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(Stormbourne Chronicles #1)
by Karissa Laurel
by Karissa Laurel
YA Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 288 pages
October 14th 2016 by Evolved Publishing
The Lord of Thunder’s sudden death leaves his daughter, Evelyn Stormbourne, unprepared to rule Inselgrau in his place. Weeks before Evie’s ascension to the throne, revolutionaries attack and destroy her home. She conceals her identity and escapes under the protection of her father’s young horse master, Gideon Faust. Together they flee Inselgrau and set sail for the Continent, but they’re separated when a brutal storm washes Evie overboard.
In her efforts to reunite with her protector and reach allies on the Continent, Evie befriends a band of nomads who roam the world in airships fueled by lightning. She also confronts a cabal of dark Magicians plotting to use her powers to create a new divine being, and she clashes with an ancient family who insists her birthright belongs to them.
If she’s to prevail and defeat her enemies, Evie must claim her heritage, embrace her dominion over the sky, and define what it means to be Heir of Thunder.
October 14th 2016 by Evolved Publishing
The Lord of Thunder’s sudden death leaves his daughter, Evelyn Stormbourne, unprepared to rule Inselgrau in his place. Weeks before Evie’s ascension to the throne, revolutionaries attack and destroy her home. She conceals her identity and escapes under the protection of her father’s young horse master, Gideon Faust. Together they flee Inselgrau and set sail for the Continent, but they’re separated when a brutal storm washes Evie overboard.
In her efforts to reunite with her protector and reach allies on the Continent, Evie befriends a band of nomads who roam the world in airships fueled by lightning. She also confronts a cabal of dark Magicians plotting to use her powers to create a new divine being, and she clashes with an ancient family who insists her birthright belongs to them.
If she’s to prevail and defeat her enemies, Evie must claim her heritage, embrace her dominion over the sky, and define what it means to be Heir of Thunder.
BOOK ONE
EXODUS FROM INSELGRAU
Chapter 1, Part 5
“Hug me,” I said. “I’ll miss you.”
She threw her thick arms round me and
pressed me into her abundant bosom. “I’ll miss you too, my girl.”
I inhaled her scent—a mixture of all the
herbs in her garden, and especially comfrey, her favorite cure-all.
She squeezed me again and broke away.
“Gideon will keep you safe, if you’ll listen to him and not let your
impetuousness get in his way.”
She gathered my raw silk cloak from its
hook by the door and tossed it at me.
I snapped it from the air and swirled it
over my shoulders. When the cloak caught a beam of sunlight streaming from the
window, the fabric shimmered with rainbow swirls like a soap bubble.
“Go now. Hurry.” Gerda yelled her
final command over the screaming of tortured metal, as if a giant-toothed
creature had bitten into the soul of the house.
I hugged her again and dashed out the door.
In the hallway, several of the house’s
other occupants hurried past me in various states of dress. Tolick, the all-purpose
houseboy, ran toward the stairwell. He had managed to button on his trousers
but had neglected to remove his nightcap.
On the bottom floor, I turned for the
kitchen.
The cooks had abandoned their breakfast
preparations. A large porridge pot bubbled over on the stove, and thick strips
of bacon burned on a griddle. A babble of excited voices drifted in from
distant corridors, but no one came my way as I scurried toward the rear door of
the kitchen. Beyond the exit, my route led me through Gerda’s garden, a
sanctuary of herbs and vegetables protected by a stone wall enclosure rising
high overhead. Thick vines of ivy and budding wisteria climbed the tops of
those barriers. She would need to prune them soon, but we were all running,
fleeing these familiar walls.
Sometimes her husband convinces her to put down the books and take the motorcycles out for a spin. When it snows, you’ll find her on the slopes.
Karissa also crafts, paints, draws, and harbors a grand delusion that she might create a graphic novel someday.
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