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The Tale of Eaglefriend #3
Son of Eaglefriend
Evinn Eaglefriend’s boyhood was filled with stories of the free eagles that used to roam peacefully behind his people’s citadel, of Roftome the Untamable, whose fiercely sought allegiance had only been given to one man. Now, at sixteen, near the end of rigorous battle training that had once turned youths of the realm into Eaglemasters, he regards these accounts as little more than fanciful children’s tales. There are no free eagles, only Pyrnaq, the rattle of their chains a prelude to the blood they shed, their screams icy with insatiable wrath.
Second in line for the throne his mother’s father once sat upon, he’s been hardened over the years by sword and spear alongside his cousin, Vethros, whose coronation is only months away. He loves the future king like a brother, and does not envy him the challenges he’ll inherit with his crown. To their north, Sydrenna Eaglebreaker gains more ground every month with an army that eclipses the very sun, and south, the ferotaurs and shriekers are united against them under a ruler bent on seizing their kingdom with his sorcery.
When his father pulls him and Vethros from their lessons one day to visit the wizard Nottleforf at Korindelf, they realize that their training is at an abrupt end. The ongoing war for which they’ve prepared all their lives will no longer permit them to grow up at its edge, and they must follow Morlen along a path fraught with dangers they’ve only observed from afar. And, the deeper his father leads them through the heart of their enemy’s power, the more Evinn is forced to grapple with his uncertainty about the legendary figure known as Eaglefriend. All he does know for certain is one thing:
Boyhood is over; the perils that separate kings from princes have just begun.
Second in line for the throne his mother’s father once sat upon, he’s been hardened over the years by sword and spear alongside his cousin, Vethros, whose coronation is only months away. He loves the future king like a brother, and does not envy him the challenges he’ll inherit with his crown. To their north, Sydrenna Eaglebreaker gains more ground every month with an army that eclipses the very sun, and south, the ferotaurs and shriekers are united against them under a ruler bent on seizing their kingdom with his sorcery.
When his father pulls him and Vethros from their lessons one day to visit the wizard Nottleforf at Korindelf, they realize that their training is at an abrupt end. The ongoing war for which they’ve prepared all their lives will no longer permit them to grow up at its edge, and they must follow Morlen along a path fraught with dangers they’ve only observed from afar. And, the deeper his father leads them through the heart of their enemy’s power, the more Evinn is forced to grapple with his uncertainty about the legendary figure known as Eaglefriend. All he does know for certain is one thing:
Boyhood is over; the perils that separate kings from princes have just begun.
- GenresFantasy
219 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2021
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About the author
C.L. Murray
6 books19 followersCharles Laurence Murray was born in 1989 and grew up in San Diego, California. He spent many days lost in the humming, spark-scattering clashes between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, caught up in a charge with the Riders of Rohan, and enthralled by the cadence and poise of Doc Holliday emerging from the shadows to face Johnny Ringo. When he was thirteen, he became obsessed with the idea of an eagle-riding, sword-wielding hero and developed it over the years into an epic, four-part fantasy series called The Tale of Eaglefriend.
He published his first novel, A Facet for the Gem (The Tale of Eaglefriend--Book One) at the end of February, 2016, and it has been featured on ten Amazon Top 100 lists, ranking at #2 in Kindle Teen Epic Fantasy, and at #5 in Kindle Adult Epic Fantasy. Podium Publishing, the award-winning audiobook publisher whose first fiction title was Andy Weir's The Martian, picked up the audible rights to The Tale of Eaglefriend five months after its debut, and narrator James Foster brings the first installment to life with a stellar performance.
On November 1, 2018, after weeks of severe illness while beginning the final three chapters of Eaglebreaker, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had metastasized to his lungs. The ensuing months of chemotherapy and other treatments were highly effective, and finally in August of 2019, after learning the cancer had spread to his brain and enduring a string of seizures from the hemorrhaging, he completed the book. Thanks to California's remarkable health care and the expertise of his doctors and nurses, he has a long, happy life to look forward to.
