Her name was Adelei.
She was a master in her field, one of the feared Order of Amaska. Those who were a danger to the Little Dozen Kingdoms wound up dead by her hand. The Order sends her deep into the Kingdom of Alexander, away from her home in Sadai, and into the hands of the Order's enemy.
The job is nothing short of a suicide mission, one serving no king, no god, and certainly not Justice. With no holy order to protect her, she tumbles dagger-first into the Boahim Senate's political schemes and finds that magic is very much alive and well in the Little Dozen Kingdoms.
While fighting to unravel the betrayal surrounding the royal family of Alexander, she finds her entire past is a lie, right down to those she called family. They say the truth depends on which side of the sword one stands, but they never said what to do when all the swords are pointing at you.
Amidst her enemies, in a land from the darkest reaches of her past, she must decide if she is to be more than another brainwashed puppet. No matter her choice, she must fight to do what is just and right to save the people of the Little Dozen.
Set in the land of Boahim, Amaskan's Blood is an epic fantasy novel full of adventure, magic, assassins, and political intrigue. This first book in a series by author Raven Oak explores the themes of family and what it means to both find and lose one's self.
"With a ferocious-yet-fragile heroine, resonant themes, and a sweepingly gorgeous backdrop, Amaskan's Blood delivers food for thought and frank enjoyment."
--Maia Chance, author of the Fairy Tale Fatal series
**Review
"An exciting epic fantasy filled with intrigue and layers upon layers of well crafted secrets and lies." 4/5 stars.
Stephanie Hildreth of 100 Pages a Day
"[A] fantasy novel in its truest form...these well-developed individuals held me captive. It was a very strong start to a fantasy series that Ivery much look forward to following."
Pure Jonal Reviews
"Adelei undertakes to save the kingdom, protect Margaret, and discover what truth, loyalty, duty, and family really mean--a tall order for any heroine...."
Publisher's Weekly
"With a ferocious-yet-fragile heroine, resonant themes, and a sweepingly gorgeous backdrop, Amaskan's Blood delivers food for thought and frank enjoyment."
Maia Chance, author of the bestselling Fairy Tale Fatal series
"The prose itself is...a cut above the rest as Raven Oak playfully dances with the reader. It's the addition of just enough detail, and the right amount of it, that makes this read. Oak is loquaciously talented and the writing in the book shines. [She] crafts [her] words carefully, in order to pull the reader in, and once he's hooked, reels him in."
Open Book Society
"If George R. R. Martin wrote Tangled, it might be a bit like this."
Noor Jahangir, author of *The Adventures of Some Kid*
"Holy crap, this is good!"
Seattle Geekly
From the Author
**Notes from the Author on the Writing of *Amaskan's Blood:
Amaskan's Blood* has been the most personal novel I've written thus far. Sounds weird considering the main character is a holy assassin of sorts. Writing Adelei through her familial struggles helped me with my own. I didn't realize it at the time, but I owe several relationships to Adelei.
While writing this novel, I also discovered an intense joy in writing Ida. She's an old, cantankerous warrior who doesn't take anything from anybody. She reminds me of old veterans, only her war stories didn't stop when she hit fifty. I enjoyed her character so much, she's going to get her own novel soon enough.
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