In the Four Kingdoms, those who are born with strange markings on their skin are known as the fatemarked. Their markings give them power beyond comprehension. The power to save lives. And also the power to destroy them. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. But when kings start dying at the hand of an assassin branded with the worst of the markings--the deathmark--he has no choice but to step out of the shadows and embrace his destiny. Fatemarked is a sprawling epic fantasy filled with magic, dragons, ancient prophecies, imagination and heart, and will transport readers to another time and place, when heroes weren't born, they were made. Get a FREE short story from my bestselling high fantasy series, Fatemarked, when you sign up for Davd's mailing list. Books by David Estes: The Fatemarked Epic, The Kingfall Histories, The Slip Trilogy, The Dwellers Saga, The Country Saga, and Salem's Revenge