Asael is a kingdom in crisis.
Perhaps it is a coincidence that Anya arrived on Karan’s doorstep—without a past and with great skill in magic—the same night that Crown Prince Loran died, but Karan is not certain she believes in coincidence anymore.
Author Carolyn Clare Givens’ young adult fantasy novel, Rosefire, is a story of friendship, redemption, and sacrifice. As Karan and Anya, along with Karan’s brother Richard and friend Edmund, begin to seek the promised Rose of the Ancient Writings, they learn that the destinies of kingdoms are forged, not always in the heat of battle, but in the hearts and minds of their leaders.
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The King's Messenger
Now available as a new edition from Bandersnatch Books, The King’s Messenger is a middle grade fantasy chapter book about Smuggins, a messenger for the King.
He stands every day ready and waiting in the King’s courtroom in the castle. The King’s people love him, but there are rumors of unrest at the edges of kingdom—some do not trust the King’s goodness.
Through Smuggins’ service to the King he learns every day more about the King’s character and his own. In his adventures, Smuggins will learn of battles and politics, friendships, and loyalty. He will fight in battles and carry invitations to the King’s courtroom. But even in all of this, Smuggins knows one thing: as a King’s Messenger, his most important task is to make the King’s goodness known throughout the land.
