Blood and Shadows (The Shadow Trilogy, #1)

They came from the shadows. They came to destroy us.
Twenty years ago, bloodthirsty assassins turned an innocent girl into a monster. Most of her humanity perished. She fell into darkness.
Now she steps from the shadows. Now she destroys the light. Now she brings the rise of the assassin king.
Dawyn Darklance was thrust into war. After mysteriously arriving on Tar Ebon he joined the Kingdom of Tar Ebon's army. Dawyn rose to the rank of commander of the king's guard and now has been chosen to find and destroy the assassin king.
Against the assassin onslaught, Tar Ebon stands alone. But Dawyn and his allies, a druid, mage, and bard, will rise and fight. They will win, or they will die.

Dayne Edmondson lives in southeastern Michigan with his wife and two young children, a boy and a girl. He writes part time and works a day job.
His books can be read in this order:
The Shadow Trilogy:
1. Blood and Shadows
2. Time of Shadows
3. Shadows Fall
Mageborn Saga:
1. Mageborn
2. The Cursed Tower
3. Halls of Light (coming 2019)
The Seven Stars Universe:
1. Ghost Ranger (coming 2019)
The Dark Tide Trilogy:
1. Emergence
2. Eclipse
3. Ruin
Dayne enjoys reading, writing, the occasional video game, watching TV with his wife, walking and spending time with his children indoors or out.
He writes and reads science fiction and fantasy. Some of his favorite authors/books include Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, (almost) all the Star Wars EU books, Elizabeth Haydon, Christopher Nuttall and more.