A note from the author:
I often get asked by bloggers, book lovers, friends, and family how I would explain the story of Scourge of the Five Kingdoms? It is a simple question with a complex answer.
The setting for Scourge of the Five Kingdoms’ story is a decade-long war, but it’s not just a war story. The war and rogue’s gallery of antagonists are a clear threat, but just who or how these problems will be resolved isn’t cut and dried. You could say that there aren’t any plucky protagonists or chosen ones in this particular universe.
There is plenty of political intrigue and maneuvering in the Five Kingdoms, but the world’s problems are, unfortunately, a bit beyond being resolved in the framework of a political thriller.
Then we get to magic. To me, magic is an essential part of a fantasy series, so, of course, there is magic in the world. In the Five Kingdoms, though, magic is an abundant commodity that is a part of everyday life, not some plot device used to drive the story.
Speaking of people’s lives, there’s a diverse, large ensemble cast of characters who have developed already well before we meet them. These characters have goals, and many are at the zenith of their prowess. Scourge of the Five Kingdoms’ story does not focus on a single hero, a journey, or a prophecy, but rather it focuses on the actions of many, and it is their ambitions that drive a story full of twists and betrayals.
In short, Scourge of the Five Kingdoms is the first novel of an epic fantasy series with deep characters and world-building.
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