The Avant Champion: Rising
by C.B.
Samet
GENRE: Fantasy
BLURB:
An EVVY
award-winning epic fantasy adventure. When Marrington Castle is overtaken by a
dark and ancient evil, Abigail Cross finds herself in the precarious situation
of protecting Queen Rebekah. Charged with a quest to summon the Avant Champion,
can she save the kingdom or doom everyone to everlasting devastation?
Excerpt:
As the carriage began to roll, I
listened to the rhythmic click of horse hooves against the cobblestone. Since
the Queen and I were seated facing the rear, I watched the grand pavilion, with
its shimmering lights, fade into the distance. It would be a 500-meter ride
from the ballroom to the Queen’s quarters, and what a beautiful scene through
the decorated grounds lit with streams of dancing lights that cast colored
shadows from the arching trees above the path. I couldn’t help but lean just a
little out the window to take in the beauty of it all.
In the distance, I could see my
brother’s carriage and imagined that Paul was wondering as much as I what I was
doing in the Queen’s carriage.
I looked around at the courtyard. It
was vast and elegant and surrounded on all sides by the castle’s enormous
buildings. The real beauty of the castle belonged to its grounds, or inner
ward, though I may have had that perception because of my preference to being
outdoors. The northeast corner of the courtyard was an open dining facility
surrounded by immaculately groomed bushes sitting atop lush trimmed grass.
The northwest corner contained
awe-inspiring statues were housed the Queen, the court and the ministers, as
well as all of their meeting halls and business rooms, ornately furnished with
dark mahogany wood and regal draperies. There were figurines and expansive
collections of artifacts from centuries of diplomatic excursions across the
world. I knew them intimately, since I dusted them weekly.
With a sudden chill, the light from
the lanterns all abruptly extinguished and the line of carriages came to a
halt. I heard the horses neigh with unease. My eyes adjusted to the moonlit
darkness, and I could see Paul’s carriage once again in the distance around the
bend, just at the last gate leaving the pavilion. It was black under the light
of the moon, looking more like a box cage than a carriage.
Shadows came to life as tall, lanky,
dark figures appeared on either side of Paul’s carriage. Their general form was
similar to human, with two arms and two legs, but their body and limbs were
thinner, and they appeared taller than any man I had ever seen. My stomach
lurched in alarm. Whatever they were, their stealth and demeanor conveyed the
danger of a predator.
Long arms stretched and opened the
doors on both sides of Paul’s carriage, and silently and swiftly, the
passengers were lifted out and swallowed whole. The horrible figures vanished
into the dark shadows as quickly as they had appeared.
I shook once, not believing my own
eyes, but too frightened to scream. My heart was pounding with spasms
threatening to spread to the rest of my body at any moment.
I turned to the only other person
who sat in a position to see what I had seen. The Queen shot me a look of
caution, shutting my mouth before I could speak. She had seen, I knew, and if
it were possible, her pale face seemed even whiter. Although her eyes were not
as wide as mine, her pupils had dilated, the way I had seen an untamed filly’s
eyes when cornered by a would-be rider. Yet, she kept her composure.
If
you like fantasy and adventure then you are going to love The Avant Champion:
Rising. Pick up your copy today and begin the adventure
My Review:
Abigail Cross watches as her brother is killed unable to say
a word. The Queen warned Abbey to keep quite or she would go the same way as
her brother. So Abbey and the Queen walked away with their lives in toe.
Marrington Castle is under attack and Abbey has to protect
the Queen and the kingdom. Abbey finds herself in a perilous situation where
she must fight the Avant Champion to save the kingdom from peril. Can Abbey
save the Queen? Can she save the kingdom? Is Abbey strong enough to fight an
evil so dark an ancient?
The Avant Champion: Rising is filled with action from
beginning to end that will keep you turning the pages. The Avant Champion:
Rising will take you on the adventure of a lifetime with Abbey fighting demons
and shadows trying to save the kingdom.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Christina
is a writer, mother, and pet lover.
“I
write seeking to create riveting action and intrigue with female heroines. I
love the quote, ‘She needed a hero. So she became one.’ My novels have
empowered women overcoming powerful obstacles and the strong men who support
them.”
Samet's Strong Women
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2 comments:
I like the cover
This sounds like an interesting book and series. Plus I love the book covers!
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