Book One of the acclaimed Bowl of Souls Series, an Action Fantasy series set in a world filled with magic, adventure, and danger!

Justan was raised on the outskirts of the premier Battle Academy in the known lands. His only goal in life has been to enter the academy and become a powerful warrior like his father. Unfortunately, he has failed the entrance exams multiple times. He is given one last chance, but there is a condition. He must undergo a year’s tutelage under a fierce warrior woman from a far off land.

Meanwhile, an evil wizard of immense power is transforming wild creatures into an army of monsters. Ogres and dragons, warriors and wizards are destined to clash, their fates guided by The Bowl of Souls.

Eye of the Moonrat is part one of The Moonrat Saga and the first book in The Bowl of Souls series
The Moonrat Saga
Book One: Eye of the Moonrat
Book 1.5: Hilt's Pride:
Book Two: Messenger of the Dark Prophet
Book Three: Hunt of the Bandham
Book Four: The War of Stardeon
Book Five: Mother of the Moonrat
The Jharro Grove Saga
Book Six: Tarah Woodblade
Book Seven: Protector of the Grove
Book Eight: The Ogre Apprentice
Book Nine: The Troll King
Book Ten: Priestess of War
Book Eleven: Upcoming Spring 2017

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### Review

" . . . it tells the story of an ogre who risks his social place in the tribe for the greater good ofhis society, and a raptiod who is forced to make his way in the worldafter his way of life is utterly destroyed. We have yet to see theindividual roles they will play in the greater series, but I am veryinterested to find out." - *Fantascize.com*

"There are several points of magic within the world that areinteresting, creative, and new. I will be interested to see how they tie back intothe story as the series progresses. I'm excited to move on to the nextbook in the series, and will be keeping an eye on this author in thefuture." - *Ben Hale, author of the 'Chronicles of Lumineia' series. *

### From the Author

Eye of the Moonrat was a long journey for me.

I came up with the main characters when I was a teenager. I loved fantasy novels and I loved comic books and the first versions of these characters really showed those roots. Over the years, I kept notebooks about them and their history. I made a few attempts at writing their adventures. It wasn't until years later that my wife finally told me to stop dreaming about this story and write it down.

I wrote Eye of the Moonrat and most of what became Messenger of the Dark Prophet over a 15 month period. Then began a ten year process of editing and rewrites and submissions to publishers and agents. Those were long frustrating years and there were several gaps of time when I had thrown my hands up and put it all away. But the book got better. I honed my writing skills and added to it until the first book became two.

I had a small group of family and friends that had read the first two books and eagerly wanted more. They encouraged me to publish on Amazon for Kindle. I resisted that advice for a long time, but finally in May of 2012 I gathered my nerves and put the first book out there. I was inspired by the feedback. Book two and three came out soon after, followed by Hilt's Pride in December.

It has been more successful than I thought possible. If you had told me in 2011 that I would have four books out by this time in 2012, I would have thought you were crazy. Thank you for giving my books a chance. I promise to keep writing.