As the Second Age of Peace draws to an end, the Three Sisters, watchers of the past, present and future foresee the signs that will herald the beginning of great calamities that will spell disaster for mankind and all that is good.
The last hope for peace lies with the Order, an alliance of warriors from the surrounding countries, an Elf and a hapless Wizard. Led by a Prince whose fate is sealed by his past and a boy haunted by a past he cannot escape, they must deliver the Stone of Salvation to unlock the only weapon that can destroy the impending evil.
Pursued by enemy soldiers and four dark emissaries; the harbingers of evil set forth to destroy them, they embark on an incredible adventure. Trapped and outnumbered, an unlikely ally comes to their aid Ð the last surviving warrior, a messenger from a war-ravaged land far to the east. She reluctantly joins forces with the Order, where together, they wage war against a common adversary.
A journey fraught with many dangers, they must also fight their own fears and doubts to keep hope alive. The race is on. Time is running out...
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A fan of swashbuckling adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas of Three Musketeers and the Count of Monte Cristo fame, Lorna Suzuki had noticed that it was always the men going off on great adventures and enjoying the camaraderie of a brotherhood. Most often, the women were portrayed as the damsels-in-distress.
In writing the Imago fantasy series, by adding a female protagonist, one that is reluctantly accepted into this brotherhood, the author drew on some of her own experiences as a woman in a once male-dominated field of law enforcement and martial arts to bring Nayla the female warrior to life.
With over twenty-four years experience in various forms of martial arts, Suzuki is a practitioner and instructor of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, a martial arts system incorporating six traditional samurai schools and three schools of ninjutsu under Japanese Soke, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi. Although Budo Taijutsu has a very long and rich history in Japan and is steeped in tradition, it is only now growing in popularity. Practitioners of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu do not compete in the sports arena as the techniques incorporated into this system are used strictly for self-defense, never as a sport. To learn more about Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, please visit Shihan Phillip Legare's website @ www.shinkentaijutsu.com
As the newly elected president of the White Rock/Surrey Writers Group, Suzuki is working to raise the profile of one of BC's longest established writing societies. This not-for-profit organization strives to inspire budding writers and published authors of all genres, to improve writing skills and direct writers to publishers seeking submissions. Members meet from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month at the White Rock Library.
When Suzuki is not writing the next installment of the Imago series, she is a scriptwriter for Life & Times Productions founded and managed by award-winning producer, Alice Mathieson.
This company specializes in creating audio/video life-stories customized for clients as well as biographic documentaries for TV. She resides in the suburbs outside of Vancouver, BC with her husband Scott White, a talented videographer and Bujinkan Shidoshi, and her charming, young daughter Nia.
L.T. Suzuki can be contacted at:
ltsuzuki@imagobooks.ca