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Defiance
Demons must hunt their legend…
And the stakes have never been higher for Nessix. Having slipped free from her demon captors, she must make all haste to reach Zeal and secure the help she needs to save those she'd left behind and vowed to protect.
But time is in short supply and even with salvation nearly in her grasp, safety eludes her yet. Driven by ruthless assassins, a brutal pack of inoga, and the promises of the demon she fears she will never escape, Nessix leaves a trail of devastation in her wake. With towns falling and innocents dying as Nessix races for Zeal, the Order of the White Circle casts its wary eyes and blunt suspicions toward the fallen general, leaving Mathias with one reach Nessix before her flight levels the country.
And the stakes have never been higher for Nessix. Having slipped free from her demon captors, she must make all haste to reach Zeal and secure the help she needs to save those she'd left behind and vowed to protect.
But time is in short supply and even with salvation nearly in her grasp, safety eludes her yet. Driven by ruthless assassins, a brutal pack of inoga, and the promises of the demon she fears she will never escape, Nessix leaves a trail of devastation in her wake. With towns falling and innocents dying as Nessix races for Zeal, the Order of the White Circle casts its wary eyes and blunt suspicions toward the fallen general, leaving Mathias with one reach Nessix before her flight levels the country.
386 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 9, 2019
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About the author
Katika Schneider
11 books29 followersFueled by bedtime stories of The Hobbit and The Last Unicorn and afternoons adventuring in the woods behind her rural Missouri home, the jump from epic fantasy reader to epic fantasy author was a natural transition for Katika. She discovered her love of writing in fourth grade writing workshop, and embraced this art from that point forward. Spending junior high learning the ups and downs of style development via DragonLance fan fiction, she began crafting her own stories in high school, winning local writing competitions. Happiest when wordsmithing, she enrolled in creative writing courses in college and was told fantasy "wasn't creative fiction." This led her to seek alternative writing wisdom and heavily shaped her indie author ideals.
Kat accidentally discovered her world of Abaeloth in 2003 when creating a character for an RPG. This character shared her life story from birth to death and everything in between. With nothing left to game with, the only logical option was to begin writing so Nessix could live outside of Kat's mind. Devotion, the first book of Tale of the Fallen, was published in 2016 and three more series within the encompassing Afflicted Saga are currently drafted.
Today, Katika still considers rural Missouri home and lives on a farm with her supportive husband and their assortment of special needs animals. She forewent veterinary school due to unplanned life circumstances, and now spends her non-writing time playing with her dog, riding her horses, and drowning in garden gnomes.
Katika strives to draw on the brilliance of the fantasy classics to craft and deliver epic tales reminiscent to those told in the genre's golden age. It is among her most sincere hopes that you fall in love with Abaeloth and those who call it home as deeply as she has.
Kat accidentally discovered her world of Abaeloth in 2003 when creating a character for an RPG. This character shared her life story from birth to death and everything in between. With nothing left to game with, the only logical option was to begin writing so Nessix could live outside of Kat's mind. Devotion, the first book of Tale of the Fallen, was published in 2016 and three more series within the encompassing Afflicted Saga are currently drafted.
Today, Katika still considers rural Missouri home and lives on a farm with her supportive husband and their assortment of special needs animals. She forewent veterinary school due to unplanned life circumstances, and now spends her non-writing time playing with her dog, riding her horses, and drowning in garden gnomes.
Katika strives to draw on the brilliance of the fantasy classics to craft and deliver epic tales reminiscent to those told in the genre's golden age. It is among her most sincere hopes that you fall in love with Abaeloth and those who call it home as deeply as she has.
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June 6, 2019
That ending... I think I am in love with Katika's style of storytelling. Over the course of four books she has framed a massive narrative masterpiece that leaves you longing for the next in the series.
In Defiance, we find ourselves once again following the truly badass heroine Nessix as she desperately seeks allies for the looming threat of the demonic hordes. However, in true Schneider fashion she makes sure that every step is a real and meaningful experience that never turns out quite according to plan. All the while Katika seems to sneak in more and more taste bits of the imaginative and complex world of Abaeloth. The pacing in Defiance is rock solid, always leading you to what any other long time readers like myself will consider a very impactful and satisfying ending. A great addition to the "Tale of the Fallen" series. Cannot wait to see what comes next.
In Defiance, we find ourselves once again following the truly badass heroine Nessix as she desperately seeks allies for the looming threat of the demonic hordes. However, in true Schneider fashion she makes sure that every step is a real and meaningful experience that never turns out quite according to plan. All the while Katika seems to sneak in more and more taste bits of the imaginative and complex world of Abaeloth. The pacing in Defiance is rock solid, always leading you to what any other long time readers like myself will consider a very impactful and satisfying ending. A great addition to the "Tale of the Fallen" series. Cannot wait to see what comes next.
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