The Sharded Boy: A Fantasy Adventure Series
Hate is a powerful motivator. Pain runs a close second.
Jahl Pratter dreams of recognition as a master wielder, but the danger of that recognition stalls his rise.
When a stranger hires Jahl for a job only a master wielder can perform, it's the perfect first step toward the destiny within his grasp.
The purchase of a magic stone is his first obstacle; it only requires coin.
But is the attention worth the danger wielding brings to him and his family?
The dark magic that summoned a plague which killed nearly every wielder in Chussan Faire appears contained. But those who believe his magic wields will cause a resurge urge Jahl to stop.
Jahl still deals with the pain of its first run through the wielder population. If hate spawned a plague, will Jahl's success drive its creator to greater action?
Can Jahl hide his wielding behind the secrets of a friend who once abandoned him? Rouen needs him if he hopes to save his family's business. Is that need enough for him to keep the silence that will protect the Pratter family?
The girl with the pretty blue eyes and a demanding temper is just as likely to ruin everything. Donya wants wielder training, and Jahl's her only option.
If Jahl agrees to share his skill with Donya, is she not just one more holder of dangerous secrets?
But those pretty blue eyes, the pain that jars him daily, the desire to wield, and treachery: each goads him toward the potential greatness promised him. It's only a magic wield away.
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About the Author
L. Darby Gibbs has been publishing fiction novels since 2011.
She started a fantasy series in 2016, a trilogy called Standing Stone. THE SHARDED BOY is the first in the series. Each book continues the adventures of Jahl, Donya and Rouen as they master wielding magic essence and make their way in the adult world. A fourth book joined the series in 2019, more will follow.
Gibbs started a second fantasy series in 2018. The Soltice Dragon World currently has four books, each a standalone novel in the dragon lands of the Cadore Range. They are new adult light romance and adventure novels.
In 2020, she introduced a new series: Kavin Cut Chronicles which follows the trials of a shy scribe who finds herself caught up in castle intrigued and accused of planning treason against the prince she only just met.
Gibbs is a teacher of writing and published a non-fiction reference book of traditional story plots titled THE LITTLE HANDBOOK OF NARRATIVE FRAMEWORKS in 2013.
Gibbs enjoys going to the theater, reading, traveling and spending time with her family and pets. She has been married more than thirty years, has one child and two dogs. The best lesson she learned is how much communication it takes to ride a tandem bicycle (built for two people) and get off hours later still friends with her husband. She lives in the United States and has lived in several states north, east, west and south. Though born on the east coast, her roots are buried deepest in Southern California.