Knight's Ransom

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From Jeff Wheeler, theWall Street Journalbestselling author of the King fountain novels, comes an epic new series of warring kingdoms, deadly family rivalries, and fearless loyalty.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. A brutal war of succession has plunged the court of King fountain into a power struggle between a charitable king who took the crown unlawfully and his ambitious rival, Devon Argentine. The balance of power between the two men hinges on the fate of a young boy ensnared in this courtly intrigue. A boy befittingly nicknamed Ransom.

When the Argentine family finally rules, Ransom must make his own way in the world. Opportunities open and shut before him as he journeys along the path to knighthood, blind to a shadowy conspiracy of jealousy and revenge. Securing his place will not be easy, nor will winning the affection of Lady Claire de Murrow, a fiery young heiress from an unpredictably mad kingdom.

Ransom interrupts an abduction plot targeting the Queen of Ceredigion and earns a position in service to her son, the first born of the new Argentine dynasty. But conflict and treachery threaten the family, and Ransom must also come to understand and hone his burgeoning powersabilities that involve more than his mastery with a blade and that make him as much a target as his lord.

'With this superlative epic fantasyWheeler does an expert job of reintroducing his fantasy world through the eyes of sympathetic characters that fans and new readers alike will root for. This is sure to be a hit.'Publishers Weekly(starred review)

'Jeff Wheeler has always been one of our more dependable storytellers.Knight's Ransomadds to his reputation. A fine page-turner.' Terry Brooks,New York Timesbestselling author.

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An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Science Fiction & Fantasy With this superlative epic fantasyWheeler does an expert job of reintroducing his fantasy world through the eyes of sympathetic characters that fans and new readers alike will root for. This is sure to be a hit. Publishers Weekly (starred review) [Wheeler] adds elements of Arthurian legend to the start of the First Argentines seriesalong with splendid palace intrigues and battles. Booklist (starred review) Full of surprise, heartbreak, intrigue and knightlinessa great start to what feels like a solid series! The Nerd Daily Acclaimed fantasy author Jeff Wheeler brings us a valiant and dauntless new fantasy adventure and the first in a new series. Medium

Author Bio

Jeff Wheeler is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Immortal Words, The Buried World, and The Killing Fog in the Grave Kingdom series; the Harbinger and Kingfountain series; and the Muirwood, Mirrowen, and Landmoor novels. He left his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. Jeff is a husband, father of five, and devout member of his church. He lives in the Rocky Mountains and is the founder of Deep Magic: The E-Zine of Clean Fantasy and Science Fiction. Find out more about Deep Magic at https://deepmagic.co, and visit Jeffs many worlds at https://jeff-wheeler.com.