title: Beowulf: A Tale of Blood, Heat, and Ashes
author:  Nicky Raven 
description: John Howe is best known for his work as a lead artist on Peters Jacksons LORD OF THE RINGS movie trilogy based on the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien. The illustrator of many books in the fantasy genre, he lives in Switzerland.
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  [Title Page](part0001.html#UGI0-c9754905975d4e90adb25de7d834cace)
  
  
  [Resurrection](part0002.html#1T140-c9754905975d4e90adb25de7d834cace)
  
  
  [Letter to Readers](part0003.html#2RHM0-c9754905975d4e90adb25de7d834cace)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Resurrection
  
  
  The Raven Bringer Saga, Book 1
  
  
  by C. A. McHugh
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Resurrection
  
  
  
  
  
  Sir Ceryst of Klone clung to the shadows covering the rooftop as the royal
  procession passed through the streets below. It was the first official day of
  summer, yet the air carried an unnatural chill that prickled his skin with
  gooseflesh and wove a cage of ice around his heart.
  
  
  “Are you certain about this?” he asked, even though every fiber of his being
  was on edge.
  
  
  “Absolutely,” Raimel replied with uncharacteristic seriousness. He broke his
  attention away from their target below. The setting sun flashed in his eyes,
  turning the inky pupils blood red. “I may not know everything, but I’m certain
  about what’s out there.”
  
  
  Ceryst sup