title: Beyond the Summerland (The Binding of the Blade, Book 1)
author:  L. B. Graham 
description: "A staggering accomplishment. The vibrancy and scope of L.B. Grahams world-building deserves highest praise. Add in well-rounded and memorable characters, thematic richness, and high adventure, and you have an unbeatable formula for success. Ranks right up there with Tolkien and Lawhead as among the best Christian novels of the fantastic ever written." --<b>Jan P. Dennis</b>, discoverer of Frank Peretti, Stephen R. Lawhead, and Ted Dekker<br /><br />"L. B. Graham is a marvelous storyteller: His words are vivid and powerful, his imagination unbound. Best of all, he uses a breathtaking array of thought candyhigh adventure, tragedy, romance, heroism, suspense, danger. A lot of fantasy novels claim to be in the tradition of Lord of the RingsBeyond the Summerland truly lives up to this praise." --<b>Robert Liparulo</b>, contributing editor of <i>New Man</i> magazine and author of the novel <i>Comes a Horseman</i><br /><br />"L. B. Grahams first book in The Binding of the Blade series takes hold of the reader, building one compelling event upon another, and races toward an utterly surprising conclusion." --<b>Dr. Kent Gramm</b>, Pulitzer prize nominated author of <i>November: Lincolns Elegy at Gettysburg</i>
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  Dryad’s Blade
  
  
  By Kater Cheek
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DRYAD’S BLADE
  
  
  by Kater Cheek
  
  
  originally published as TREEMAKER in 2011
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright 2020
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Author’s Note:
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Any resemblances to places or people, living or
  dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Title Page](ch0.html#anchor_0_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Copyright Page](ch1_split_0.html#anchor_3_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One](ch2.html#anchor_92_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Two](ch3.html#anchor_194_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Three](ch4.html#anchor_333_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Four](ch5_split_0.html#anchor_421_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Five](ch6_split_0.html#anchor_487_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Six](ch7.html#anchor_655_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](ch8.html#anchor_827_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](ch9_split_0.html#anchor_937_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Nine](ch10.html#anchor_1098_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Ten](ch11.html#anchor_1136_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Eleven](ch12.html#anchor_1220_0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter T