The Land of Anharth and the Black Souls

The Land of Anharth and the Black Souls is the first novel of The Land of Anharth book series written by Ixander Berrios and featuring Marcus Springborn, a young knight. It describes how Marcus become a knight for the army of Anharth, makes friends as Rick Armandor, also a knight, and Mayria Armandor, a healer, and try solve the mystery of deaths of members of the Royal Family which implies a spy of the sect of darkness called the Black Souls who is member of the Royal Family.

Plot
The beginning of the novel begins, eighteen years ago, in the kingdom of Anharth, with the escape of Prince Bolthron to the Northern Mountains. Upon arriving, a mysterious figure come to his aid and make him an offer...

Sixteen years later, Marcus Springborn was selling fruits at the Grand Market thinking of changing his job to become a knight of Anharth Army so he could win more money for his sick mother, Miram. Eventhough she didn't approve his decision, he still went letting her in charge of his aunt, Sula. After signing up, he went to Anvard Lodging Fort and meet Rick Armandor who also became a knight but not for money, eventhough he had a sick father, because he always wanted to become one. After going on training for three months at a camp on the outskirts of Fombra, they return to Molkan Castle to begin their job. But one day, they find the corpse of Prince Nathen, with no heart and hanging on a hallway with a writing on the wall written in Old Speech saying "Be aware of the dark". With that, fear and mystery was on the bodies of each and every one in Molkan Castle. After a search, they figure out that there is a spy of the dark deadly sect called the Black Souls inside the walls of the castle. After a series of deaths of the Royal Family, and the disappearance of gold in the Treasure Room, an investigation was been held looking for the responsable. Their were many suspects but it was found that Lord Torian was the Black Soul spy. The Black Souls knew about Torian carcelation in Alvard Prison so they plan an attack on the Elf Festival been held on Fombra. Dragons, Black Souls minions and its leader Bolthron, the reckless prince, came to attack Fombra. That night, many anharthians died including Miram, Marcus's mother. The book finishes when Captain Golias, a good friend of Marcus, told him that he was a Black Soul before and gave him advice.

Main Characters
Marcus Springborn as the main protaginist

Rick Armandor

Mayria "May" Armandor

Princess Lia

King Altus

Sula Springborn

Lord Torian as the main antagonist

Bolthron as the background antagonist

Queen Belza

Lord Toxar

Captain Golias

Miram

Setting
The book takes place on the kingdom of Anharth on the capital city of Fombra and on Molkan Castle.