The Journey to Darkstone Tower relates the continuing saga of the Thalin family antics, and how the size of the Thalin empire has grown in this memorable fantasy series.

The family suffers pain as age and battles winnow down its members, but the Thalins continue on, even as the swordsman and the dread lords return in a strange repeat of history.

Magic is afoot at Darkstone Tower:

“The dark robed and long cowl was definitely concealing the true identity of the person inside. Secretly, they planned on taking everything for themselves. Jakel looked back and smiled. His partners were dead. He wouldn’t have to share anything, including the mountain, with anyone.

“Jakel moved to the wall and removed one brick. As he did a wind picked up. He was engulfed in sand and sucked into the wall, leaving only the hole.”