The Treasure of Capric

A fabled treasure disappears. Can a failing order of warrior-monks stop a tyrant from gaining ultimate power?When he was seven years old, Kurian Abramson entered training with the legendary Capric Monks, vowing to protect the Capric Treasure with his life. But he doesn't know what he's guarding. The treasure veiled in prophecy is a mystery even to the monks.Every day of Kurian's youth swings between brutal combat training and quiet study of the Order's religious teaching. Now on the verge of becoming a man and a full brother of the order, he knows the withering monastery doesn't live up to the heroic stories he heard as a boy. Ignoring how far they've fallen, he longs to prove he's worthy of the honor that protecting the Treasure still affords.But when an ambitious noble razes the monastery, they discover that the treasure is missing. Kurian must get it back or lose everything he knows and hopes for. As the only survivors of the attack, he sets out with his two best friends and their aging teacher to find the thief and fulfill their vows.Their only clue points to an outlaw known as the King of the Caves. Guided by a female spy with a secret and hunted by the noble's top officer, Kurian enters a race that pits him against soldiers, witches, and deadly mythical creatures, a race that will test his training, friendships, purpose, and faith. Brandon M. Wilborn's debut novel combines the high epic fantasy of Tolkien with the deep allegory of C.S. Lewis to craft a compelling new coming of age fantasy full of adventure and steeped in values of enduring friendship and rediscovering purpose.