Peace is promised. Betrayal is certain.

Zhou of Wubei has spent his life seeking recognition. Now, finally, he is assigned to negotiate peace and end thirty years of war. But the offer of truce may not be as genuine as it seems -- and the path to honor is littered with obstacles he could never have imagined.

Huang, a soldier of Yaart, is trained as a Jiin-Wei: spy, warrior, magician. His mission is clear -- ensure the diplomats of Wubei sign the treaty, even if it means sealing their own destruction. War, he has been told, is a path to glory -- but the reality is far darker than the stories he grew up with.

As diplomacy collides with deception, loyalty clashes with ambition, and the line between hero and villain blurs, the fate of two nations hangs in the balance.

The Stone Road is the first book in the Forbidden List series -- a gripping, Eastern-inspired epic fantasy of intrigue, war, and deadly choices.

8/10 from Fantasy-Faction.com "Emotionally stirring scenes that flourished with dark and powerful action, to deep political intrigue, there wasn't a dull moment throughout."

4/5 Stars From www.bookwormblues.net "The Stone Road is an interesting personal journey, as well as a rather surprising political one... Matthews does a great job really delving into the psychology of his characters. He keeps the cast small enough for them to be memorable and intimate, yet large enough to allow readers to really explore this world he's created, as well as the intricacies of it. There are a lot of surprising twists and turns."

Fantasy-Faction Book Club - Book of the Month, June 2016 "G.R. Matthews has taken two of the best things ever created: fantasy novels & Kung Fu movies, thrown them together into a blender and left us with something wonderful." Marc Aplin (Fantasy-Faction.com)

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