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The eight-hundred-year covenant between the Brother Kingdoms and their winged beasts is dying, and the man sworn to preserve it is the one killing it. Valen of Theralice only wanted passage north. Instead, the noxodon pulled him from the bay at Mount Ulvindra and deposited him alive in the brood nest—a thing the Mother of Embers never permits. Whatever Azythra saw when she spared him, she is not finished with him yet. Chancellor Ormyr has spent months draining the sacred egg, refining its essence for a rite three generations in the making—one that will consume the covenant's power and whoever stands at its center. He has a vessel prepared. He has not counted on a foreign priestess who knows how to stage a miracle. The Queen is bound by the covenant she would save. Every oath she swore keeps her from lifting her own claw against the man who would consume it. So she visits a thief in his sleep with a single command… End the blasphemy.
Is Valen the Rogue and the Arcane Awakening: A Novella of Sword & Sorcery (The Adventures of Valen the Rogue) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This sword and sorcery novella features moderate fantasy violence, political intrigue, and themes of betrayal. A thief becomes entangled in a deadly plot involving magical creatures and corrupt leadership.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, violence, and betrayal.
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Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the fast-paced adventure of a rogue chosen by a dragon queen to stop a magical conspiracy.