The Bloodbound
β Scribed by Erin Lindsey
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group;Ace Books
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 293 KB
- Edition
- Ace mass market ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1322719721
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Of all those in the King of Alden's retinue, the bloodbinders are the most prized. The magic they wield can forge invaluable weapons, ones that make soldiers like Lady Alix Black unerringly lethal. However, the bloodbinders' powers can do so much more --and so much worse...
A cunning and impetuous scout, Alix only wishes to serve quietly on the edges of the action. But when the king is betrayed by his own brother and left to die at the hands of attacking Oridian forces, she winds up single-handedly saving her sovereign.
Suddenly, she is head of the king's personal guard, an honor made all the more dubious by the king's exile from his own court. Surrounded by enemies, Alix must help him reclaim his crown, all the while attempting to repel the relentless tide of invaders led by the Priest, most feared of Oridia's lords.
But while Alix's king commands her duty, both he and a fellow scout lay claim to her heart. And when the time comes, she may...
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