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Tower of the Four
Urchin: A Tower of the Four Short Story
When a stranger heals Vale’s injured leg…
…she begins to believe in magic.
He tells her she is destined to learn it, too. But first, she must conquer her fears. She must see the magic for herself. And then, she must risk her life to take hold of it.
As she struggles to see clearly, a street thug tries to make Vale his slave. He beats her, takes her food, intimidates her into doing his bidding.
Can she find the path to magic before he kills her?
You’ll love this short story in the Tower of the Four world, because even vicious little urchins deserve a chance at magic.
…she begins to believe in magic.
He tells her she is destined to learn it, too. But first, she must conquer her fears. She must see the magic for herself. And then, she must risk her life to take hold of it.
As she struggles to see clearly, a street thug tries to make Vale his slave. He beats her, takes her food, intimidates her into doing his bidding.
Can she find the path to magic before he kills her?
You’ll love this short story in the Tower of the Four world, because even vicious little urchins deserve a chance at magic.
39 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2020
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About the author
Todd Fahnestock
47 books81 followersTODD FAHNESTOCK is a fantasy/sci-fi author of the bestselling Tower of the Four, Threadweavers and The Whisper Prince series. He was a winner of the New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award in 2021 for Tower of the Four: The Champions Academy, and a finalist in the Colorado Authors League Writing Awards for the past two years, for Charlie Fiction and The Undying Man. His passions are fantasy and his quirky, fun-loving family. When he’s not writing, he teaches taekwondo, swaps middle grade humor with his son, plays Ticket to Ride with his wife, scribes modern slang from his daughter and goes on morning walks with Galahad the Weimaraner. Visit Todd at www.toddfahnestock.com.
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March 21, 2020
Well, Well, Well. The Mouse has teeth!
This is the beginning of an epic adventure i think. One wants Vale to "be all she can be" and that is a Quadran.
Will she? I think so. I think she has the heart and soul of one.
Give me more please!
You need to read this also.
This is the beginning of an epic adventure i think. One wants Vale to "be all she can be" and that is a Quadran.
Will she? I think so. I think she has the heart and soul of one.
Give me more please!
You need to read this also.
April 7, 2020
Interesting
Interesting storyline with intrigue while trying to preserve and survive the back alleys and starvation with other urchins and thieves.
Interesting storyline with intrigue while trying to preserve and survive the back alleys and starvation with other urchins and thieves.
June 13, 2020
A great introduction
This is a fantastic introduction to the world of the Tower of the Four series! Vale is my favorite character so far.
This is a fantastic introduction to the world of the Tower of the Four series! Vale is my favorite character so far.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews