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    Guardian of the Dawn
    Guardian of the Dawn
    Guardian of the Dawn
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    Guardian of the Dawn

    By William King

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    "The King of High Adventure," Starlog.

    "Immediately convincing, classically brooding," The Cimmerian.com.

    To the world at large, he is a mercenary and assassin, a brutal killer with a deadly blade. In reality Kormak is a Guardian, one of a dying order sworn to protect humanity from the servants of the gathering darkness.

    In this chilling tale, Kormak seeks refuge for the night in an isolated peasant home only to find himself thrown into a terrifying confrontation with an ancient evil.

    A thrilling sword and sorcery short story in the proud tradition of Robert E Howard from the bestselling creator of Gotrek and Felix.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam King
    Release dateAug 2, 2011
    ISBN9781465988942
    Guardian of the Dawn
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    William King

    William King is the creator of the bestselling Gotrek and Felix series for Black Library and the author of the bestselling Space Wolf books, which between them have sold over 750,000 copies in English and been translated into 8 languages. He has been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award and has twice won the Origins Awards For Game Design.

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      Guardian of the Dawn - William King

      GUARDIAN OF THE DAWN

      Copyright © William King 2005

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Website: www.williamking.me

      Contact: bill@williamking.me

      BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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      GUARDIAN OF THE DAWN

      OPEN THE DOOR, Kormak yelled. Blood seeped through his shirt, the wound in his side hurt, and he was dizzy from all the witchroot he had chewed for the pain. He needed to get inside soon. It was almost twilight and this, of all nights, was no time to be abroad.

      He glanced back towards the darkening woods. At least there was no sign of his pursuers on the road. They were most likely safe indoors, hiding behind Elder signs, praying to the Sun to keep them safe from the terrors of the dark.

      Go away! The voice from within was deep and rough, the accent that of a peasant farmer.

      You would turn away a fellow man on the night of the full moon? Kormak said. The Holy Sun will turn his face from your crops. Your cattle will be barren.

      How do I know you are a man? It is twilight and we have had trouble with the Children of the Moon. That would certainly explain the suspicion in the man's voice, Kormak thought. This land was close to the marches of the world where the Old Ones still disputed the borders with men.

      If I were a moondog would I be able to stand on the Elder Sign worked on your doorstone? Kormak asked. It was just as well they could not see his blood dripping onto the crude five-pointed

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