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This  is the first day of the Christian Science Fiction Fantasy Blog Tour and I will be posting again tommorow. In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

This completely awesome book is the first of a trilogy called The Blood of Kings by Jill Williamson, it is placed in the mythical world of Er’Ets and follows two main characters:

Achan

Achan is not a lord. He’s not a peasant. He’s not even a slave. He’s a stray. Strays are orphans born into bondage and suffering when their parents are either killed or leave them without a trace. Most strays are completely unaware of their parentage, completely at the mercy of their master, the lord of the castle nearest to them.

Achan’s master is Lord Nathak. Lord Nathak is the lord put under obligation to protect the spoiled and mean Crown Prince, whose parents were both murdered by a stray, (hence the current low rank of those who go under the title) and has built up the rural fortress or Sitna where he undertook the training of Gidon Hadar, the Crown Prince.

Achan is put under the charge of Poril. Poril is the cook and head chef of the Royal Kitchens that supply Sitna Castle with all kinds of delicacies… and supplies Achan’s back with all the kinds of things a belt can do. Achan is the person in charge of milking the Castle’s goats and other such chores. You may be wondering… How does he endure it all?

He has inspiration. Gren is the only person who ever showed him any form of kindness. She’s his age, 16 and her father has been thinking of betrothing her… But not to Achan. Gren Fenny is the daughter of the Sitna’s only tailor and is a peasant… Two times about Achan’s rank. Not so much luck for him. Also, to top it off, Riga and Harnu the castle browbeaters have a “special place in their hearts” for Achan.   And an eye for Gren.

Vrell

Vrell is short, has a scratchy voice and is about as skinny as a beanpole. But Vrell is a girl. In fact, her real name is Averella. Prince Gidon Hadar, as mean as he is, wants to marry her. Not out of love however. Her mother is the Duchess of Carm, a rich duchy well know in Er’Ets for it’s bounteous vineyards and rich soil. If Gidon married her… He would inherit everything. But her… and her mother, are disgusted with the idea (yes, you can breath now) and Vrell has left Carm to go hide from Gidon’s men at her aunt’s castle—as a stray boy. Her aunt however has to leave to go visit (you guessed it) Vrell’s mom. Vrell’s uncle knows nothing of Vrell’s identity and gives her to kingsguard soldiers who are searching for…

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Bloodvoicers.

You see, Vrell can bloodvoice. Anyone directly decended (or indirectly) from the original King of Er’Ets has a peculiar ability, to bloodvoice. Bloodvoicing is the connection of minds in a virtual world created only by imagination (don’t kill me, Jill, if I’ve got this confused).

Anyway, I’m not going to give away what happens or any other such information… But you’ve got enough to start with. I HIGHLY recommend this book to any reader over the age of 13. This has to be the best Christian Fiction out there. You can buy it on Amazon—it is available on Kindle as well as book form. If you have read my previous post you know that some friends and I are going to be making a book trailer at the author’s request for the second book of the series, To Darkness Fled.

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