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The Queen's Game Series #1
The Queen's Pawn
On his way to study for the priesthood, Harow is mistaken for a bold and infamous duke. Instead of study, he finds himself thrust into action to rescue a beautiful queen and her spoiled daughter, as they flee the city. Now, a rebel army is hot on their heels and Harow must keep his wits about him as he leads the small group of survivors to safety.
263 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2013
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R.J. Hore
37 books50 followersAs of August 2024 I have twenty books in print format and all are also available as ebooks. I have thirteen novellas that are available as separate ebooks, twelve gathered into the four print collections, The Housetrap Omnibus Chronicles, Volumes One, Two, Three, and Four.
All are available through the publishers, Fossil Cove Publishing of Winnipeg, or Champagne Books of Oregon, as well as Amazon, Kobo, and the usual outlets.
After thirty years of owning a sailboat and spending my summers on the water finally had to give that up..
Finally finished the Housetrap Chronicles fantasy detective series with novella number twelve which came out in collection #4 in 2022.
This year (2024) decided not to attend a major Comic Con but still arranged to book myself into several appearances at smaller events and markets including KeyCon in Winnipeg.
Two new books came out in 2014 so far, Summer in Paradise, a paranormal thriller, and Dark Candle, an 18+ tale of sex, murder and hypnotic regression. Still have two more books contracted and due out in the next twelve months. Tentative titles are: "The Perils of Paul," a modern fantasy, and "Flight of Fancy," a sci fi romance.
No problem keeping busy!
All are available through the publishers, Fossil Cove Publishing of Winnipeg, or Champagne Books of Oregon, as well as Amazon, Kobo, and the usual outlets.
After thirty years of owning a sailboat and spending my summers on the water finally had to give that up..
Finally finished the Housetrap Chronicles fantasy detective series with novella number twelve which came out in collection #4 in 2022.
This year (2024) decided not to attend a major Comic Con but still arranged to book myself into several appearances at smaller events and markets including KeyCon in Winnipeg.
Two new books came out in 2014 so far, Summer in Paradise, a paranormal thriller, and Dark Candle, an 18+ tale of sex, murder and hypnotic regression. Still have two more books contracted and due out in the next twelve months. Tentative titles are: "The Perils of Paul," a modern fantasy, and "Flight of Fancy," a sci fi romance.
No problem keeping busy!
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April 20, 2013
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Harow, a farm boy who has been sent to the city to become a priest, is flung into a tumbling adventure to help the queen and her companions escape from the city now overrun by rebels. He is naive, trusting, and really only wishes to be back home on the farm.
The entire story is one long journey. The characters are constantly on the move, triumphing and being thwarted throughout. Sometimes the journey threatened to wear out the reader as well, but it never reached that point.
The Queen’s Pawn was very enjoyable. While it is being marketed as medieval fantasy, I really think that this is a book that could definitely be enjoyed by the young adult audience. It reminds me of some of the stories I used to read in middle school. I would highly recommend it for that audience.
Hore created an intriguing world. It’s high fantasy–with a strange world with kings and queens, barbarians, peasants, strange occurrences and strange creatures. The characters follow a religion that mimics Catholicism with numerous saints that has the potential to add so much depth to the story. In fact, I really did find myself wanting to learn a lot more about the world. It has the potential to have the depths of perhaps A Song of Ice and Fire. With the political issues and the different regions of the world, the story had the potential to have a much grander scope. The characters sometimes lacked something to me; I wanted to better understand and know them. Some of the ambiguity was annoying, however, again it would be suited for a young adult story.
I definitely enjoyed it as a story reminiscent of the old high fantasy stories I have read many years ago.
Harow, a farm boy who has been sent to the city to become a priest, is flung into a tumbling adventure to help the queen and her companions escape from the city now overrun by rebels. He is naive, trusting, and really only wishes to be back home on the farm.
The entire story is one long journey. The characters are constantly on the move, triumphing and being thwarted throughout. Sometimes the journey threatened to wear out the reader as well, but it never reached that point.
The Queen’s Pawn was very enjoyable. While it is being marketed as medieval fantasy, I really think that this is a book that could definitely be enjoyed by the young adult audience. It reminds me of some of the stories I used to read in middle school. I would highly recommend it for that audience.
Hore created an intriguing world. It’s high fantasy–with a strange world with kings and queens, barbarians, peasants, strange occurrences and strange creatures. The characters follow a religion that mimics Catholicism with numerous saints that has the potential to add so much depth to the story. In fact, I really did find myself wanting to learn a lot more about the world. It has the potential to have the depths of perhaps A Song of Ice and Fire. With the political issues and the different regions of the world, the story had the potential to have a much grander scope. The characters sometimes lacked something to me; I wanted to better understand and know them. Some of the ambiguity was annoying, however, again it would be suited for a young adult story.
I definitely enjoyed it as a story reminiscent of the old high fantasy stories I have read many years ago.
April 18, 2013
R.J. Hore pens "The Queen's Pawn" in an original plot that flowed smoothly with interesting and well developed characters. I was totally fascinated by the descriptions and could actually see it all play out in my minds eye. A really fun read and highly recommended to all fantasy, medieval fans.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the author which was provided for an honest review.
This review is based on a complimentary copy from the author which was provided for an honest review.
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