Cleansing Hunt (The Earthsoul Prophecies, Book 2) (Hardcover)

~ Greg Park (Author)

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The Hunt Begins After the brazen attack on Fairimor Palace by the Hand of the Dark, the allied nations of the Nine Lands begin preparations for a prolonged war against the refleshed dreadlord Throy Shadan. Even now, his army is poised to enter Kelsa with enough shadowspawn to ravage the entire nation. But word has come from the south of the discovery of a lost Temple of Elderon which contains a Blood Orb of Elsa, a talisman powerful enough to heal a dying world. With his friends at his side, Jase Fairimor undertakes a dangerous and desperate journey to retrieve the Talisman before it can fall into the hands of the enemy. In Trian, Elison Brey continues his war against the Con'Kumen, determined to eradicate their dark brotherhood from the ancient city, while the traitor Zeniff plots Elison's assassination and the overthrowing of the kingdom. Meanwhile, Croneam Eries enlists the help of the Gifted who have been drawn out of hiding by the crowning of Fairimor Dome with Fire. Led by a handful of Dymas who survived the Battle of Greendom, these noble warriors move eastward to engage Shadan's armies in an attempt to hold them back long enough for the Fairimors to fulfill their mission. But there is danger even in success, for Jase's earlier misuses of the Power have him nearing the realm of the Agla'Con. Jase Fairimor, powerful and chosen, is now the Earthsoul's greatest hope, and its greatest threat. Brilliantly conceived, with more than six thousand years of history, The Earthsoul Prophecies is a magnificent tale of a dying world's struggle for survival and an insightful look into mankind's proven capacity for good and evil.

About the Author

Greg Park was born in 1967 in Provo, Utah, and spent much of his youth fishing the Provo River and hiking and hunting in the Wasatch Mountains with his father and brothers. In 1986, he served a two-year mission in Osaka, Japan, then attended Brigham Young University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English. He recently returned to BYU to work on a Master's degree in media education. He currently teaches English and Japanese, and courses in creative writing and science fiction literature at Timpanogos High School, in Orem, Utah. Still an avid outdoorsman, he spends much of his time fishing, hunting, and camping with his wife and children in Utah's backcountry. Cleansing Hunt is his second novel.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Bladestar; 1 edition (May 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978793196
• ISBN-13: 978-0978793197
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,116,162 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully crafted, immersive epic fantasy., May 12, 2007

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Written by English, Japanese, and creative writing teacher Greg Park, Cleansing Hunt: Book Two of The Earthsoul Prophecies is a fantastic novel about a dying world with more than six thousand years of epic history. The refleshed dreadlord Throy Shadan and his fell army are poised to sack and ruin the nation of Kelsa, and the allied nations of the Nine Lands must brace themselves for a renewed, costly war. Amid the gathering storm, Jase Fairimor and his friends learn of the lost Temple of Elderon with a Blood Orb of Elsa - a talisman potent enough to heal the wounds of a dying planet. The wicked Shadan lusts after the talisman for his own purposes, but neither is Jase completely immune to the siren call of power. Jase's earlier misuses of Power have left a dark mark on him, and now, even as he seeks the talisman, he may yet be Earthsoul's greatest threat rather than its greatest hope. A wonderfully crafted, immersive epic fantasy. Also highly recommended is the first novel in The Earthsoul Prophecy series, Veil of Darkness.