Soldier of Fire by Amberlyn Holland EPUB & PDF – eBook Details
- Author: Amberlyn Holland
- Language: English
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“LIVING THIS CLOSE TO the border of the wasteland, superstition and
paranoia run rampant.”
The orchard manager ducked his head, embarrassed as he apologetically
tried to explain the recent upsurge in strange rumors of a mythical phoenix
haunting the area.
Xadi hummed noncommittally, which only seemed to make the man
more nervous.
Tall and thin with a shock of white hair that didn’t match his youthful
features, Sharl Pomeroy was the fifth generation of his family to oversee the
Imperial Orchard of Daesar.
The poor man had been apologizing since Xadi arrived, clearly nervous
and uncomfortable with the whole situation.
Xadi didn’t blame him. After all, it wasn’t every day the presumptive
heir to the Imperial Throne showed up to investigate the bizarre sighting of a
mythical creature.
Not that Xadi was technically the Imperial Crown Princess. Yet.
Born minutes after her twin, she was still only second-in-line behind her
sister Xara. For the time being, anyway.
But it was an open secret throughout the empire of Daesar that the
imperial family had been cursed by the fabled demon K’nomn.
Everyone knew the first-born heir in every generation was destined to
die before they ever had a chance to claim the throne.
The gray, coiling sigil that appeared on Xara’s wrist moments after birth
marked her as the curse’s next victim.
Xadi fully intended to make sure that never happened. She’d made a
promise to her sister, and herself, that she would do everything in her power
to help Xara break the curse.
Which was why she’d come all the way to the edge of the empire. Why
she’d been eager to investigate the outrageous, impossible rumors. Why she
was hoping against hope they were true.
All because of a few obscure lines on an ancient scroll Xara had
unearthed in the oldest part of the palace library.
Only a cursed hero can end the scourge of K’nomn, once and for all.
And the death of the demon is all that can free the hero from the curse’s
embrace.
The light of the firebird’s heart will lead the way to the monster’s cage.
According to the same scroll that held the oracle, the last known firebird
had been unable to kill K’nomn. Instead, she’d sacrificed her flame to
imprison the demon inside a strange, egg-shaped rock the demon used as a
focus for his power.
No one had seen either the firebird or the Demon Egg since.
The legend of the firebird had continued down through the ages, but
Xadi and her sister hadn’t been able to find a single mention of the Egg. Not a
single reliable book of legends, tales, or history they’d laid their hands on
made any mention of it.
Which made Xadi’s quest that much more impossible.
Unfortunately, rumors and ancient prophecies were the only chance she
had left.
The light of the firebird’s heart will lead the way to the monster’s cage.
So if some kids and drunks believed they’d seen a flaming bird, Xadi
needed to follow up. She needed to know everything about the strange
sightings, because it might just lead her to a legend that could save her sister’s
life.
“What, exactly, happened here?” Xadi asked, keeping her tone neutral.
“What did your workers see?”
Sharl frowned, hat twisting slightly in his hands. “Your Highness, as I
said…”
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