Dark Brand - Book 1 of the Forge of Atuma

Once, the Migan man known as Duncan Runehand had been a master thief: a night stalker with gifts so strange that the very shadows called him brother. He took what he wanted and cared for nothing but slaking his own avarice. Then on one accursed night he stole the Black Diamond, an ancient relic tied to an otherworldly horror. His theft would trigger ten years of nightmare and fear that would savage the wondrous land of Aderet and see a living blasphemy set loose to devour the land and the souls of its people. Now, unable to bear the consequences of his greed, Duncan seeks redemption by hunting down his fellow thieves. But his past is not finished with him. Hunted by assassins, stalked by supernatural evil, and watched by powers beyond his ken, Duncan will step beyond self-reliance and learn the power of the greatest authority of all. With a strong spiritual vision and inspirational message, Dark Brand chronicles a tale of hope and redemption that will alter the destiny of a world.