Blood Ties (Castings Trilogy Bk 1)

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The Eleven Domains were forged in blood a thousand years ago. The blood is about to flow again. Bramble is as wild as the animals she follows deep into the forest near her village. Her dark eyes betray her heritage - she's a Traveller, one of the despised original people of the Domains. And for as long as she can remember, she has wanted to take to the Road. But the gods always say no. In Turvite, where ghosts drift along dark cobbled streets, Ash must leave his parents, and the Road, to begin an apprenticeship with the only person who will accept a Traveller - the scheming Doronit. But the gods who linger in the gloomy square have other plans for him...From different ends of the Eleven Domains, death casts Bramble and Ash on journeys across valleys and mountains and into the dark history of their ancestors.

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appeal to fans of Robin Hobb, as like Hobb s books it is a work on a large canvas - Australian Bookseller + Publisher Blood Ties has the feel of Ursula le Guin s fantasy novels if you are weary of sword battles with sorcerers and intrigued by dark motivations, this is a wonderfully satisfying series to read. - aurealisXpress an impressively different fantasy novel - Sydney Morning Herald a satisfying diversion from formula-based fantasy. Freeman s characters have real depth - Adelaide Advertiser lovers of traditional fantasy will devour it. - Good Reading intriguing - Daily Telegraph

Author Bio

Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author of young adult and children s books. She is also a freelance writer of non-fiction, having written a number of education-based scripts for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation s Children s & Education Department and other educational producers. She completed a Doctorate of Creative Arts at the University of Technology, Sydney where she was also a part-time lecturer in Business Communication and Creative Writing in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is her first fantasy title for adults. Pamela lives in Sydney with her husband and their son.