I can confidently guesstimate the word count at over 200,000. In the very heart of these stirrings, Aedan encounters that which defies belief, leaving him speechless with terror – and wonder.ĭawn of Wonder is long. Fearful travellers whisper of an ancient power breathing over Thirna, changing it, waking it. Something is stirring in the land, something more ominous than the rising threat of hostile nations. The events that follow propel Aedan on a journey that only the foolhardy or desperate would risk, leading him to the gates of the nation’s royal academy – a whole world of secrets in itself.īut this is only the beginning of his discoveries. But for Aedan, a scruffy young adventurer with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas, this officer is not what he seems. When a high-ranking officer gallops into the quiet Mistyvales, he brings a warning that shakes the countryfolk to their roots. In the very heart of these stirrings, Aedan encounters that which defies belief, leaving him speechless with terror – and wonder.There are some rare occasions when the plot of a book is so complex that the author-written blurb summarizes it far better than I ever could.

But this is only the beginning of his discoveries. The events that follow propel Aedan on a journey that only the foolhardy or desperate would risk, leading him to the gates of the nation’s royal academy – a whole world of secrets in itself.

Winner 2016 Readers' Favourite Award for Epic Fantasy Winner 2015 LYRA Award for Sci-Fi/Fantasy Winner 2015 CIPA EVVY Award for Fiction/Fantasy Winner 2015 Beverly Hills Book Award for Fantasy Winner 2016 Audible Best Fantasy Audiobook Runner-up 2016 IPPY Awards and 2015 Great Midwest Book Festival for Sci-Fi/Fantasy #1 Bestseller in Epic, Historical and Coming of Age Fantasy.

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