Stoneslayer: Book Three Payback
For adult fans of dark high fantasy that explores major social issues, past lives, spiritual awakening, and the struggle between decency and demonic depravity.
In Stoneslayer: Book Three Payback, an Azgard outcast beats back a demon to save father’s life but faces deadly peril, while her father may be forced to send her away.
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Azgard outcast Helen Andros saves her father’s life but now faces a potent threat to her own in dark high fantasy Stoneslayer: Book Three Payback
Author Candace Lynn Talmadge’s Stoneslayer: Book Three Payback is the third installment of the dark high fantasy saga.
Set in a lost world, this dark high fantasy series has substance, exploring themes of racial and sexual bigotry, income inequality, past lives, spiritual awakening, and the timeless struggle between decency and demonic depravity.
Azgard outcast Helen Andros has no choice but to witness her father’s trial and brutal punishment. When he is helpless, the Temple of Kronos marks her for death.
Even so, she battles the demonic Stoneslayer’s handiwork to save her father’s life. Then she flees to her father’s manor in the province he rules to keep safe from warrior-monks hunting her to kill her.
Her otherworldly mentor Maguari teaches her the basics of energy manipulation. The Temple almost succeeds in murdering her, with devastating, deadly results.
Once her stepmother delivers an heir, Helen’s worst fear comes true. The Temple forces her father into an impossible choice that may well leave her exposed and defenseless.
Stoneslayer: Book Three Payback Details
Publisher: Wider Realities Media
Publication date: January 29, 2026
Language: English
Print Length: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 1964293049
ISBN-13: 978-1964293042