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Ravenous winged beasts hunt within the village borders, culling the population at will while the people cling to survival—and to the rule of an unseen god known only as the Provider.
When the beasts grow bolder, the villagers turn to their ancient rite for deliverance:
The Tournament of the Kindred—a brutal contest where four bloodlines are chosen by random draw to fight to the death. One wins. The loser’s entire bloodline is sent to the Sacrificial Altar, their deaths offered to the Provider in exchange for protection.
He’s a quiet historian with no combat training, no courage to speak of—and now, no choice. The only viable candidate to represent his bloodline, he must survive the arena or see his family slaughtered in his place.
But as Neven trains for war, something inside him stirs. A power long forbidden. A whisper of magic in a world where its use is punishable by death. And as the Tournament draws near, Neven begins to suspect that the beasts within the village are not the only monsters to fear.
Reviews for The Librarian Gladiator:
"This book is almost too good. You know how you feel when there's a nun nearby? Like you might blurt out the wrong thing? I want to say the right things here, because this should be your new favorite fantasy." - Zippergirl
"An immersive YA and adult fantasy in which the most striking feature is the rampaging power of the imagination of the author." - David Ross
"This book was intense! But very awesome. It starts by making you think it is another Hunger Games offshoot, but then it rapidly veers off in a whole new direction to uncover secrets that nothing is what it appears. I loved the world-building here and the many unique characters that fill the classic sound and evil roles well." - Brittany McCann
Ravenous winged beasts hunt within the village borders, culling the population at will while the people cling to survival—and to the rule of an unseen god known only as the Provider.
When the beasts grow bolder, the villagers turn to their ancient rite for deliverance:
The Tournament of the Kindred—a brutal contest where four bloodlines are chosen by random draw to fight to the death. One wins. The loser’s entire bloodline is sent to the Sacrificial Altar, their deaths offered to the Provider in exchange for protection.
He’s a quiet historian with no combat training, no courage to speak of—and now, no choice. The only viable candidate to represent his bloodline, he must survive the arena or see his family slaughtered in his place.
But as Neven trains for war, something inside him stirs. A power long forbidden. A whisper of magic in a world where its use is punishable by death. And as the Tournament draws near, Neven begins to suspect that the beasts within the village are not the only monsters to fear.
Reviews for The Librarian Gladiator:
"This book is almost too good. You know how you feel when there's a nun nearby? Like you might blurt out the wrong thing? I want to say the right things here, because this should be your new favorite fantasy." - Zippergirl
"An immersive YA and adult fantasy in which the most striking feature is the rampaging power of the imagination of the author." - David Ross
"This book was intense! But very awesome. It starts by making you think it is another Hunger Games offshoot, but then it rapidly veers off in a whole new direction to uncover secrets that nothing is what it appears. I loved the world-building here and the many unique characters that fill the classic sound and evil roles well." - Brittany McCann