The Codex Lacrimae, Part 2

While heroes from three religions unite to save all existence, the quest for Mimir’s Well begins! 
The Nine Worlds of medieval times are threatened by threats from Norse and Gaelic mythology, and only the teenagers Clarinda Trevisan & Servius Aurelius Santini can prevent the return of the darkest of the Artifacts of Destiny, the Codex Lacrimae. 



On a quest to find the Well of the Worlds and All-Knowing Mimir —  an action-filled journey that sees the young heroes in breathtaking battles from the besieged Krak des Chevaliers on Midgard, to the Weeping Wood of Svartalfheim, to the Dwarf-Caverns of Nidaveller, and thence to the fabled Fjords of Asgard — Clarinda and Aurelius will discover whether their growing friendship can stand against the host of villainous enemies, supernatural forces, and the march-to-war on different planes of existence that attend the potential return of the Book of Tears. 

The Dark Book lies at the center of the chaos sweeping the Nine Worlds, and the youths will need to find a way to rely on each other if they are to overcome a host of new threats — the Rock Giants, the Wild Hunt, Fafnir the Dragon, and the Midgard Serpent … all of whom have joined Hela the Death Queen, the Huntsmen of Muspelheim, and the Devil himself in the hunt for the Codex Lacrimae! 

With an unpredictable outcome that confounds traditional expectations of the genre, the second part of The Codex Lacrimae will surprise and delight readers of epic fantasy!

Contents

List of Illustrations

Map

BOOK THREE: THE DESERT ON MIDGARD

1.         A Lore Master’s Third Rune Gate

2.         The Reunion of Arch-Mage Dietrich & Brother Braunen

3.         The Dawdling Hospitaller

4.         The Orphans of Mecina

5.         Saladin & Fafnir: A Survivor Revealed

6.         Morpeth Strikes

7.         Clarinda’s Gambit, Fatima’s Ruse

BOOK FOUR: THE JOURNEY TO MIMIR’S WELL

1.         The Caverns of Nidaveller

2.         Death in the Crystal Caves

3.         The Battle of Underjordisk Elv: Clarinda

4.         The Battle of Underjordisk Elv: Aurelius

5.         Rushing Water, Wintry Wood, and the Return of Cerys

6.         A Rune Gate to Muspelheim

7.         Clarinda and the Codex Lacrimae

8.         A Norn’s Command

9.         The Children of Loki

10.       The Servants of Veröld Matröd

11.       The Misgivings of Elves, Norns, and Dwarves

12.       The Weeping Wood of Svartalfheim

13.       An Invitation to Mimir’s Well

14.       Of Huntsmen Piercing the Weirds of Fate

15.       Present becomes the Future: Clarinda Uses the First of the Gȧtefull Runer

16.       A Codex and Vanir at the Well of Fate

17.       The Council at Mimir’s Well

18.       A Day’s Black Fate, Thwarted

19.       The Fjords of Asgard

20.       The Watcher of the Gods

21.       Jormungand’s Bane

INDEX OF CHARACTERS, TALISMANS, CREATURES, & PLACES 

Clarinda Trevisan’s Family & Other Venetians ................... 

Servius Aurelius Santini’s Family & Other Relations ......... 

Khajen ibn-Khaldun’s Family & Relations (& House

of Saladin) .............................................................................

Jacob David-son’s Family & Relations (Byzantium) ...........

Stratioticus Family & Other Byzantines ..............................

Hospitallers et al in Krak des Chevalies & Holy Land.........

Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology.........................................

Other Locales, Characters, & Talismans ..............................

ABOUT THE AUTHOR ..........................................................................