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A farm girl who whispers to kings.
After an act of self-defense makes her an outlaw, Wizard’s Apprentice Brodia flees into the fifth kingdom that fears her power. Hunted by fanatical zealots and a sadistic murderer, she must forge new alliances and master her abilities on the run.
As her Zenii strives to clear her name amidst rising tensions against female wizards, Brodia chases after the much stronger enemy wizard who is killing teenagers for his own gratification. Her future as a Defender lies in surviving long enough to grow her magic.
Book 2 of the 4-book Defenders of Vosj series.
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‘Fans of colorful adventure on a world where a unique form of magic works and unspeakable evil roams the countryside will enjoy this gritty story and the perseverance of a young wizard’s apprentice who proves that a woman is every bit the equal of a man.’
Dave Truesdale, multi-Hugo-award nominated editor of Tangent Online.
Genre: Fantasy
A farm girl who whispers to kings.
After an act of self-defense makes her an outlaw, Wizard’s Apprentice Brodia flees into the fifth kingdom that fears her power. Hunted by fanatical zealots and a sadistic murderer, she must forge new alliances and master her abilities on the run.
As her Zenii strives to clear her name amidst rising tensions against female wizards, Brodia chases after the much stronger enemy wizard who is killing teenagers for his own gratification. Her future as a Defender lies in surviving long enough to grow her magic.
Book 2 of the 4-book Defenders of Vosj series.
………
‘Fans of colorful adventure on a world where a unique form of magic works and unspeakable evil roams the countryside will enjoy this gritty story and the perseverance of a young wizard’s apprentice who proves that a woman is every bit the equal of a man.’
Dave Truesdale, multi-Hugo-award nominated editor of Tangent Online.
Genre: Fantasy
Used availability for Kevin P Hallett's The Fifth Kingdom