The Shadow Battles Series by Bard Constantine

In a world where history has become myth, legend returns in sinister fashion. When a malevolent race of powerful beings reveals their existence, humanity must suffer the consequences.An immortal lord risks everything to cure his people of their terrible curse, yet the cost may be that of his very soul. A newly anointed seeress discovers an artifact that may hold the key to an ages-old conflict, but her discovery may be her destruction... moreIn a world where history has become myth, legend returns in sinister fashion. When a malevolent race of powerful beings reveals their existence, humanity must suffer the consequences.An immortal lord risks everything to cure his people of their terrible curse, yet the cost may be that of his very soul. A newly anointed seeress discovers an artifact that may hold the key to an ages-old conflict, but her discovery may be her destruction. And a fallen knight pursues a path of vengeance, despite repercussions that threaten to consume all that he has suffered for.Their lives will intersect with others: men who shift their shape with a thought, an ambitious and brutal warlord fixated on conquest, a cunning agent with duplicitous loyalties, a crimson-eyed mistress whose name means Death, and a band of skilled fighters who dare to hunt the immortal. The resulting maneuvers for position and power will sweep the entire kingdom into a war where no outcome is predictable, and even the best intentions can go horribly awry.The Shadow Battles have begun. less

The saga that began with the Eye of Everfell continues with the kingdom of Leodia in chaos after their beloved king's murder. Fallen knight Marcellus Admorran is missing, having been transformed into the dark and powerful Reaver. As the land is smothered by winter, Nyori Sharlin tries to protect Eymunder, the powerful artifact that might be the key in the struggle against the immortal king that pursues her... moreThe saga that began with the Eye of Everfell continues with the kingdom of Leodia in chaos after their beloved king's murder. Fallen knight Marcellus Admorran is missing, having been transformed into the dark and powerful Reaver. As the land is smothered by winter, Nyori Sharlin tries to protect Eymunder, the powerful artifact that might be the key in the struggle against the immortal king that pursues her. Her companions are the Huntsmen, warriors that dare to battle the akhkharu, but at least one among them may be a traitor.In the Forbidden City, Alaric Aelfvaldar gathers his people together to prepare for war against the forces of men. Yet infighting and deceit threaten to topple his fragile alliance before the battle has even begun.And in the east, the vindictive warlord Valdemar Basilis musters the greatest army Leodia has ever faced. In the end, only the force with the darkest champion may survive. less