Terry Madden – författare

An ancient god-king stirs in his stony tomb and whispers in the ear of the winter king, "e;None but ye can set me free."e;Six years have passed since the druid Lyleth resurrected her king and won back his throne. Now, his murderous nephew, Talan, is king of the Five Quarters. But Talan wants more than the throne, he wants immortality, and Lyleth's six-year-old daughter can give it to him. For she is rumored to be the fabled "e;Child of Death"e; . . . and Lyleth will stop at nothing to get her daughter back.Six years have passed since Hugh Cavendish journeyed to the Five Quarters and returned to our world, broken. With Aunt Merryn nearing death, he must uncover the location of the third well and find his way back to the Five Quarters if he is to save his daughter.But the fate of both the living and the dead rest with the one who is both and neither. The Child of Death.

The sacrifice is made, the well opens, and the stone that entombs the severed head of the Crooked One falls to dust. Come to build a kingdom of the Sunless, he will banish death by consuming the living.Lyleth and Hugh Cavendish pursue their daughter deep into the buried fortress of Caer Sidi, the realm of souls of the sacrificed who are enslaved to their lord, the Crooked One. But they soon discover that the only one who can kill the immortal god-king is the blood scribe who shaped him.

"e;Druids and time travel, battles and first loves. This book is glorious."e;When a bottomless well opens inside a cave on Malibu Beach, English teacher Hugh Cavendish feels its pull in his bones. The water calls him by a name he no longer remembers, drawing him back to a world and a past life he has spent centuries forgetting.On the far side of the well lies a kingdom on the brink. A devoted druid has broken a sacred law to resurrect her murdered king, but the soul she summons is not the man she once loved. Death has carved new shadows into him, and the throne he left behind has fallen into a tyrant's hands. Bound by fate and fractured memory, the two must reclaim the crown before the usurper destroys everything they once built together.But Hugh is not the only one to cross between worlds. Someone from his modern life has followed him, determined to drag him back before he can restore his kingdom, or himself. Caught between two identities and two destinies, Hugh must decide which world he belongs to and what kind of man he is willing to become.Blending myth, magic, and the ache of lost love, award‑winning author Terry Madden delivers a sweeping fantasy of rebirth, loyalty, and the courage to face the truth of one's own soul. Perfect for readers of Tad Williams and Guy Gavriel Kay, this epic tale opens the door to a richly imagined series you won't want to leave.

Two worlds are bound by ancient magic and a bottomless well. When a forgotten king is pulled across the veil into the life of a modern man, the breach awakens forces that have slept for centuries.In the Five Quarters, a kingdom shaped by old powers long lost to memory, the dead stir beneath stone and sea. A child marked by fate becomes the fulcrum of a struggle that spans both realms, drawing together those who would protect her and those who would claim her for darker purposes. As the well opens and the past begins to rewrite the present, the boundaries between life and death grow perilously thin.Spanning Three Wells of the Sea, The Salamander's Smile, and Halls of the Sunless, this sweeping trilogy weaves Celtic myth and portal fantasy into a tale of rebirth, and the fierce bonds that outlast lifetimes. For readers of Tad Williams and Guy Gavriel Kay, the Three Wells Trilogy invites you into a world where destiny is written in water and every crossing demands a price.