The Taking

Tales of Malstria #1

by Traci Robison

A girl on the cusp of womanhood, Amarys of Rensweald wants to live without limits. Three generations have passed since the knight LeMerle carved out his realm, but legends of his atrocities during the Norman Conquest have only grown in the years between. When the castle he built becomes her home, Amarys is terrorized by increasingly violent dreams and begins to sense she is changing. Her guardian, Leoric, encourages her to pursue her emerging desires while her tutor, Treowyn, instructs her to follow the rigid moral code he has set for himself. Amarys struggles to make the right choices, but when love gnashes her, she only wants revenge. Now she must face the monster she has released.

Genres: Horror, Vampires

455 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 19, 2014

About the author

Traci Robison focused on medieval history and culture while completing her MA in museum studies. She works as a writer and archivist, often drawing inspiration from the unique historic documents she encounters in her daily work. Set in medieval and ancient cultures, her completed novels and ongoing projects blend elements of fantasy, horror, and historical genres.

Reviews

[James Sullivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book is only as good as the emotions that it stirs in you. Love, heartache, fear...a cacophony of sensations are imbued throughout THE TAKING. From the opening chapter to the climactic ending, author Traci Robison masterfully weaves a tale of dark temptations that will forever change the life of the narrator.

[Jack Vaughn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really didn't expect this book to be what it was about. Traci is an expert story teller and her description is amazing. Loved listening to her read from one of the sequels.