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In the Company of the Dead: A Dark Epic Fantasy (The Sundered Oath Book 1) Kindle Edition
Only a fool crosses a god.
- WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award – Best Fantasy
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Chosen as a five-year-old orphan to be the Left Hand of Death, Ellaeva has nothing to call her own—nothing except a desire to avenge her slaughtered parents.
Lyram, third in line for the throne, is serving out his exile after the murder of his wife. When the castle is unexpectedly besieged, he fears his prince means to remove him from contention for the crown permanently.
Ellaeva’s arrival at the castle brings Lyram hope, until she reveals she has not come for the siege, but instead to hunt for a hidden necromancer dedicated to the dark god of decay.
Within their stone prison, Ellaeva and Lyram must fight to save themselves from political machinations and clashing gods. But as the siege lengthens, the greatest threat comes from an unexpected quarter.
EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the award-winning first book in “The Sundered Oath” series of dark, epic fantasies.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date22 April 2016
- File size3175 KB
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About the Author
AUTHOR: Ciara Ballintyne holds degrees in law and accounting, and is a practising financial services lawyer. In her spare time, she speculates about taking over the world - how hard can it really be? If she could be anything, she'd choose a dragon, but if she's honest she shares more in common with Dr. Gregory House of House M.D. - both the good and the bad. She is a browncoat, a saltgunner, a Whedonite, a Sherlockian, a Ringer and a Whovian... OK, most major geek fandoms. Her alignment is chaotic good. She's an INTJ. Ciara lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, two daughters, and a growing menagerie of animals that unfortunately includes no dragons.
Product details
- ASIN : B01EOOWEEC
- Publisher : Evolved Publishing LLC; 2 edition (22 April 2016)
- Language : English
- File size : 3175 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 550 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 805,131 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 8,594 in Dark Fantasy Horror
- 13,507 in Dark Fantasy (Books)
- 17,526 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy (Books)
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The glimpse of dragons was intriguing and I'm hoping they will play a larger part in future books.
There was a lot happening with not just battle action but background mystery and just a dollop of illicit romance. What's not to like, a great book to curl up with.
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Ballintyne's character development is not the only thing that hooked me in this read. Her detailed descriptions of the fights with the army and the monsters, the setting like the castle, the enemies and my favorite the weapons and clothes, specifically the kilts, made the story come alive. I also enjoyed the authors ability to toy with the plot and characters, setting up the interest to not only read on but an urge to get my hands on the next book . The big reveal was not expected at all and because I was so intrigued when it happened it worked to only fuel more questions and interest in the next book. I am not often surprised but this great adventure did just that.