http://www.amazon.com/Possessing-the-Grimstone-ebook/dp/B00B06RSVC
This is one of the first fantasy novels John Grover has ever written. He has
mostly been known for writing horror from the time he could read and write
but this story demanded to be told
Possessing the Grimstone would not let him rest until its tale was told. The
characters took on a life of their own...
Pim of the Wivering race, a peaceful race of farmers blessed with the
ability to run faster than any animal in the world.
Tolan a warrior of Cardoon-the richest and most powerful city in the world.
Drith-King of the south and the desert people. His intentions are always
under suspicion.
Shannara-Queen of the warrior women race from the mountains.
All must work together to stop a great evil from finding the ultimate
weapon...the Grimstone!
From the blurb:
A mage finds his magic, a leader finds her strength, a hero finds his
courage.
A storm is coming. The sky darkens. Wind howls. Thunder rocks the land. The
world of Athora is in grave danger.
An unknown enemy rises in the uncharted lands of the east, emerging from the
mists of the Fifling sea. Armed with a powerful magical artifact thought
lost over a thousand years ago, they¹re destroying everything in their path.
Yet hope remains, for this unstoppable evil only possesses one piece of this
weapon, the Grimstone. Should they discover the remaining pieces, the world
will fall.
All the people of Athora unite to stand against this strange power and the
nightmarish army that wields it. Pim of the Wivering race and the human
warrior Tolan begin a quest to stop the unthinkable by uncovering the
location of the last two pieces of the stone before the forces of darkness
get to them first. The two allies and their companions race against time,
meeting friends and foe alike in an epic adventure of trust, betrayal, magic and danger.
Will they find the stone before their world is laid to waste or will the very item they seek be their undoing?