King's Warrior: The Minstrel's Song

King's Warrior -- Endearing Characters, Non Stop Action

If you have an insatiable desire for winding plots, noble and endearing characters, and high expectations for fine craftsmanship, you will deeply enjoy King's Warrior. It gives you anything but what might be expected and the reader is left feeling surprised, delighted, and bewitched.

Characters are introduced one at a time, with stories seeming to part ways, then coming together again. Each character develops into something so much more than they started out to be. They grow and change, and discover new things about themselves, as they labor and toil together to save their beloved kingdom. Young Yole is really a lost dragon. Kamarie is not just a princess but granddaughter to the most idolized wizard of all time, and granddaughter to the mer-folk.
But in the end it doesn't matter your station, or even Kingship. As Kamarie's father rejoices in the victory of his country, he gladly faces a decision on whether to give up his crown with the possibility of the most treasured prize of all; peace of mind and taking care of his own home in the country.

But whether he serves as King of all the land, or humble but happy farmer, his beautiful wife, Zara, is there by his side encouraging him, believing in him, and never for a moment is honor of kingship associated with the true honor of a life well lived and the value of deep and long lasting friendships.

Each character has their own story to tell. The reader becomes completely drawn in to each of their lives; what they learn, what they stand for, who they really are. And of course, we don't have "all" the answers at the end of this book. The reader is left with great happiness at the end of this adventure, but also left as a fellow wanderer ready to embark on the next chapter of the people they have come to love.

Per FTC guidelines I received this book in exchange for a review, I was not asked for a positive review, just an honest one.

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Wow! King's Warrior is masterfully written. The author paints

Wow! King's Warrior is masterfully written. The author paints such vivid pictures that I actually felt I had entered the fantasy world of Aom-igh, full of adventure, danger, heroism and mystical creatures in magical lands. The characters had such mystery and depth behind them, that I was compelled to read on to discover more. I also found myself cheering on each main character as they grew and were challenged through their quest to save Aom-igh. Delightful for adults as well as children. Can't wait to read the sequel!

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Wholesome and Charming

Well written, wholesome adventure with characters you grow to love. A Fantasy Fiction Genre with Myth Creatures and Wizards/Wizardesses where the Heroism and Victories result from Human Virtue demonstrated in the courage and friendship of our heroes. Wisdom is sought from these Myth Creatures, but the battles and challenges always remain their own which provides deep satisfaction to the reader. Our heroes (in "King's Warrior") are genuine and their victories are not hollow. Read this for your own enjoyment or read to your children before bedtime. If they are anything like our (4) children, yours will always insist that you keep reading when you say "that's all the pages I have for tonight".

One more note: This is a wonderful story that sets a Foundation for more books to come in the "Minstrel Series". So you have lots of good reading ahead of you. In a world where people are yearning for well-written adventure stories with heroes we can admire and trust, Jenelle Leanne Schmidt fills that void with her "Minstrel Series".

I know you will enjoy!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Beautiful new world and wonderfully woven story.

**4.5 Stars** I was provided a copy of this book from the author for an honest review. MY OVERVIEW: A beautifully written story with a fantastic new world. I actually enjoyed the fact that there was no romance in the book. I feel it would have distracted from the overall story. I do hope, however, that there is a little in the next book – especially since it was set up for it. PROS: All of the characters were written beautifully. Kamarie is such a strong character. Someone to look up to. She was the best one out of all the characters and I hope to see more of her growth in the next book. CONS: There really isn’t too much that I didn’t like. I think that the book felt long in parts and seemed to drag on. But that never lasted very long, and the story always picked right back up. Brant was frustrating in parts and I just wanted my suspicions as to who he was confirmed-which they were at the end. MY FINAL THOUGHTS: This is a book I would highly recommend. I will be anxiously awaiting the next book’s arrival in 2013.