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    Come the Wind
    A Woman Warrior Born
    Ebook series2 titles

    The Book of Banea Series

    By Alexander Edlund

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    About this series

    In Come the Wind, bestselling author Alexander Edlund continues the thrilling epic begun in A Woman Warrior Born.

    By blood, essence, and strength of heart Breea has won the first two rounds of combat with the returned Oregule, and accepted that she is a true Alach weaver—the first of her kind destined to battle the ancient enemy. Now, with only vague prophecy to guide her, she must learn to wield her power—both of the essence and as a leader of men—for the Oregule are moving and the world is descending into war. Key to victory are the powers of six mysterious children, young Alach, who like her are hunted by the Oregule.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexander Edlund
    Release dateNov 7, 2013
    Come the Wind
    A Woman Warrior Born

    Titles in the series (2)

    • A Woman Warrior Born
      A Woman Warrior Born

      A Woman Warrior Born

      Alexander Edlund
      2/5 - 1 rating
      2/5 - 1 rating

      Breea Banea is poised to become the youngest female scholar in a thousand years, but before her testing can begin, she finds herself hunted by a beast of elemental malice in the shape of a white wolf. When she learns that her entire life has been planned to enable her to survive this battle, she sets out to find the priest who called at her birth, "A Warrior is Born." From Kirkus Reviews A smashing series opener for fans of literary fantasy. Edlund’s fantasy stars a capable young warrior who seeks more knowledge about a ruinous prophecy she herself is destined to fulfill. In the kingdom of Limtir lives 19-year-old Breea Banea, the youngest female applicant to the Library in 1,000 years. She’s an expert in woodland survival, hunting, and combat. Breea still has much to learn, however, including the potent magic of weaving and why a priest said that her birth signaled the destruction of Yash, the religious capital city of the distant realm of Yasharn. In the forest, Breea encounters the violent Lupazg, a being out of the Legend Time who can change from a man to a giant white wolf. Lupazg strikes at the Library, placing Breea’s friend and mentor, Ajalay, (and most of the Tomeguard soldiers) in mortal danger. During the chaos, a guard named SaKlu performs a coup at the Library that’s tied to the religious upheaval sweeping nearby lands. He rules in the name of Yash, proclaiming those who stand against him vile Dauthaz. Will Breea survive long enough to discover the truth about her role in the Yasharn prophecies? This first volume in author Edlund’s ambitious new series drops readers into a grandiose realm, filled with forest cats who speak the secret Breowic language and lovers who have “caught the moonstone” for each other. The prose is dense and lyrical, reminiscent of high-fantasy masterminds like M. John Harrison: “The spark hovering above her palm,” we read of Ajalay in battle, “shone like a star brought to ground.” Edlund’s cinematic action scenes feature magic that whips and writhes like a living thing (“Lupazg snarled, and frost rimed her clothing and hair”). Though many of the set pieces are standard fantasy fare—the sea battle and the bustling city—audiences will likely follow the complex Breea anywhere after Edlund’s astonishing cliffhanger.

      Breea Banea is poised to become the youngest female scholar in a thousand years, but before her testing can begin, she finds herself hunted by a beast of elemental malice in the shape of a white wolf. When she learns that her entire life has been planned to enable her to survive this battle, she sets out to find the priest who called at her birth, "A Warrior is Born." From Kirkus Reviews A smashing series opener for fans of literary fantasy. Edlund’s fantasy stars a capable young warrior who seeks more knowledge about a ruinous prophecy she herself is destined to fulfill. In the kingdom of Limtir lives 19-year-old Breea Banea, the youngest female applicant to the Library in 1,000 years. She’s an expert in woodland survival, hunting, and combat. Breea still has much to learn, however, including the potent magic of weaving and why a priest said that her birth signaled the destruction of Yash, the religious capital city of the distant realm of Yasharn. In the forest, Breea encounters the violent Lupazg, a being out of the Legend Time who can change from a man to a giant white wolf. Lupazg strikes at the Library, placing Breea’s friend and mentor, Ajalay, (and most of the Tomeguard soldiers) in mortal danger. During the chaos, a guard named SaKlu performs a coup at the Library that’s tied to the religious upheaval sweeping nearby lands. He rules in the name of Yash, proclaiming those who stand against him vile Dauthaz. Will Breea survive long enough to discover the truth about her role in the Yasharn prophecies? This first volume in author Edlund’s ambitious new series drops readers into a grandiose realm, filled with forest cats who speak the secret Breowic language and lovers who have “caught the moonstone” for each other. The prose is dense and lyrical, reminiscent of high-fantasy masterminds like M. John Harrison: “The spark hovering above her palm,” we read of Ajalay in battle, “shone like a star brought to ground.” Edlund’s cinematic action scenes feature magic that whips and writhes like a living thing (“Lupazg snarled, and frost rimed her clothing and hair”). Though many of the set pieces are standard fantasy fare—the sea battle and the bustling city—audiences will likely follow the complex Breea anywhere after Edlund’s astonishing cliffhanger.

    • Come the Wind
      Come the Wind

      Come the Wind

      Alexander Edlund
      3/5 - 2 ratings
      3/5 - 2 ratings

      In Come the Wind, bestselling author Alexander Edlund continues the thrilling epic begun in A Woman Warrior Born. By blood, essence, and strength of heart Breea has won the first two rounds of combat with the returned Oregule, and accepted that she is a true Alach weaver—the first of her kind destined to battle the ancient enemy. Now, with only vague prophecy to guide her, she must learn to wield her power—both of the essence and as a leader of men—for the Oregule are moving and the world is descending into war. Key to victory are the powers of six mysterious children, young Alach, who like her are hunted by the Oregule.

      In Come the Wind, bestselling author Alexander Edlund continues the thrilling epic begun in A Woman Warrior Born. By blood, essence, and strength of heart Breea has won the first two rounds of combat with the returned Oregule, and accepted that she is a true Alach weaver—the first of her kind destined to battle the ancient enemy. Now, with only vague prophecy to guide her, she must learn to wield her power—both of the essence and as a leader of men—for the Oregule are moving and the world is descending into war. Key to victory are the powers of six mysterious children, young Alach, who like her are hunted by the Oregule.

    Author

    Alexander Edlund

    Alexander Edlund was born in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, but within months was off adventuring with his parents across the South Pacific, and in a year or so ended up learning to walk in the rainforests of eastern Australia. His first novel began as an image heard to music when he was sixteen. He set the story aside for years until attending University in England re-awoke the desire to share the stories in his mind. Alexander studied writing at the University of Washington. When his first book was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews as a "A smashing series opener for fans of literary fantasy," and the book broke out in Australia on Apple, fans began asking for more. Alexander now returns to Australia on a regular basis to write. Alexander's latest science fiction adventure, Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth has been years in the making and is also available as an audio book, narrated by the fantastic Greg Patmore.

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