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    Kydona

    By Thomas K. Krug III

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    Named for heaven, the kingdom of Elessia once served as a beacon to the world. Now its name has become a byword for decadence. When Lord Prince Marcus de Pilars hears the beginnings of a vast conspiracy from the lips of his dying mother, he sets out to uncover the motives lurking behind the war his father waged. With the help of Kaelyn Beauvais--a sharp-tongued courtesan nursing a long-hidden desire--and Vernon de Gauthier--a near-disturbingly prolific womanizer with a weakness for apples--Marcus slowly unearths the truth: his country lies on the brink of collapse. And soon, the vanquished nation of Kydona will rise to settle a generation-old score.

    In Elessia’s debauched court, the threat goes unheeded. Marcus’s romances bloom and just as quickly wither. Blood is shed, lives extinguished. It matters little. Quarrel and murder, lust and love, right and wrong—the lines that separate these are hopelessly blurred in the throes of court intrigue. And the difference between each rests on a knife edge so sharp that even a hero cannot tell them apart.

    Kydona is the first installment in its series. The story continues in Kydona: From Ashes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas K. Krug III
    Release dateApr 4, 2013
    ISBN9781301438655
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    Thomas K. Krug III

    Thomas K. Krug III lives in Skippack, Pennsylvania with his beautiful fiancé, Caitlin. When not whittling away at sequels, he’ll either be glued to his Xbox or sipping bourbon—always on the rocks. He put the finishing touches on his first book in Afghanistan, where he served as a junior officer in the United States Army.

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    • 5/5
      great book
    • 4/5
      Prince Marcus Audric de Pilars has been questioning many things since the death of his mother Lady Geneva. Lady Geneva's last words continue to haunt Marcus and inspire him into actions that go against the nobles. Kaelyn Beauvais is skilled courtesan that often puts Marcus in a bad position and sometimes at her mother Lady Roselene Beauvais' direction. Marcus sees more than he has ever before and understand part of what his mother was trying to tell him before her death. Even among Marcus' peers there is clearly disdain for him as his position. When King Audric returns from unsuccessful campaign to answer the nobles demands. King Audric and Marcus don't see eye to eye on many things including King Audric's consort Lady Roselene. Marcus is forced to take action against a peer to stop a vile crime from happening. He comes under fire and is sent away for his own good or so it would appear at face value. What is Marcus to learn? What is Lady Roselene plotting now? Will King Audric reconcile with his son? Who wants Marcus gone? Your answers await you in Kydona.I'm sucker for fantasy books and have been since I discovered the genre. This book has all the classical elements that comprise fantasy including some new ones like intrigue and mystery. I loved reading Marcus' transformation throughout the book. I had love/hate relationship with Kaelyn. I'm definitely looking forward to next installment of this series.
    • 1/5
      Can't gather the will to continue reading beyond the halfway point. There are no likable characters. The plot might turn out to be interesting, but so far it's driving me crazy. The main character -- a prince of dubious moral character -- is always insulting the ruling class (the nobles) and acting like he's a good guy, though he's not (and he even realizes this), that's a bit interesting but also just annoying. Their religion tells of the return of their gods (or angels) when the kingdom of man once again needs to be, uh, reformed, and frankly they would do well to show up now and wipe these people out. The prince sees room for redemption (or, he said he does, I don't think he does) but I don't.I made it halfway. The battle might interest me, but the characters don't, the courtesan-centric court doesn't, the 'intrigue' doesn't, and the writing doesn't. Some irritating info-dumps, like when the king reports on the war he was fighting, he explains it all from the beginning. Then the council is shocked... even though letters were mentioned, so you'd think along with (unread) letters to his (ingrate) son he'd have sent some to his council. Guess not. Not that it wasn't interesting, it just didn't fit. Maybe if the king were the main character it would be more my type of book.I'm guessing the prince goes through character changes and becomes a better man, the problem is the author did only too-well a job of making him an irritating jerk.