Falcon Flight (Falcon Chronicle, Band 2) - Softcover

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One life. One land. One loyalty.

Long lost heir of her stronghold, Kyrin yearns to escape Araby and find her father and freedom in Britannia. But the wazir to the Caliph seeks the power of the death touch at any cost.

Kyrin's mentor refuses to give him the deadly knowledge.

When the wazir takes him hostage, Kyrin strikes a bargain. Then she and her sister steal their protector away and flee into the desert. The wazir puts a price on their heads. To ward those she loves, Kyrin crosses the sea to Britannia alone, sworn to a mysterious errand for the wazir.

But ambitious lords and the intrigue she left behind in Araby engulf her stronghold. Torn between a lord's son she has sworn never to hand-fast, a rival, and her father's life, Kyrin struggles to save her people despite their enemies' plots. Only to discover that her falcon dagger conceals a secret the wazir will kill for. The blade holds the key to life, death, and a traitor deeper yet.

Excerpt –Would Myrna remember her, Lord Cieri’s daughter, who loved horses, falcons, and the open sky? Could she reconcile that lost girl with a woman who could swing a sword at need, who loved the fighting art of Subak, and rode in the hunt astride? Could she accept the foreign tongue and odd ways that girl learned as a slave? Kyrin shifted her shoulder on the hard wood. As for her ability to kill—no one must know of the death touch. And no one would, unless it was the last thing they felt on this earth.

But she was not so different from those of her blood who had gone before her. Not so different. Warriors and warrior-women, all who could kill with a staff or sword or weapon of choice. Subak simply leaned less on brute force, combining precision with the hands and feet applied to vulnerable points on the body—and used weapons if they were available. She’d had a good teacher, the best, her second father.

An epic tale of danger and disguise, Falcon Flight is a medieval coming-of-age adventure. A no magic, alternate historical fantasy of martial skill with a surprise twist, this novel is for fans of Lilith Saintcrow’s A Flame in the North. Readers who enjoy the Christian save the kingdom trope in Carrie Cotton’s The Valkyrie, and lovers of Sherwood Smith’s Crown Duel court intrigue, find threads of love, friendship, and strong heroes and heroines in this immersive second book in the Falcon Chronicle series.

Reader testimonial:

This is an amazing chronicle based in the Middle Ages! It is always twisting and turning! I would recommend to anyone who likes adventure or historical fiction!
– Candace

• An epic Noblebright series
• Reading ages 12-18+.
• Rated G clean romance thread, PG-13 adventure violence
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

This YA historical fiction novel is Falcon Flight Book 2 of the Falcon Chronicle series. Falcon Heart Book 1, Lance and Quill Book 2.5 (a Companion Novella), Falcon Dagger Book 3 (Includes 2 prequels and 2 companion novellas that conclude the Chronicle).

Some themes and tropes in Falcon Flight:
YA Adventure, Thread of Mystery, Romantic Rescue, Clean Romance Thread, Strong Heroine, Political Intrigue, Martial Art Action, Multicultural Experience, Middle Ages Fiction, Purpose and Passion, Noblebright Novel, Found Family, Enemies to Friends, exiled, Heroine Make, Historical Adventure reader, Young adult coming of age, Fantasy thread, Supernatural thread, Women's Fiction Author, Wise mentor, Evil Stepmother, Court Intrigue, Courageous Faith

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