LightbreakerThe First Book of the Codex of SoulsMarkham has returned to Seattle, searching for Katarina, the girl who, a decade ago, touched his soul, literally tearing it from his body. But what he discovers upon arriving is dark magick . . . of a most ancient and destructive kind. An encounter with a desperate spirit, leaping destructively from host to host, sets Markham on the trail of secretive cabal of magicians seeking to punch a hole through heaven, extinguishing forever the divine spark. Armed with the Chorus, a phantasmal chain of human souls he wields as a weapon of will, Markham must engage in a magickal battle with earth-shattering stakes. Markham must delve deep into his past, calling on every aspect of his occult training for there to be any hope of a future. But delve he must, for Markham is a veneficus, a spirit thief, the Lightbreaker . . . From newcomer Mark Teppo comes Lightbreaker, an explosive, action-packed occult thriller combining Western magick, Hermetic traditions, and shamanism. Beyond good . . . beyond evil . . . Lightbreaker. "Grim and refined, Teppo's aggressive near-noir is rich and strange—heavily and deftly textured. It's got a punch that'll leave you rattled, intrigued, and tasting blood." "Lightbreaker is a damn good book. It throws some new curves into the Urban Fantasy ride. I think you've got a big, fat hit in your hands." Cover Art by Chris McGrath |
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First printing, April 2009 Distributed by Night Shade Books Electronic version by WebWrights |
ISBN-13: 978-1-5978-0138-6
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This one is for Cooper.
Praise For Mark Teppo and Lightbreaker "Grim and refined, Teppo's aggressive near-noir is rich and strange—heavily and deftly textured. It's got a punch that'll leave you rattled, intrigued, and tasting blood." —Cherie Priest, author of Fathom and "Lightbreaker is a damn good book. It throws some new curves into the Urban Fantasy ride. I think you've got a big, fat hit in your hands." —Kat Richardson, author of Underground "...good story with a nice twist." —Post-Weird Thoughts "With Lightbreaker, Mark Teppo has built something out of shadow and starlight that grabs the reader and simply won't let go. The story is dark and dense and beautifully written. It is also eerie and morally complex and yet ultimately hopeful. Perhaps more to the point, it's simply a damn good read and I'm very much looking forward to seeing what Teppo does next." —Kelly McCullough, author of WebMage "...awash in unpredictable emotions." —The Green Man Review |