All her life, Anna's mother and Old Marta have groomed her to join the ranks of the Viszudar: a diplomaticcorps of women who work to preserve the unity of the four kingdoms that arose fromthe rubble of a once-perfect world. But is ability destiny? When her call toformal training finally comes, Anna is torn between a simpler and safer futureor the uncertainty and danger of serving her Dovarsha, the female ruler of herkingdom.
As Anna struggles through her own dilemma, an ominous threat surfaces in the distance. Historically, theunique characteristics of the four kingdoms both benefitted and balanced eachother, enabling a long, though-sometimes-fragile peace to exist among them. Butwhen a dramatic innovation in the Kishtar Kingdom tips the balance ever soslightly, Anna's father unintentionally breathes new life into an ancient evil.
As the power of the evil grows, Anna and her fellow trainees find themselves caught in situations muchmore complex than they've ever faced. Though many can see Anna's ability, shedoubts whether she is up to the task. Now, trained but untested, Anna realizesshe must face this oldest of adversaries alone.
Prepare to enter an entirely new and unique world of kingdoms in conflict, royal advisors with extraordinary abilities, an ancientyet unrelenting evil, and the young woman who finds herself in the midst of itall. In a vivid world that evokes Middle Earth or Narnia, this powerful allegoryteaches the value of courage, heritage, generosity and innovation, whilecountering the prevailing cultural messages that glorify evil, victimhood, andrebellion championed in the Twilight and Hunger Games series.
Mark Francis’s first experience as a storyteller was as a young child trying to get out of trouble.Little did he know that forty years later, this skill would come in handy againas he crafted bedtime stories for his newly adopted three-year-old daughter,and eventually lead him into his calling as a writer. When he’s not crafting new tales, Mark works in the financial services industry, mapping clients’ estate plans and finding ways to improve them with life insurance.
He lives in rural McHenry County, Illinois with his wife and now three children, keeping the weeds out ofthe organic garden and the predators away from the free-range chickens,heritage turkeys, and assorted ducks. His four-year-old daughter recentlyfollowed the example set by her older sister, and started demanding newstories. This forced Mark to sharpen his storytelling skills anew and leave the farm animals to defend themselves.
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