Death Walks Beside Her

by JW Warner

Takael's childhood abruptly ends when bandits murder her family. The Kotidor, warriors who keep order on the Empire's frontier, give the orphaned girl a home where she begins training to join their ranks. When her training ends, she finds herself reunited with her sister novices on a mission to a remote river valley where an armed uprising has begun. The girls face the possibility one of their own may have incited the violence. Can they discover and stop the betrayal? Death Walks Beside Her is the first in a series of stories about a group of girls becoming fierce warriors—and lifelong friends.

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 27, 2021

Reviews

[Hidden Gems Literary Emporium · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Kotidor Chronicles” by JW Warner is a great read for those who love history, fiction, and strong female leads. This series centers powerful, brave, teenagers, overcoming odds at every page, giving the reader the mind to overcome obstacles in their own lives. History lovers will enjoy the original map drawings, and history lessons, encouraging them to wonder about the story’s relation to actual historical events and lands. Similarly, the character names, which the author imagined himself, resemble Hebrew names and words. Again, history lovers are sure to get a kick out of these correlations that may send them on a deep traverse into research. "The Kotidor Chronicles” is for young adults, and adults; a series that parents will enjoy reading with their teenage children. It is also a series that would make for a great book report for students. We look forward to more works from JW Warner, and would be interested to see what suspenseful encounters his main characters go on next.

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[Jimgosailing · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. (And full disclosure, I’m friends with the author). I liked the character building. And I liked the setting (which for me had echoes of Guy Gavriel Kay and maybe some Robert Jackson Bennett)