The Culling
The Beast of Maug Maurai seriesbook 1 of 3Feeding the Gods(2013) →
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Grae Barragns is no hero.
He knows there isn't a man alive who can fulfill the promise of such a word. But when a caravan transporting a noble family is savaged in the haunted forest of Maug Maurai, Grae is ordered to be a hero. And a villain. It's quite a handful for an officer whose last assignment was capturing runaway orchard pigs. Such is the fate of a commoner among the high-born officer corps of the King's army.
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Until now.
Grae is ordered to lead a small squad into the forest to kill the legendary Beast of Maug Maurai. It's a suicide mission, but if he succeeds he will reap glory, a noble title, lands, and, most importantly, respect.
All he has to do is slay the most dangerous creature in the kingdom with the squad of misfits and criminals that he's been assigned. A female archer that Grae presses into service makes things even more difficult. Her kindness and odd philosophies begin to chip away at his deepest conviction.
Before he sets out Grae receives one last ugly detail. A secret secondary assignment that makes it clear to him why he was chosen to lead the squad. It's the first order Grae has ever considered disobeying, an order that will force him to choose between his loyalty and his morality. And he's certain that the wrong choice will plunge the kingdom into civil war.
The Culling is the first of a three-part novel.
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