Sworn
To Transfer (Courtlight #2)
Author:
Terah Edun
Genre:
Young Adult / Fantasy
Release
Date: September 20, 2013
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Description:
Companion
trainee Ciardis Weathervane has won the friendship of the royal heir and saved
his claim to the throne. Yet her interference in the inheritance rights leaves
more harm done than good. With the death of the Princess Heir, the Ameles
forest - the home of the kith, is dying.
The inhabitants of the forest, magic-wielding non-humans, are defiant. They
have not forgotten their long struggles nor are they content to watch as the
last of their lands perish. As humans begin to die in gruesome deaths, the
Emperor dispatches the royal heir to the forests with the solution to the kith
concerns.
With enemies closing ranks in Sandrin, Ciardis can little afford to leave the
city’s nest of vipers to take on a new task. But she’s given no choice when her
loyalty to the crown and courts are called into question.
To keep the Companions’ Guild happy and the favor of the Imperial Court,
Ciardis will be tested in frightening new ways, especially when she’s faced
with an obstacle that could risk the lives of her friends and the family she
never thought she had.
This second novel continues the story of Ciardis Weathervane from Sworn To
Raise.
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Sworn
To Raise (Courtlight #1)
Author:
Terah Edun
Genre:
Young Adult / Fantasy
Release
Date: April 10, 2013
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Description:
Seventeen-year-old
Ciardis has grown up in poverty, a cleaner in a small vale on the outskirts of
the empire. But beneath her empire’s seemingly idyllic surface lies a hidden
secret. Whispers of an inept crown Prince are growing ever louder—intensified
by the five year anniversary of the soulbond initiations.
Amidst scandalous whispers, Ciardis finds herself chosen to train for the
Companion’s Guild. She leaves her home and sets off on a personal journey to
become a Court Companion. A position she’d never thought possible for a lowly
servant to obtain, she must prove that she has the skills to attract a Patron.
But she must master those skills quickly. If the legends are true, only Ciardis
can harness the power to raise a Prince in an Imperial Court sworn to bring him
down.
This sensational series debut melds intricate storylines with remarkable
characters and unforgettable magic. Sworn To Raise is ideal for fans of Kristin
Cashore, Michelle Sagara, and Maria Snyder.
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EXCERPT CHAPTER ONE of Sworn To
Raise
Ciardis Vane watched the
townspeople jeering as the local Gardis strapped the highwayman into the
stocks. Frowning Ciardis wormed her way closer to the front of the crowd,
straining to get a peek at the criminal. She felt no pity for the condemned
man; he would die tonight, regardless of her feelings. The nightwolves were
already pacing, their shadowed forms just visible in the dense tree line,
waiting for darkness to fall.
Without the protection of the house
wards, the highwayman would be defenseless locked in the stocks. I wish I could say it will be a quick death,
she thought with clinical detachment, but
they'll probably go for his guts first. The man deserved no less than death
in any case; he had done nothing but steal from—and sometimes kill—those who
traveled the Imperial coach roads. "Stand and deliver," indeed!
Ciardis pushed back her heavy brown
curls with a sun-bronzed hand. Turning slightly to the side she whispered about
his crime with the other washer maids who'd come to see the spectacle. Suddenly,
she felt a sharp pinch on her wrist. Turning to see who had interrupted her
entertainment, she looked over and frowned down at the younger woman who now
stood by her side.
Wringing her hands anxiously, Margaret
looked up at Ciardis and gave a quick jerk of her head to the side to indicate
they should speak outside the crowd. "You'll want to hear this firsthand,
Ciardis," Margaret said with urgency.
"All right, all right,"
Ciardis muttered as they made their way out of the crowd and down to the washer
station with a few other girls trailing behind. The slight blonde woman who
scurried next to her was a great source of village gossip, and Ciardis knew
that whatever she had to say would be worth leaving the spectacle in the midst
of the judge’s punishment. To Ciardis,
a good piece of gossip was as welcome as spun gold...usually.
When they’d walked far enough from the
crowds Margaret was quick to tell Ciardis the news which she’d heard from the
weaver’s daughter who’d heard it in the apothecary the day before.
Practically bursting with the pent up
the news Mags bounced on the balls of her feet as she said, “Fervis and the
caravan girl…they’re together
Ciardis.”
“They’re together?” Ciardis said with
disgust, “No, he’s with me.”
Mags shook her whole head, curls
bouncing every which way, in denial.
“They were seen, getting in a big fight and then…” said Mags.
“So?” interrupted Ciardis in disdain,
“That means nothing.”
Patiently the girl continued ignoring
the interruption, “And then the girl’s father came and threatened to kill
Fervis. One thing led to another and now they’re bound.”
This bit of news hit Ciardis with all
the weight of a lead brick.
This sounds like a great book!
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