The Sanctuary Series, Books 1-3: Defender, Avenger and Champion

Robert J. Crane

May 2015 · Midian Press

About this ebook

 This is a collection of the first three titles in the Sanctuary Series (THIS SERIES IS NOW COMPLETE), which is about a warrior in the mythical world of Arkaria, facing great battles against magical and fantastical foes. (Approx. 357,000 words or 950 pages total.)

The world of Arkaria is a dangerous place, filled with dragons, titans, goblins and other dangers. Those who live in this world are faced with two choices: live an ordinary life or become an adventurer and seek the extraordinary.

Books included:

1. Defender

2. Avenger

3. Champion

Defender:

Cyrus Davidon leads a small guild in the human capital of Reikonos. Caught in an untenable situation, facing death in the den of a dragon, they are saved by the brave fighters of Sanctuary who offer an invitation filled with the promise of greater adventure. Soon Cyrus is embroiled in a mystery - someone is stealing weapons of nearly unlimited power for an unknown purpose, and Sanctuary may be the only thing that stands between the world of Arkaria and total destruction.

Avenger:

When a series of attacks on convoys draws suspicion that Sanctuary is involved, Cyrus Davidon must put aside his personal struggles and try to find the raiders. As the attacks worsen, Cyrus and his comrades find themselves abandoned by their allies, surrounded by enemies, facing the end of Sanctuary and a war that will consume their world.

Champion:

As the war heats up in Arkaria, Vara is forced to flee after an ancient order of skilled assassins infiltrates Sanctuary and targets her. Cyrus Davidon accompanies her home to the elven city of Termina and the two of them become embroiled in a mystery that will shake the very foundations of the Elven Kingdom – and Arkaria.

Additional Books not included in set (in best reading order):

Crusader (Sanctuary Series, Book 4)

Sanctuary Tales (Short Story Collection)

Thy Father's Shadow (Sanctuary Series, Book 4.5)

Master (Sanctuary Series, Book 5)

Fated in Darkness (Sanctuary Series, Book 5.5)

Warlord (Sanctuary Series, Book 6)

Heretic (Sanctuary Series, Book 7)

Legend (Sanctuary Series, Book 8)

Ratings and reviews

I loved these books. The first one made me feel like I was in an rpg but just following along. Getting to know the characters, the twists and turns, the setting,all of it kept me reading. The way these end and begin kills me,it's like I want to know eactly what is going on but I'm pulled away into another part of the main characters life. My ONLY qualm is having to pay for the 4th,5th,6th and 7th books. Normally not an issue, but losing a job makes it difficult to pay the bills as it is, and so after reading book 3 I sat for hours contemplating if I could afford just 1 more book..... I know that will turn into all the rest, and I'm sure they're worth it, if not worth even more money. Absolutely read all 3, the story is superb.

I'm not much for medieval fiction but I could not put this trilogy down as much as I would have liked. Well written from start to finish, the story kept my attention as it moved along, alternating explosive action, epic battles & moments of peace in between. What I mean to say is that no matter which part of the story I was at, I could not put it down because every single point was written to keep one mesmerized! I highly recommend it & will definitely continue to read to the epic conclusion of this story​!

Fantasy war. Gnomes humans elves plus god's. Fantastic thriller and love story. Great read. I am a seventy one year old grandma and I couldn't put the book down . We need more books like this