The Nine Realms · #2 / 4
The Queen of Raiders
Sarah Kozloff, author of A Queen in Hiding, continues the breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy series The Nine Realms with book two, The Queen of Raiders, and all four books will be published within a month of each other, so you can binge your favorite new fantasy series.
The soliders of Oromondo have invaded the Free States, leaving a wake of misery and death. Thalen, a young scholar, survives and gathers a small cadre of guerilla fighters for a one-way mission into the heart of an enemy land.
Unconsciously guided by the elemental Spirits of Ennea Mon, Cerulia is drawn to the Land of the Fire Mountains to join Thelan's Raiders, where she will learn the price of war.
The series
A debut novelist, Kozloff moves into epic fantasy with an ambitious 4-volume series displaying her cinematic imagination. Elements borrowed from Akira Kurosawa, Ridley Scott, westerns, and musicals combine in a layered and immersive fantasy.
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The Nine Realms cuts from scenes of intimate home life to high pageantry, from battles of wits around a council table to full-scale war on land and sea. The major characters range from shepherds and nursemaids to generals and nobility, each etched with detail and compassion. Magic flows from Spirits that protect natural elements and favor avatars and objects with special abilities.
Throughout a deft interweaving of multiple stories, the main thread follows young Cerúlia’s development, not into some invincible warrior but into a strong ruler, who learns humility, leadership, compassion, selflessness... and the necessary touch of ruthlessness.
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