The Witches of Crannock Dale Mara of the League Book 1 by Thomas M. Kane - Fantasy
When an enemy army threatens eleven-year old Mara’s home, she makes up her mind to save her family, one way or another. But when the knights protecting her village arrest her favorite aunt for witchcraft, she discovers that the difference between friend and foe may not be as obvious as she once thought.
This is a story of war and espionage, set in a low fantasy world. It is also about a child getting to know her mother and father in a new way.
The Rebels of Caer City
Mara of the League Book 2
Throughout five years at a strict boarding school, Mara has turned to her friend Annie-Rose for comfort. Now Annie has disappeared. Mara teams up with two other students – bold Gretchen and soft-spoken Ginny -- to find her missing friend. Together, Mara, Gretchen and Ginny take on a conspiracy involving some of the most dangerous people in their world.
The Hideous Garden
Mara of the League Book 3
After
surviving a fiery assassination attempt, the League’s honorable new
ruler resolves to end a twenty-five-year war. Mara, now director of
the League’s spy service, warns that he is walking into a trap. As
Mara argues for increasingly ruthless policies, she must ask herself
whether she likes the person she has become.
This
is a story of intrigue and military strategy, set in a low fantasy
world. It is also a story of a political marriage which could be
more.
The Rending of the World
Mara of the League Book 4
“Give
me the summer and I will give you the continent.”
--Un-Jargal
Boyan, Supreme Commander of the Waanling Host
Chief
spy Mara Bennet's worst fears come true when the Commonwealth of Waan
invades her homeland. To complicate matters, Mara and her country's
ruler are stranded in a remote northern realm. The two of them must
outrun enemy warships on a perilous sea voyage home. Meanwhile
fourteen-year-old Princess Deborah finds herself unexpectedly on the
throne.
Can
Deborah learn to rule in the midst of treachery? Can Mara use her
strategic skills to turn back the Waanling onslaught? Will pillaging
armies reduce the land to famine? Find out in The
Rending of the World.
Rending features
seven maps detailing battle plans and troop movements. Its author has
eighteen years experience teaching strategic studies at university
level. He has published eight non-fiction books on international
relations and war.
Thomas M. Kane is a fantasy author living high on a wooded hilltop. He taught international relations at a British university for close to twenty years and brings his insights concerning real-life war and politics into his fiction. He takes a character-based approach to writing, paying attention to his protagonists' personal relationships and inner lives.
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Sounds like fantastic reads for me, Thomas and I love the covers! Thanks for sharing them with me and have a wonderful holiday season!
ReplyDeleteSo honored you should say so! Really hope you enjoy them. I'm thrilled with the covers too -- we have artist Robin Birrell and designer Tallulah van der Made to thank for them.
DeleteCheers for your holiday wishes -- the very same!
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