The Quintessence Cycle Series by Terry C. Simpson
The Quintessence Cycle #1
The Quintessence Cycle- The Complete Series
Terry C. Simpson
The Quintessence Cycle, an epic fantasy that weaves a tale of magic, battle, love, betrayal, retribution, and survival. Your soul is magic. It is life. It is death. It is the path to the throne. The human nobility will do anything to steal it. A civilization on the edge of extinction, a renowned assassin in hiding, a young boy hunted for his magic, a count's son in search of glory, a fallen queen after vengeance, a count who would betray all for the crown. Their paths are entwined. But who pulls the strings? Book 1: Game of Souls: Keedar, a young outcast, and Winslow, a count's son, are set on opposite paths yet harbor the same dream: to become adept in soul magic. One, to escape the slums and seek justice for his mother's murder and his persecuted people, the other, to revel in the glory of battle. When their paths cross, everything changes. Winslow's father, Count Ainslen, employs a ruthless assassin and a barbarous enemy in pursuit of the throne. Book 2: SoulBreaker: A new king is crowned in the wake of the bloody battles of Succession Day but a threat to his fledgling rule arises; Keedar and Winslow grow into their power and learn the truth of their lives; fallen Queen Terestere plots revenge; a renowned assassin comes out of hiding to settle old debts. Book 3: Crown of Souls: Thar, Keedar, Winslow, and Terestere come together in a final battle to determine the fate of a dying race. Ainslen unleashes the power of his stolen magic. An unexpected foe reveals himself. Soulsworn: A Quintessence Side Story: Follow the path of Aidah Rostlin as she struggles to survive after Succession Day, in hopes her husband and son return to her and help protect her daughters, Nerisse and Clara, from assassins.
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The Quintessence Cycle #1.50
Soulsworn
Terry C. Simpson
Deadly rivalries abound on Succession Day. Countess Aidah Rostlin and her daughters, Nerisse and Clara, hide out on a distant estate to avoid the other ruthless noble houses. There, she awaits her victorious husband and son. But betrayal is ever present for the nobility. One such occurrence brings forth a power within little seven year old Clara, a power that if left unchecked, will doom her to madness and death. To reverse the affliction, Aidah must traverse the land, avoid bounty hunters hired by a king who wants to steal Clara’s soul, invaders who want Clara dead, and gain help from a religious faction who would use the little girl’s power. All of this in hopes that a kingdom that despises her people will heal Clara. With no skill in magic or combat, Aidah must rely upon friend and foe, faith and dreams. Are they enough to prevent the end of the Rostlin lineage? **
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The Quintessence Cycle #2
Soulbreaker
Terry C. Simpson
The second volume of Terry C. Simpson’s Quintessence Cycle, a sprawling epic of magic, war, adventure, and intrigue in a world full of mysteries. Chaos rules in the wake of Succession Day, even in the heart of the Empire’s capital, Kasandar, where commoners revolt and counts and priests plot. All across the world, armies rise to strike at King Ainslen’s fledgling rule. Queen Terestere is captured and returned to the city where they murdered her husband, intent on saving her people, and set on vengeance. Keedar and Winslow hone their skills, one for a test that could mean his death, and the other to help save the man he once called his father. Delisar languishes in a prison, soul magic siphoned by King Ainslen, while his brother, Thar, plots to free him and discover a way to defeat the Farlanders. One thing will determine who lives or dies, wins or loses. The power of the soul. **
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