Eolyn

"Vigorously tolddeceptions and battle scenes, with a romantic thread." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In a land ravagedby civil war, the Mage King Kedehen initiates a ruthless purge of womenpractitioners of magic. Eolyn, sole heiress to a forbidden craft, escapes byfleeing to the South Woods. When the mysterious Akmael appears in her forestrefuge, Eolyn finds hope in the young man's friendship. But Akmael has asecret: He is the Mage Prince, son and heir to the man who slaughtered Eolyn'sfamily. As their pathsseparate and intertwine again, Eolyn and Akmael emerge as leaders on oppositesides of a violent conflict, one that will determine the fate of a millennialtradition. When the final battle approaches, Eolyn must decide whether to takeup arms against the most powerful mage in the kingdom - and destroy the manclosest to her heart. In Book One ofthis award-winning fantasy trilogy, survivors of the Great Purge becomeentangled in a web of desire, vengeance, and renewal. At the center, Eolyn,last daughter of an ancient sisterhood, rises up against a realm of wizards,challenging their brutal authority in a desperate bid to restore women's magic. "Headstrong,hopeful, and fiercely loyal to her roots, Eolyn is a character you can't helpbut stand behind." -APEX REVIEWS A "dreamlike,fairy-tale ambiance...immersive political machinations and grand-scale battles."-KIRKUS REVIEWS "Magnificentlywritten." -KINDLE BOOK REVIEW