The Tale of Eaglefriend will continue with Books Three and Four.
Get the latest updates at authorclmurray.com and facebook.com/AuthorCLMurray
He published his first novel, A Facet for the Gem (The Tale of Eaglefriend--Book One) at the end of February, 2016, and it has been featured on ten Amazon Top 100 lists, ranking at #2 in Kindle Teen Epic Fantasy, and at #5 in Kindle Adult Epic Fantasy. Podium Publishing, the award-winning audiobook publisher whose first fiction title was Andy Weir's The Martian, picked up the audible rights to The Tale of Eaglefriend five months after its debut, and narrator James Foster brings the first installment to life with a stellar performance.
On November 1, 2018, after weeks of severe illness while beginning the final three chapters of Eaglebreaker, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had metastasized to his lungs. The ensuing months of chemotherapy and other treatments were highly effective, and finally in August of 2019, after learning the cancer had spread to his brain and enduring a string of seizures from the hemorrhaging, he completed the book. Thanks to California's remarkable health care and the expertise of his doctors and nurses, he has a long, happy life to look forward to.
The Tale of Eaglefriend will continue with Books Three and Four.
Get the latest updates at authorclmurray.com and facebook.com/AuthorCLMurray
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August 1, 2022
Re-read July 2022 ahead of book 4 release
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Nearly 2 decades have passed in a kingdom at war. Two sons now grown, trained up to face the threats to the throne. The outlying clans and enslaved are increasingly fighting back against their oppressors. Friends are rejoined, and avarice divides family.
This is definitely big traditional epic fantasy, I continue to love the interaction between the eagles and eaglemasters through this series the most, though it has more focus on military and political conflict. I didn't connect with this entry as much, it is very much the sons story, so with the big time jump we have moved away from the characters I connected with over the first two books and they are basically side characters here. Broadly a fine read, I'm looking forward to seeing the conclusion.
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Nearly 2 decades have passed in a kingdom at war. Two sons now grown, trained up to face the threats to the throne. The outlying clans and enslaved are increasingly fighting back against their oppressors. Friends are rejoined, and avarice divides family.
This is definitely big traditional epic fantasy, I continue to love the interaction between the eagles and eaglemasters through this series the most, though it has more focus on military and political conflict. I didn't connect with this entry as much, it is very much the sons story, so with the big time jump we have moved away from the characters I connected with over the first two books and they are basically side characters here. Broadly a fine read, I'm looking forward to seeing the conclusion.
July 30, 2021
Good read
A good story line with interesting characters. Enjoyed it, but thought it a bit too detailed . I will wait for the last book to finish the series.
A good story line with interesting characters. Enjoyed it, but thought it a bit too detailed . I will wait for the last book to finish the series.
June 13, 2021
The second generation comes of age in Son of Eaglefriend (The Tale of Eaglefriend Book 3). The saga of a war-torn world continues as Morlen's teenage son and nephew get pulled into the bloody fray. Besieged by Pyrnaq from above and the Ferotaur King's minions from below, will the Eaglefriend and his kin survive the onslaught led by none other than Morlen's once dear companion, the great eagle Roftome? The answer is well worth finding out.
June 17, 2025
I'm sticking with these books because I want to see how it ends. :)
However, this book had at least three occasions where I raised my voice at an inanimate object. Stupid decisions were made several times that cost (in the story world) hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. They just made no sense.
A better alternative would be to have the villain actually a better fighter (for awhile) or for the heroes to make good decisions and they still lose, but to just be stupid...
Anyway, we're all human and this is just a book. Plus, there were some good parts. :)
Blessings, Christina
However, this book had at least three occasions where I raised my voice at an inanimate object. Stupid decisions were made several times that cost (in the story world) hundreds, if not thousands, of lives. They just made no sense.
A better alternative would be to have the villain actually a better fighter (for awhile) or for the heroes to make good decisions and they still lose, but to just be stupid...
Anyway, we're all human and this is just a book. Plus, there were some good parts. :)
Blessings, Christina
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