The Half-Breed Chronicles: The Half-Breed Chronicles : Book One: The Rod of Astagoth (Series #1) (Paperback)

A young nomad trying to escape the ghosts of his past and his mysterious elfin companion are unwittingly thrust into a web of political intrigue that threatens to rend their world to pieces. Their search for missing children leads them to wrongful imprisonment in a city where corruption and clandestine meetings are the norm. Joined by a aging hunter in search of his missing children and a powerful wizard along with his adopted wards, the pair set about trying to expose a concealed threat and reclaim the evil artifact that could spell doom for their entire world.