title: The Curse of the Thrax: Bloodsword Trilogy Part I (The Bloodsword Trilogy) (Volume 1)
author:  Mark Murphy 
description: "This young hero's journey is highly readable and never short on exciting plot twists"--Clarion Review<br /><br />"Five stars! Mark Murphy creates an adventurous, coming-of-age tale without relying on tired stereotypes or formulas." Readers' Favorite Review<br /><br />"A resounding success! Five out of five stars!" --Bill Tillman, NetGalley<br /><br /><br><div>"<i>The Curse of the Thrax</i> is a carefully crafted and well-written addition to the post-apocalyptic genre. Four and a half stars."--Indie Reader. <br><br>(See more at: indiereader.com/2014/06/curse-thrax/#sthash.DAuPVvnJ.zuIz8OIK.dpuf)</div><div><i></i></div>
zlib_text: **Table of Contents**
  
  [Cover](9781448304585_epub_cvi.xhtml)
  
  Also by David Mark
  
  Title Page
  
  Copyright
  
  Dedication
  
  Epigraph
  
  Prologue
  
  Chapter One
  
  Chapter Two
  
  Chapter Three
  
  Chapter Four
  
  Chapter Five
  
  Chapter Six
  
  Chapter Seven
  
  Chapter Eight
  
  Chapter Nine
  
  Chapter Ten
  
  Chapter Eleven
  
  Chapter Twelve
  
  Chapter Thirteen
  
  Chapter Fourteen
  
  Chapter Fifteen
  
  Chapter Sixteen
  
  Chapter Seventeen
  
  Chapter Eighteen
  
  Chapter Nineteen
  
  Chapter Twenty
  
  Chapter Twenty-One
  
  Chapter Twenty-Two
  
  Chapter Twenty-Three
  
  Chapter Twenty-Four
  
  Chapter Twenty-Five
  
  Chapter Twenty-Six
  
  Chapter Twenty-Seven
  
  Chapter Twenty-Eight
  
  Chapter Twenty-Nine
  
  Chapter Thirty
  
  Chapter Thirty-One
  
  Chapter Thirty-Two
  
  Chapter Thirty-Three
  
  Chapter Thirty-Four
  
  Chapter Thirty-Five
  
  Chapter Thirty-Six
  
  Epilogue
  
  _Also by David Mark_
  
   _Novels_
  
  THE ZEALOT’S BONES _(as D.M. Mark)_
  
  THE MAUSOLEUM *
  
  A RUSH OF BLOOD *
  
  BORROWED TIME *
  
   _The DS Aector McAvoy series_
  
  DARK WINTER
  
  ORIGINAL SKIN
  
  SORROW BOUND
  
  TAKING PITY
  
  A 