Maiden of War
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Book 1
A routine mission finds one girl and her fellow warriors fighting for their lives in this action-packed adventure, the first in a new fantasy series perfect for fans of Pierce Brown and Sabaa Tahir.
When their Republic was ravaged by plague and fell into chaos, a monastic order of girls called the Daughters of Zahra took up arms and became known as Warmaidens. Fifty years later, the plague has passed, and the Republic survived, but the Warmaidens live on, training for battle since childhood and providing protection to their communities.
When a threat surfaces from the north - a warlord who has proclaimed himself a living god - Roxshana and her Warmaiden sisters embark on an expedition to bolster the northern kingdom. Their expectations of a routine mission are immediately dashed as they find themselves under attack at every turn. Encountering pirates, a dragon, an army, and her own surprising feelings for the northern kingdom's prince, Roxshana fights for the fate of the Republic...even as misgivings haunt her.
Are Roxshana and her sisters on the right side of history, or are they merely pawns in a sinister political game?
Book 2
Conspiracies deepen and revelations abound in this electrifying second installment of the Maiden of War series.
When their Republic was ravaged by plague and fell into chaos, a monastic order of girls called the Daughters of Zahra took up arms and became known as Warmaidens. Fifty years later, the plague has passed, and the Republic survived, but the Warmaidens live on, training for battle since childhood and providing protection to their communities.
With the day of Princess Naomi's wedding fast approaching, Roxshana prepares to say good-bye to her best friend. They have one last mission together: the monthlong journey south to Naomi's homeland, where she will be wed. On the way, an encounter with the mysterious figure the Warmaidens call the Pale Rider chills Roxshana to the bone. While the others make preparations for the royal wedding, Roxshana and King Valamar conduct a covert investigation into the Rider that leads back to the Allryks, a sinister warlord from the north, and exposes just how far-reaching his influence has become.
To complicate things, Roxshana and Valamar are falling more in love with every mission.... Are they also falling into the Allryks' trap?
Book 3
Roxshana faces down the Allryks in this edge-of-your-seat final installment of the Maiden of War series
When their Republic was ravaged by plague and fell into chaos, a monastic order of girls called the Daughters of Zahra took up arms and became known as Warmaidens. Fifty years later, the plague has passed, and the Republic survived, but the Warmaidens live on, training for battle since childhood and providing protection to their communities.
Against all odds, Roxshana survives her encounter with the Fallen Star. She awakens, injured, in the Allryks’ camp. Far from home and her Warmaiden sisters, surrounded by an enemy army, Roxshana reckons with how the Fallen Star might have changed her. Her friends, especially King Valamar, urge her to plot an escape—but they are vastly outnumbered, and fleeing would mean certain death. Determined to survive another day and to stop the Allryks’ impending invasion of her homeland, Roxshana infiltrates the controversial king’s inner sanctum with the goal of influencing him or, if all else fails, betraying him. Tension mounts as months go by and the Allryks and his corrupt nobility refuse to alter their plans—and as Roxshana experiences mysterious changes since her encounter with the Fallen Star. But is she powerful enough to take on the god-king?