The Sons of Hull: Book One of the Advocate Trilogy

by Lindsey Scholl

Overview

Amarian is a loving son, a protective older brother, and an attentive student. One rainy day, he arrives home to find a stranger at the hearth, a man who tells him that the prophesied time of the Advocates has arrived, and that he and his brother have been chosen to complete it. Amarian is given a choice: will he choose to side with power-hungry Obsidian or the merciful Prysm? Whichever he takes, his young brother will be forced to serve the other. It is a conversation in which he exhibits complete selflessness, yet one that begins a terrifying transformation, turning him from a regular youth into a man totally given over to darkness. Almost fifteen cycles later, Amarian has disappeared from civilized society and his young brother, Vancien, has grown into a likeable young man. No one in the secure kingdom of Keroul expects anything more dramatic than the king’s regular wars against border tribes. The priestly order, whose function it is to serve Kynell, god of the Prysm, and keep track of the prophetic coming of the Advocates, has become complacent. Only one priest believes that the Advocate confrontation is coming soon. Telenar has devoted his life to finding the young Prysm Advocate in order to train him for the coming day of battle. He has no success until, through a painful journey, the Prysm Advocate finds him. But Amarian has not been idle. Obsidian has gripped him fully, and the brother he once wanted to save is now his primary target. In anticipation of the coming conflict, he has formed an army: horrific Sentries, arrogant fennels, and corrupted humans will trample Keroul, with Amarian at their head. Vancien must meet him in battle, and as the prophecy says, “brothers will fight as enemies and one will die.” But which one?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467990134
Publisher:	Histria Books
Publication date:	02/07/2013
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lindsey is the youngest of the family--the fifth child--and youngest children like to think that they have the most sensitive souls. She has enjoyed the fantasy genre since her childhood; it was her love of a full, mysterious, majestic world that led her to get an MA in Medieval Welsh history and then a PhD in Ancient History.

During her academic career she has written and presented several scholarly papers, but her heart has always been with creative writing: C.S. Lewis is her literary hero because he had a gift of helping readers understand and enjoy the most complex ideas.

Her website, www.lindseyscholl.com, is dedicated to exploring truth in a colorful and sometimes humorous way. She is married to Dr. John Scholl, a medieval historian and a proud Texan. Together they have eleven nieces and nephews who make a great test audience for her stories.