Risking the Rune Sword

Book One of THE LAST BLADE Five hundred years after the death of the First Emperor, his mystic Rune Sword has never been recovered. Spies and assassins crawl across the realm in search of the powerful artifact. Nations stand ready to go to war. In a secluded monastery, a lone monk has gathered three others to his cause. A Shieldbearer with a thirst for adventure and a disdain for authority. A young rogue with secret talents of the mind. And a bard who would rather be enjoying a nice cup of mulled wine. They will risk their lives, risk their sanity, and risk their very souls to find the last Rune Sword.