A Drowned Kingdom
The Drowned Kingdom Saga, Book 1
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A Drowned Kingdom
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Narrated by:
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Adam Kurton
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Sean Polite
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By:
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P.L. Stuart
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Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. With his Single God binding his knights to chivalric oaths, intent on wiping out idolatry and pagan worship, they will have to carve out a new kingdom on this mysterious continent that has for centuries been ravaged by warlords competing for supremacy and mages channeling the mystic powers of the elements, and unite the continent under godly rule.
With a troubled past, a cursed sword, and a mysterious spirit guiding him, Othrun means to be that ruler and conquer all. But with kingdoms fated on the edge of spears, alliances, and pagan magic, betrayal, doubt, and dangers await him at every turn. Othrun will be forced to confront the truths of all he believes in on his journey to become a king and a legend.
When one kingdom drowns, a new one must rise in its place. So begins the saga of that kingdom, and the man who would rule it all.
©2021 P.L. Stuart (P)2022 P.L. Stuartcan't wait for more
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I picked this book up after hearing about it through SPFBO and being recommended by a couple of friends. The title 'A Drowned Kingdom' about great a great civilisation, with advanced weaponary and engineering, that gets swallowed by the ocean and the story of the outcast survivors?! I couldn't not tead it. I named ny daughter Atlantis after all!!
Slow burn fantasy isn't usually my pace, but everytime I put it down, I couldn't stop thinking about the characters in this book.
Told from the sole perspective of Prince Othrun, the second son of the King of Atlantyx, devout follower of the One True God, who initially strikes you as a bigoted d*uche canoe and the easiest of characters to dislike. Usually in books where one character is so easy to dislike, we get a second POV or character we can root for. This is not the case in A Drowned Kingdom.
As I read I found myself conflicted. Few characters are truely good. There is no simple good vs evil. All characters are flawed and self serving and yet honourable and virtuous. The depth of each character held me enthralled and I will need to do a reread to catch hints and precursors for things I may have missed first time around.
This is a character driven tale but that isn't to say nothing happens. The politics and schemes are well done, and just when you think you have everything sorted in your head we are thrown another twist after another twist.
Part one is slow but necessary to build the frame work of the characters and their motivations but pick up rather quickly in part two and three.
I'm intrigued by the magic in this and how it all ties into elemental gods. The character Lysi has my heart. She is never to be trusted but her swagger and reasoning for her actions is awesome.
Many issues we face in our real world are reflected in the text. Bigotry, racism and elitism. This all combined into a complex world of Gods, magic, war, politics and flawed characters out to get what they perceive is best for their people. I could write so much about this book and its intricacies! I have notes for daaays.
This is planned to be a long epic Saga and I can't wait to continue and highly recommend!!
Wow! The depth to these characters blew me away
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