Sons in noble families who are not mages are encouraged to become knights to serve the king. The youngest brother Julien (Jules) is only seven and still has three more years before he’ll be able to begin his journey, as well. Kassandros (Kass), age nine, has one more year at home before he will follow in Borus’s footsteps in pursuit of knighthood. The three blond-haired, blue-eyed Wolfensberger brothers are enjoying the second-to-last day of summer before the oldest, Borus, age ten, goes off to become a page at the Trinity School for Knights at King Renard’s Burmstone Palace. One, two, three! the oldest of three brothers shouts and the youngest swings on a rope swing and lets go, splashing into the pond. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intendedįor Barbara and Jane map chap 1 Summer 600 The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems-except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews-without permission in writing from its publisher, Gryphon Publishing. Cover and map by The Illustrated Author Designsīack cover blurb by Diana Pharoah FrancisĪll rights reserved.
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The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword. Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past - and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield. Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished - and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:Ĭleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct. Princess Cleo of Mytica confronts violence for the first time in her life when a shocking murder sets. 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