New Epic Fantasy

The origins, history and authorship of Beowulf are shrouded in uncertainty. This heroic epic probably began, as most do, with a wandering troubadour strumming a stringed instrument, sitting before a hearth-fire, and singing the verses to a spellbound audience arrayed before him. Beowulf is a rousing adventure story, filled with intrepid heroes, monsters and fire-breathing dragons, which can be listened to for the sheer enjoyment of the tale.

Fatally wounded in a harrowing battle against Enoch Lousse and the king's Black Guard, Taven Grimmbane will die without a healer. Commander of the Argonel, Taven is the driving force behind the elven resistance. Without him, the last of the free elves will fall.

Mon père est l’ennemi de tous les royaumes. Il est possédé par un dieu déchu et il commet des meurtres chaque jour. Les sacrifices en l’honneur de Saens se multiplient; les batailles commencent pour ne peut-être jamais finir et les cibles changent... Tout ça pour dire qu’il m’a fait commettre quelque chose d’impardonnable envers l’héritière. Maintenant, les deux me cherchent. Elle a promis de se venger et, lui, de me retrouver. Mais je peux encore changer les choses. Après tout, la prophétie le dit. Une étincelle réveillera les espoirs du peuple.

In Vol. 6, Valiant and Aleta journey to "The New World", a 16-month epic that allows Foster to draw some of his spectacular native Canadian backgrounds, and during which Aleta gives birth to Arn. Most of the rest of the book is taken up with the action-packed "The Mad King", during which Val, back at Camelot, confronts the evil, fat little King Tourien of Cornwall.