The World of the Custodes Noctis
The Custodes Noctis—The Keepers of the Night—were created to hunt those things that even the night fears, the great evil that stalks the earth that most are incapable of even conceiving, let alone fighting.
Founded by the First Emrys, thousands of years ago, the Keepers are always paired with their brother, born five years apart. The brothers are connected by a psychic bond that allows them to fight more efficiently, sense when the other is in danger, and survive wounds that might otherwise kill them. However, because of the bond, if one Keeper dies, his brother soon follows. In addition to the bond, each brother has his own Gifts. The elder has the Gift of healing, the younger, of Sight.
From the first family, the Keepers soon grew, and at one time, the Custodes Noctis numbered in the hundreds, and led armies in the thousands with their closest followers, the Vassals, swearing an oath of personal fealty to each family line as well as the Custodes Noctis.
Over the millennia, the Traditions have been lost, the Sagas forgotten, except by a few families. The Keepers numbers have been reduced, though some still fight the evil the rest of the world has forgotten.
The Summoning
The earth has long been the battleground between the forces of Light and Dark. There have been wars that have torn the world apart many times. The Custodes Noctis were created to help fight in those wars, and through the millennia have faced many Dark foes and driven them through the Veil into the Between World. But the world is changing, things are stirring that haven’t seen the light of the sun for epochs. The oldest family of Custodes Noctis, the Emrys, have fought on the side of the Light for thousands of years. Now, Rob Emrys is being called by something sinister and unseen, a command he must obey. While his brother, Galen, desperately attempts to save his brother, Rob finds himself unwillingly summoned to what could very possibly be his death—or worse.
The Hunt
More than a thousand years ago, the Hunt was founded to ride the Between World. Long believed to be a punishment for Custodes Noctis who denied their destiny, the Hunt became the stuff of legend and nightmare. Ten years ago, Galen Emrys denied his destiny in a desperate attempt to save his family – and the world. But the past does not forget, and the Hunt is riding once more, this time for the Emrys brothers. Galen and Rob have an impossible choice – join the Hunt and face losing themselves to the darkness forever. When they’re faced with a far worse enemy, joining the Hunt might be the only way they can survive… Read an Excerpt
The Legacy
The Custodes Noctis -Keepers of the Night- have existed down the ages, protecting the world from the darkness. Galen Emrys comes from a long line of Keepers with a history that spans thousands of years, but when his brother is killed he is left to shoulder the burden alone. For years, Galen denied his birthright, ignoring his destiny and the call of the Keepers, but when his brother mysteriously reappears he must face his past to defeat a legacy that has hunted his family for millennia…Read an Excerpt
