The Caldarian Conflict

Award: Reviewer's choice, Digital Book TodayWill appeal to fans of Brandon Sanderson, George RR Martin, and R A Salvatore.A corrupt government. Enraged pirates.One monk caught in the middle of The Caldarian Conflict.Admiral Cain finds an elegant solution to Caldaria's piracy problem: lure pirate shipsto decoy merchant vessels stuffed with explosives instead of treasure. The suicidalcaptains are military men with fatal illnesses. The unsuspecting crews are poor menenticed from the...
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Award: Reviewer's choice, Digital Book TodayWill appeal to fans of Brandon Sanderson, George RR Martin, and R A Salvatore.A corrupt government. Enraged pirates.One monk caught in the middle of The Caldarian Conflict.Admiral Cain finds an elegant solution to Caldaria's piracy problem: lure pirate shipsto decoy merchant vessels stuffed with explosives instead of treasure. The suicidalcaptains are military men with fatal illnesses. The unsuspecting crews are poor menenticed from the gutters of Caldaria with the promise of handsome wages and freemeals. Cain considers it a dual service--after all, he's protecting the merchants andsweeping the streets clean of vagrants.There are only two problems: if the peasants find out, they'll revolt. If the Kingfinds out, he'll have Cain's head. Accordingly, anyone with too much knowledgemust die.Brother Mendell, a devout follower of Lord Justice, is caught in the crossfire whenhe seeks retribution for an unfairly executed prisoner. After discovering the firstfew layers of Admiral Cain's plan, Mendell realizes that even a monk must carefullynavigate through these dangerous waters. Mendell soon finds himself pursued byAdmiral Cain's merciless assistant, Krell, who suspects that the monk might ruintheir ambitious plan and uncover their mysterious backer--and will gladlykill the monk to keep him silent.Mendell must unravel the mystery before he, too, becomes a casualty of The Caldarian Conflict.