Step into an epic world of sword and sorcery, intrigue and betrayal...The realm of Drinnglennin hangs poised on the cusp of chaos, for Urlion Konigur, the High King, is dying and has yet to name an heir. Rumors abound that the Helgrins, Drinnglennin’s bitterest foes, are preparing their longboats to raid the Isle’s shores, while the roving å Livåri folk, for whom the island kingdom is the last sanctuary, are strangely disappearing. And in distant Belestar, the fabled dragons are stirring from their self-imposed exile…Drinnglennin’s hopes lie with the wizard Morgan, who must gather together and safeguard the king’s possible heirs, all three of whom are coming of age. Yet a dangerously powerful house seeks the succession for one of their own, even if it means disrupting the fragile peace of the realm. One thing is certain: whoever next sits on the Einhorn Throne will determine the fate not only of Drinnglennin, but of all who dwell in the Known World.

Portents of Chaos (The Drinnglennin Chronicles)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Julius, K.C.

Fantasy

MVB GmbH

Review\nThe BookLife Prize 2020~Plot/Idea: 10 out of 10Originality: 9 out of 10Prose: 9 out of 10Character/Execution: 10 out of 10Overall: 9.50 out of 10Assessment: 
Plot: A Realm at Stake is the second book in a fantasy series and thus is driven by subplots set up in the first series title, and new subplots--among them the coming of age of Fynn, the bastard son of the King Aetheor, Yarl of Helgrinia; the revelation of Whit's innate magic skills; the kidnapping of Halla--set up to shape adventures in subsequent titles. The real 'plot" of this novel is how these subplots elaborate the world of Drinnglennin, which the author has given a richly imagined culture and society. 
Prose: Julius's prose is well suited to the story she tells. It's colorful without being ornate and serves to describe well scenes of both high fantasy and courtly intrigue. 
Originality: The interplay of fantasy and royal politics in this novel is redolent of well-known multi-volume fantasies such as George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones saga. However, the intrigues and adventures of her characters are entirely original to her story and stamp their imprint on a familiar fantasy template. 
Character/Execution: Julius builds her panoramic narrative around the adventures of individual characters, each of whom she gives a distinct personality and role in the story. They are fully realized and credible in their exploits.\nDark days lie ahead for Drinnglennin...An ominous darkness is gathering over the Known World, and none will escape its long shadow. In Helgrinia, Fynn, the bastard son of Aetheor Yarl, finds his position ever more precarious—and when tragedy strikes on Midsommer’s Eve, he is compelled to take a perilous vow. Across the Erolin Sea, Master Morgan travels the length of the Isle determined to uncover the roots of King Urlion’s illness. The treachery he discovers sets him on an even more dangerous course. In the elven sanctuary of Mithralyn, Whit and Halla’s mutual enmity grows, and an ill-thought out decision by one of the cousins spells calamity for the other. Maura and Leif, summoned to Drinnkastel by the ailing High King and presented as royal relatives, become embroiled in the intrigue and jealousies of the Konigur court. Maura’s fears of discovery are compounded when she learns that Borne Braxton, who knows her true identity, is also in the capital.All the while, deep in the Lost Lands, Lazdac Strigori stirs his cauldron of chaos, as the bitter seeds he has planted bear their baneful fruit. A day of reckoning is fast approaching for those he deems have denied him his rightful heritage, which bodes ill for all.\nFrom the Back Cover\nUrlion Konigur's increasingly unstable mind heightens the urgency to name his heir. His realm is divided and ripe for invasion, and Aetheor Yarl of Helgrinia, emboldened by conquests in Gral, has set his sights once more on the vulnerable Isle.Master Morgan is among the many who hope the High King will announce his chosen successor at the Twyrn in Drinnkastel, to which Maura and Leif, newly dragonfast, have been summoned. But Morgan cannot protect his young charges in the capital, for he has vowed to find Urlion's enchanter and the whereabouts of the missing å Livåri.Meanwhile, Whit, left in Mithralyn to hone his magic without Morgan's guidance, grows increasingly bitter toward the wizard, while Halla faces a betrayal that will test her courage to its limits. And far to the north, the rift is widening between those dragons who would bind, and those who would, through murder and mayhem, destroy the very fabric of mankind.These unfolding perils will resound to the very borders of the Known World. For in the Lost Lands, the dark wizard, Lazdac Strigori, is on the rise.

A Realm at Stake (The Drinnglennin Chronicles)

Bindings of Peril (The Drinnglennin Chronicles)

Frenchaven Press

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