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The Bloodbound

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by Erin Lindsey
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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 need to choose between the two men who need her most...

  • Creators

  • Series

    Bloodbound Novel

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 30, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780698146419

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780698146419
      • File size: 1121 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 25, 2014
      Sturdy characterizations and intriguing magic anchor this solid series launch, the first fantasy novel for Lindsey (who wrote the Nicolas Lenoir series under the pseudonym E.L. Tettensor). Headstrong highborn soldier Lady Alix Black of Alden is just trying to save the life of her sovereign, King Erik White, when she unhorses him. The act catapults her into the midst of a dynastic struggle between Erik and his traitorous brother, Tomald; a politically thorny love triangle with Erik and fellow scout Liam; and Alden’s accelerating war with aggressively expansionist Oridia. While Alden’s priests refine the use of lenses and black powder, Oridia’s Trions pervert the endangered art of bloodbinding—in which weapons are uniquely keyed to their wielders by genetics—into the grotesque production of zombie-like “thralls,” edging the generally medieval-ish setting in promisingly genre-blurring directions. By the time the relevance of the novel’s title to the bonds of family, as well as to battle and enchantment, becomes clear, Lindsey’s mostly balanced mix of romance and heroic fantasy will have captured readers’ hearts. Agent: Joshua Bilmes, JABberwocky Literary Agency.

    • Library Journal

      September 15, 2014

      As a scout in the army of the King of Alden, Alix Black is horrified when the king's brother abandons the field in the middle of a battle against invading Ordinian forces. Alix, always impetuous, rushes to the king's side and saves his life. Named as his bodyguard, she now must help the king not only defeat the invading army but deal with a royal prince's high treason. Alix will also have to confront her growing feelings for both a fellow scout and her king. VERDICT The complex and well-drawn political situation competes for plot attention with Alix's romantic dilemma, but despite a late-breaking reveal that adds one more unneeded twist to Alix's already fraught love life, the appealing characters of Alix and her suitors make both aspects of this series debut work.

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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