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Blending vigilante justice with epic fantasy, this third Maradaine novel finds student Veranix Calbert returning to fight crime * "Veranix is Batman, if Batman were a teenager and magically talented." - Library JournalSummer and the Grand Tournament of High Colleges have come to the University of Maradaine. If the heat and the crowds weren't enough to bring the campus and the neighborhood of Aventil to a boiling point, rumors that The Thorn is on the warpath - killing the last of the Red Rabbits - is enough to tip all of Maradaine into the fire. Except Veranix Calbert, magic student at the University, is The Thorn, and he's not the one viciously hunting the Red Rabbits. Veranix has his hands full with his share of responsibilities for the Tournament, and as The Thorn he's been trying to find the source of the mind-destroying effitte being sold on campus.
About the Author
Marshall Ryan Maresca is a fantasy and science-fiction writer, author of the Maradaine Saga: Four parallel series set amid the bustling streets and crime-ridden districts of the exotic city called Maradaine. This includes The Thorn of Dentonhill, A Murder of Mages, The Holver Alley Crew and The Way of the Shield. His work also appeared in Norton Anthology of Hint Fiction and Rick Klaw's anthology Rayguns Over Texas. He also has had several short plays produced. He lives in Austin with his family.For more information, visit Marshall's website at www.mrmaresca.com.
