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Matt Campbell Author of
Spirit Summoner
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Spirit Summoner: The Chosen of the
Light: Book One
Darr has the ability to
hear the disembodied voices of the spirits. Unfortunately, the spirits have
nothing useful to say. A young, inexperienced Spirit Summoner, Darr often
wonders at the purpose of such a useless ability. When an unnatural fire sweeps
through his village, Darr sets out on a mission of self-discovery and
curiosity.
As a Spirit Summoner, Darr learns he can enter
the spirit realm. There he has access to the elemental magic contained within
the Sephirs, legendary artifacts that once promised balance for a
world turning towards chaos. Now, the Sephirs’ powers are
dwindling since their untimely disappearance, and Darr is at the center of
the quest to find and recover them. Suddenly, Darr’s curiosity is a whirlpool
threatening to drown him, but his compulsion to see things through locks him
into a journey attracted to disaster.
For the Sephirs do more than restrain the primal
forces of magic. The Devoid, an evil long caged and hungry, has begun to loosen
the bars of its prison. If the Sephirs fail, the Devoid will escape and feed on
the Light of the living until nothing remains.
And the Devoid knows Darr’s lack of confidence is
the key needed to free itself completely.
Excerpt
For a moment, Darr lay in the mud in disbelief,
letting the rain wash over him. Everything had gone wrong, leaving him lost,
cold, and wet. He tried to sit up, but the weight of his pack pulled him down.
In a moment of hoarded frustration, he yelled. He didn’t yell at anyone in
particular. The Summoner howled in pure annoyance of his situation, his voice
carrying over the sound of the storm itself.
His voice cracked, and the small moment of silence allowed the spirits to come flooding into his mind. The spirits snapped Darr to attention, instantly making him aware of their presence.
Then they were gone.
Darr blinked in surprise against the downpour of rain. What had just happened? It was like a door to the Currents had been opened long enough to feel the presence of the spirits, then closed.
The Summoner lifted his head and looked down the slope. A black shape approached through the torrent of rain. Startled, Darr writhed in the mud, attempting to regain his feet. He managed to roll over and get up on one knee. The black form was right on top of him, a massive, frightening shape. Lightning flashed across the sky, and Darr saw it clearly, shaped like a man, robed and hooded. Soul Seekers!
Without a second thought, Darr leapt to his feet, clawing his way up the high slope. A massive hand clamped down on his shoulder and pulled him back.
His voice cracked, and the small moment of silence allowed the spirits to come flooding into his mind. The spirits snapped Darr to attention, instantly making him aware of their presence.
Then they were gone.
Darr blinked in surprise against the downpour of rain. What had just happened? It was like a door to the Currents had been opened long enough to feel the presence of the spirits, then closed.
The Summoner lifted his head and looked down the slope. A black shape approached through the torrent of rain. Startled, Darr writhed in the mud, attempting to regain his feet. He managed to roll over and get up on one knee. The black form was right on top of him, a massive, frightening shape. Lightning flashed across the sky, and Darr saw it clearly, shaped like a man, robed and hooded. Soul Seekers!
Without a second thought, Darr leapt to his feet, clawing his way up the high slope. A massive hand clamped down on his shoulder and pulled him back.
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About the Author:
Over the last twenty years, Matt Campbell has
been putting his love for fantasy down on paper. He began writing at the age of
11, but he has been telling stories long before then. With interests in
writing, woodworking, parenting, comic books, movies, and video games, Matt
always has something new to write about and to inspire him.
Matt’s passion for love for the fantastic inspired him to write his debut novel, The Chosen of the Light. At a staggering 400,000 words, Matt was forced to split his novel up into three books, the first of which,Spirit Summoner, is due later in 2013.
He lives inWestern Washington
with his wife, Jen, and son, Jacobi.
Matt’s passion for love for the fantastic inspired him to write his debut novel, The Chosen of the Light. At a staggering 400,000 words, Matt was forced to split his novel up into three books, the first of which,Spirit Summoner, is due later in 2013.
He lives in
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