"Do you remember what charge we laid on the Eirini? We told them to keep sacred trust with Dominio, for if they did not but fell back into their old ways, the Astra would return. Someone must have turned back to their idols, and that is why the Astra are back " In a desperate race against time a woman and her son pursue an enemy through strange and exotic lands, seeking the recovery of a treasure beyond price, taken for a motive known only to the thief who stole it. As they encounter obstructions and hidden perils, they fear that every moment lost ensures its loss forever. Marcus Maximus searches for his runaway daughter, only to be met with one calamity after another as evil rises around him. And the greatest blow lies in wait for him on his return home. The Valeriun Empire is in an hour of darkness, as momentous events accelerate the ascent of violent men to ultimate power. In Eirinia a tragedy as mysterious as it is sudden has struck a family. An undesirable union has unforeseen consequences for the Adalbarts, bringing conflict and danger into their close-knit clan. And the rulers of the wild places are once more seeking dominion over their former domain... As Marcus and his family and their friends soon learn, the price of serving Dominio will be at a greater cost than ever before in the Rise of the Time of Evil. Quest For the Kingdom is a 7 book series divided into 2 sections. Books 1 through 3 comprise the Empress Aurora trilogy and the tale of the young Marcus Maximus. Books 4 through 7 consist of the Chronicles of Logos and recount the fate of the fabulous Sword, and reveals how the decisions of the next generation impact the Kingdom for years to come.