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Plight of an Empire

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Time 11h 29m

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Tragedy strikes at the heart of the Rundilean Empire.  A king has been murdered and the long sustained peace is threatened for the first time since the founding of the empire, generations ago.  All the while, to the far north, in a desolate land known only as the Tundra, an old enemy is stirring for the first time in thousands of years.

Amongst the political discord and supernatural strife, sits Audriel Pellinor, heir to the throne of the empire, who refuses to follow tradition and find a husband.  This epic tale follows a myriad of people across the empire who have everything at stake in this plight.  At the center of it all, Audriel struggles with the uncertainty of who she can trust as plots abound to kill her and usurp her throne.



First draft completed. Will be editing hard copy now.

Note, I'm in the process of adding character lists at the back of the book for any who might be confused as to who is who.All Rights Reserved

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Wisdom's Daughter

In a fantasy world ruled by a pantheon of gods, their demigod children are charged to protect the cities. A prophecy about a legendary sword changes a demigod's life and introduces her into a world of change as she faces her ultimate foe: the woman who killed her father. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hey guys! I've been writing this book for the past two years and I wanted to put it out here to get more advice and possibly feedback from as many people as possible. I am currently writing the second book in this series that will hopefully become a trilogy! If there are any plot holes, misunderstandings or hard to read parts, please leave a comment on that chapter ♥️ thank you so much for being here and reading this book!