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Book one is FREE on Amazon.CA, same as all other countries. Link is below. As for book 2, Amazon limits countdown deals to US and UK, so the price remains the same. However, if you enjoy book one, you can grab the full series eBook bundle for the price of one book.
Fans of coming of age/epic fantasy with the zero to hero trope, check out The Buried Symbol. It is currently $0.99 on Amazon worldwide.
Things of note:
- It is the first book in a finished trilogy with a prequel novel and a subsequent quartet of books in the same world, so there is no waiting for the next book.
- The first book is single POV, the others adding in more POVs with each entry.
- Perfect for those who enjoy structured magic systems.
- Both series follow the progressive fantasy model where the characters continue to gain access to new abilities.
- This series was highly influenced by series such as The Belgariad, Riftwar, and Codex Alera.
Synopsis:
A controlling empire. An outcast behind a false identity. The mystery of a long forgotten magic.
They tell Unchosen, "Accept your fate and you'll be rewarded in the next life." The threat of execution is their recourse.
Rejecting his role as an outcast, Brock risks his life and obtains a false rune, marking him a member of the Empire's ruling class. Under a veil of deception and backed by natural talent, he then schemes his way into a school where the Empire's future leaders are trained. Can he maintain this charade?
Within an academy of magic, science, and combat, he discovers secrets kept from society, among which is a forbidden magic he is able to wield. While he is determined to tame his frightening new abilities, one misstep could destroy him.
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The Buried Symbol is the first book in the zero-to-hero epic fantasy trilogy, Runes of Issalia. Book two releases on Feb 12 and book three drops on Feb 21st. Synopsis below.
Buried away for centuries, a forgotten magic lurks...waiting to return
They tell Unchosen, "Accept your fate and you'll be rewarded in the next life."
The threat of execution is their recourse.
Rejecting his role as an outcast, Brock risks his life and obtains a false rune, marking him a member of the Empire's ruling class. Under a veil of deception and backed by natural talent, he then schemes his way into a school where the Empire's future leaders are trained.
Can he maintain this charade?
Within an academy of magic, science, and combat, he discovers secrets kept from society, among which is a forbidden magic he is able to wield.
While he is determined to tame his frightening new abilities, one misstep could destroy him.
"A classic underdog story, perfect for fans of zero-to-hero fantasy adventures filled with magic, mystery, and monsters."
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IF you enjoy coming of age/epic fantasy with a constant sense of progression, check out The Buried Symbol.
It's $0.99 for a limited time and is the first book in the COMPLETE Runes of Issalia trilogy.
In case you are curious, here is a reader review (actually the first one on the Amazon page and it is a bit old).
"This book was such a great read that it had to be reviewed while still fresh from reading it. The wait for book 2 is long enough to drive you batty because you can't just continue and yet close enough you are dying to get your hands on it.. Now how to write a review worthy of it without spoiling it by giving away too much.. So Just In Case I Goof {{THERE MAYBE SPOILERS AHEAD}} This book takes the Harry Potter book suitable for tweens and teens and brings forth the story in the Young Adult reading frame. DO NOT MISTAKE ME it is NOT a Harry Potter, it's firmly a different universe but it has the same themes of Good vs Evil both in the overall outlook and the personal clash of characters. It has the academy feel and friendship bonds, and the underdog that sets out to better himself in a world that expects something else. Think Potter without the lightning bolt scar, but comes to earn the scar himself and the expectations that come with it. You boo the bad guys cheer the good laugh at the comedy and gasp at the tragedy. Just when you thing OH RATS HE SET HIMSELF UP.. and then suddenly something else happens that you didn't expect. There are powers and while not spells some form of reaching an inner power and using it. The sad part is had he known at the end when a child his life would have followed a totally different path and the book would have never been near as good. The sexuality is tastefully done so that even a tween and teen can read and understand but while Harry Potter was gasp they Kissed ! This follows older characters and young love in a not shoved in your face or ignored that sex happens means. You smile at yes he gets the Girl, and wins the day and the danger that the following book promises is left looming as to what will happen. The book covers the unfairness of being a subclass to the ease of those handed everything with a silver spoon expecting to have those of the subclass to use as serfs. have I given you enough to wet your appetite or just looking at the buffet and not seeing what you have a taste for. Take a taste I think you, like one of the characters is left always hungry. ;o} This book excels at doing what a book is used for.. it entertains you, keeps you attention from cover to cover in a almost seamless manner. I honestly can't wait to read the next book and have to say VERY WELL DONE to the author Jeffrey L. Kohanek I see a very bright future ahead."
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