The Warden
A Novel
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4.0 • 25 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
A Recommended Reading List Pick for Locus and a Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Editors' Pick for Amazon
A Reactor Magazine Best of the Year Pick
"Omigosh! I've just found an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my hero."—Glen Cook, author of The Black Company
For fans who have always wanted their Twin Peaks to have some wizards, The Warden is a non-stop action adventure story from author Daniel M. Ford.
There was a plan.
She had the money, the connections, even the brains. It was simple: become one of the only female necromancers, earn as many degrees as possible, get a post in one of the grand cities, then prove she’s capable of greatness. The funny thing about plans is that they are seldom under your control.
Now Aelis de Lenti, a daughter of a noble house and recent graduate of the esteemed Magisters’ Lyceum, finds herself in the far-removed village of Lone Pine. Mending fences, matching wits with goats, and serving people who want nothing to do with her. But, not all is well in Lone Pine, and as the villagers Aelis is reluctantly getting to know start to behave strangely, Aelis begins to suspect that there is far greater need for a Warden of her talents than she previously thought.
Old magics are restless, and an insignificant village on the farthest border of the kingdom might hold secrets far beyond what anyone expected. Aelis might be the only person standing between one of the greatest evils ever known and the rest of the world.
The Warden Series
The Warden
Necrobane
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ford (the Paladin Trilogy) captures an endearing fish out of water vibe in this pleasantly romantic fantasy about the importance of supporting one's local necromancer. Ambitious necromancer Aelis de Lenti is disappointed to be appointed Warden of the remote frontier town of Lone Pine, off on the edge of fallen Old Ystain kingdom and far from the city life she enjoys. Overqualified but determined to keep the peace and win over her wary neighbors, she turns her considerable skills to dealing with tavern brawls, sheep-killing bears, and family squabbles. Helping her cope are the ex-military spouses who run the local tavern, a half-orc shape-shifter whose silence in tracking is matched by his eloquence in speaking, and a beautiful half-elf adventurer who might prove more than a friend. But there's a reason Aelis was assigned to Lone Pine: a nest of undead monstrosities lurks in the orc-haunted wilderness that the town borders, and it falls to Aelis to keep them from overrunning the kingdom. The charming misfit cast is the highlight here. Readers who enjoy the maturing mages and heroes of Robin McKinley and Melissa Caruso will find another youngster on the rise to cheer for in these pages.
