Masters of Scent

An uneasy peace follows the devastating civil war in Ean which ousted the vicious Sutanite ruler, Jakus. But the deposed leader heads an invasion force to seek revenge and to obtain supplies of a scent-enhancing crystal held in the peaceful neighbouring country of Rolan, that will intensify his powers. The defenders, led by the tarnished Eanite hero, Targus, and an aging female mystic, Alethea, prepare to fight for their freedom against the ruthless enemy who is using a new and powerful scent-based weapon. But their task is made harder by a parasitic presence infecting Targus and seeking to control his will. Ultimately, all that stands in the aggressors' way is a new and subtle scent magic employed by the women of Rolan.

Anyar, teenage daughter of a hero of the revolution that overthrew the tyrannical Sutanites ruling the land of Ean, finds herself with the responsibility of her world on her shoulders. She has been content to enjoy her youth with Vor, her animal companion, and grow up in a peaceful land. But fate is against her.Jakus, a power-hungry former ruler of Ean is determined to reclaim that country along with neighbouring Rolan, and to destroy any who oppose him. He has no qualms in crushing Anyar and her compatriots using his scent weapons, heightened to an unheard-of degree. The draw of a crystal found in Rolan that will increase his powers even further is irresistible.All that stands in his way is Anyar and a cohort of women using a mysterious shadow scent- and a malevolent parasite deep in his brain that has its own agenda.Friendships, love and betrayal interact as Jakus' mighty war machine spreads its shadow over the world.Will the scent magic wielded by Anyar and her allies be enough in the final conflict with Jakus?Will Ean, Rolan and ultimately Sutan be free of tyranny?Will the victor survive unscathed?

The Sutanites, the rulers of Ean, control the people, how they think and what they do, using scent magic. They remove threats to their power by crushing or retraining scent-talented young Eanites before their skills are fully developed.Targas, a scent master with unusual skills, newly arrived in Ean, is the catalyst for change.The vicious Sutanite elite will stop at nothing to find and destroy him while the Resistance see him as their only chance for freedom.Success and failure are balanced on a knife's edge in the resultant civil war where the outcome will be determined by who controls the most powerful scent magic. Will the Eanites gain their freedom at last or will they be crushed once and for all by their foreign rulers?