Stoneslayer

Stoneslayer: Book Three Payback is the third installment in Candace Lynn Talmadge's dark high fantasy series set in the lost world of Azgard. Outcast healer Helen Andros has no choice but to witness her father Lord James Mordecai's trial and brutal punishment at the hands of the Temple of Kronos. When he is helpless, the Temple marks her for death, yet she battles the demonic Stoneslayer's handiwork to save her father's life. Helen flees to her father's manor in the province he rules to evade the warrior-monks hunting her, where her otherworldly mentor Maguari teaches her the basics of energy manipulation. The Temple almost succeeds in murdering her, with devastating consequences. Once her stepmother delivers an heir, Helen's worst fear comes true: the Temple forces her father into an impossible choice that may leave her exposed and defenseless. The novel continues the series' exploration of reincarnation, spiritual awakening, political intrigue, and the struggle between decency and demonic depravity.