be safe.”Llythria’s wings were badly damaged, and Eremiel could smell blood.

            “I—” Eremiel began, stunned that the Queen of the Underworld had flown up to the Heavens to ask for an angel’s after all this time.

            “Find her. My father cannot deny her citizenship to the Heavens. She is partly of the Heavens, no matter the sins of her mother. It is the only place she will be safe.” Blood bubbled over her teeth as she spoke. She pressed an amethyst stone into his palm. “This is Thalla’s. Use it to find her.”

            “Llythria,” he began, “I will find a healer, and—”

            Llythria grasped his shirt with a grip that could have broken stone once upon a time. Her breath was shallow and her voice thin. “Eremiel. You are the only one I can trust. Promise me that you will find my daughter and bring her to safety.”

            Eremiel could deny her nothing, even now. He swallowed. “I promise.”