The River Kings Road, Liane Merciel
The River Kings Road, Liane Merciel
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The River Kings Road
A Novel of Ithelas

Author: Liane Merciel

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki; Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/16/2010

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

A fragile period of peace between the eternally warring kingdoms of Oakharn and Langmyr is shattered when a surprise massacre fueled by bloodmagic ravages the Langmyrne border village of Willowfield, killing its inhabitantsincluding a visiting Oakharne lord and his familyand leaving behind a scene so grisly that even the carrion eaters avoid its desecrated earth. But the dead lords infant heir has survived the carnage, a discovery that entwines the destinies of Brys Tarnell, a mercenary who rescues the helpless and ailing babe, and a Langmyr peasant, a young mother herself, whom Brys enlists to nourish and nurture the child of her enemies as they travel a dark, perilous road. As one infants life hangs in the balance, so too does the fate of thousands, while deep in the forest, a Maimed Witch practices an evil bloodmagic that could doom them all.

About Liane Merciel

Liane Merciel grew up in Germany, South Korea, and several different parts of the United States. She is an alumnus of Yale University and the College of William & Mary Law School. She now lives in Philadelphia, where she practices law. Liane is the author of two original fantasy novels, The River King's Road and its sequel, Heaven's Needle, and has written both novels and short works for the Pathfinder rpg.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Therese on August 05, 2016

This is exactly the kind of fantasy I love: a potentially epic setting but with "low fantasy" focus on the actual people within it. Peasants have the chance to determine fate for a change. Like Saladin Ahmed, I also want "fewer kings and starship captains, more coach drivers and space waitresses" in......more

Goodreads review by Dorian on June 13, 2014

This book starts with a not unfamiliar scenario: a prince murdered, his family with him in a bloody massacre; a lone knight survives to hide the prince's baby son away, that the child may live, and grow up to avenge his father's death and retake his rightful throne... But, in fact, the lone survivor......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on March 25, 2010

At a very young age my older brother handed me The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks and I fell in love. Up to that point I had been stuck with such light, kiddy books as The Baby Sitters Club or Encyclopedia Brown - never knowing about this whole other, magical world. But when I stepped into th......more

Goodreads review by Paul on September 02, 2012

All I can really say is that this book is adequate. I figured it probably would be, but had hoped it would surprise me and be a bit more. It got better towards the end, but never had anything to make it truly great. Really, this felt like a really good high school production of a big-time musical. So......more