Sneak Peek to The Elements of Kamdaria
What's an author to do when she finishes one book series? Write a new one, of course! I'm so excited to introduce my new series, The Elements of Kamdaria. Get ready for a sneak peek of epic proportions including a book description, character description, and excerpt!
Ice Crown (The Elements of Kamdaria Episode 1)
The Elements of Kamdaria will be a novella series, which means each book will be about 130-200 pages. The first book, Ice Crown, is 140 pages of awesome! It will be released August 12.
The competition could save her life... but only if she wins.
Talise can manipulate the elements with ease; water, air, earth, and fire all bend to her will. As a citizen of the Storm—a crime-laden land where death is the only constant—her only chance for a better life is to become Master Shaper.
A competition for the position takes place at the end of her training years. If she wins, she would live in the palace, work for the emperor, and escape her inevitable death in the Storm. But she’s not the only one with a chance to win.
Aaden is another talented student. As a citizen of the Crown, he was born with unlimited privilege and resources. When someone from the Crown wants to win, they do. End of story. And his shaping is unlike anything Talise has ever seen.
Complicating matters, Talise’s loved one in the Storm gives her reason to abandon the competition altogether, forcing her to make an impossible choice.
Torn between duty and freedom, she must learn that clinging to the past, might destroy her future.
For fans of Red Queen, the Grishaverse, and Avatar the Last Airbender, this desperate fantasy world has elemental magic and tension you could cut with a knife.
Character Description
Talise is the main character of this series. The story takes place on the fictional continent of Kamdaria. There are Asian influences throughout the book. In this world, everyone has the biological ability to "shape" (manipulate water, air, earth, and fire), but not everyone is good at it.
Talise is a driven student who studies at an academy for shaping. Her black hair is cut in a shoulder-length bob. Her eyes are brown and she is average height. She is 17 years old. She also comes from the poorest part of her continent where only the strong survive. It's somewhat of a miracle that she is even capable of shaping since many people from the Storm are so malnourished, they can't shape.
Excerpt from Ice Crown
“Stop!” Talise shouted.
That only seemed to add fire to the guard’s flame. He pulled the baton out while a hint of glee passed over his features. If she was going to do anything, clearly words would not be enough.
She took one glance around the room and did the only thing that seemed logical in the moment. Many people considered fire to be the most difficult element to master, so she lit a fire in her palm.
Thinking only of Marmie’s safety, Talise took a fistful of the guard’s tunic. “Look,” she said as she forced him to turn around.
As his feet moved to face her, the tunic in her left hand collided with the flame in her right. Her eyebrows flew up her forehead as the silk fabric caught on fire. The guard let out a gasp that could have fluttered the curtains as much as air shaping.
Talise shaped away the fire in her palm instantly, but the damage had been done. The guard seemed too surprised, or angry, to react to his still burning tunic.
Though less than a second had passed, it felt like five hundred. Talise scanned the room, letting her mind whirl as it tried to find a way to fix this.
I’ll never go to the academy now, she thought. I won’t even go back to the Storm. They’re going to kill me here and Marmie too.
You can get a copy of Ice Crown here: https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Crown-Elem...
If you would like to join my ARC team and get a review copy of Ice Crown, sign up here: https://forms.gle/6jYT6X3xiNVG47gd6
Ice Crown (The Elements of Kamdaria Episode 1)
The Elements of Kamdaria will be a novella series, which means each book will be about 130-200 pages. The first book, Ice Crown, is 140 pages of awesome! It will be released August 12.
The competition could save her life... but only if she wins.
Talise can manipulate the elements with ease; water, air, earth, and fire all bend to her will. As a citizen of the Storm—a crime-laden land where death is the only constant—her only chance for a better life is to become Master Shaper.
A competition for the position takes place at the end of her training years. If she wins, she would live in the palace, work for the emperor, and escape her inevitable death in the Storm. But she’s not the only one with a chance to win.
Aaden is another talented student. As a citizen of the Crown, he was born with unlimited privilege and resources. When someone from the Crown wants to win, they do. End of story. And his shaping is unlike anything Talise has ever seen.
Complicating matters, Talise’s loved one in the Storm gives her reason to abandon the competition altogether, forcing her to make an impossible choice.
Torn between duty and freedom, she must learn that clinging to the past, might destroy her future.
For fans of Red Queen, the Grishaverse, and Avatar the Last Airbender, this desperate fantasy world has elemental magic and tension you could cut with a knife.
Character Description
Talise is the main character of this series. The story takes place on the fictional continent of Kamdaria. There are Asian influences throughout the book. In this world, everyone has the biological ability to "shape" (manipulate water, air, earth, and fire), but not everyone is good at it.
Talise is a driven student who studies at an academy for shaping. Her black hair is cut in a shoulder-length bob. Her eyes are brown and she is average height. She is 17 years old. She also comes from the poorest part of her continent where only the strong survive. It's somewhat of a miracle that she is even capable of shaping since many people from the Storm are so malnourished, they can't shape.
Excerpt from Ice Crown
“Stop!” Talise shouted.
That only seemed to add fire to the guard’s flame. He pulled the baton out while a hint of glee passed over his features. If she was going to do anything, clearly words would not be enough.
She took one glance around the room and did the only thing that seemed logical in the moment. Many people considered fire to be the most difficult element to master, so she lit a fire in her palm.
Thinking only of Marmie’s safety, Talise took a fistful of the guard’s tunic. “Look,” she said as she forced him to turn around.
As his feet moved to face her, the tunic in her left hand collided with the flame in her right. Her eyebrows flew up her forehead as the silk fabric caught on fire. The guard let out a gasp that could have fluttered the curtains as much as air shaping.
Talise shaped away the fire in her palm instantly, but the damage had been done. The guard seemed too surprised, or angry, to react to his still burning tunic.
Though less than a second had passed, it felt like five hundred. Talise scanned the room, letting her mind whirl as it tried to find a way to fix this.
I’ll never go to the academy now, she thought. I won’t even go back to the Storm. They’re going to kill me here and Marmie too.
You can get a copy of Ice Crown here: https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Crown-Elem...
If you would like to join my ARC team and get a review copy of Ice Crown, sign up here: https://forms.gle/6jYT6X3xiNVG47gd6
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