“The door
stood wide open, half-pulled from its hinges.
As she approached, Faerlyn felt more fear than she wanted to admit.
Ralin’s face had gone white, wide eyes staring into the dark interior.
‘Don’t be a coward,’ she chastised. When he didn’t move, she gripped
his hand and tugged him after her. She wasn’t going in alone.”
Princess
Faerlyn and Prince Ralin have the same family and live in the same castle, but
they inhabit different worlds. While she is lively and full of goodwill toward
everyone around her, he prefers the company of books and his mysterious tutor.
Their father King Brien is busy making peace with the nation of Baerac and
soothing the ruffled feelings of his subjects, and has no time to keep an eye
on his daughter’s free-spirited ways, or to try to understand his moody son. Faerlyn
comes up with a well-meaning scheme to get her brother out of his introverted
habits, and begins an adventure of earth-shaking proportions.
From the majestic halls of Castle Kirlaen, to legendary islands across
the Verlaine Sea, there is treachery and sacrifice, judgment and redemption,
and long-buried secrets are brought to light.
“The Black
Isles” is the sequel to “The Calling”, continuing the stories set in the world
of Rhohin, where there are swords, dragons, mist, and a whisper of magic. Here,
royal children must learn that true nobility comes from courageous, loving
hearts, and even stable boys can turn into heroes.
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