In Veruth, there are three different races–sun elves, gnomes, and the pitiful lot Ava belongs to……humans.
Or so she thought.After centuries at war with the mystical sun elves, the humans lost, and now serve as slaves, toiling each day by working menial jobs. Ava works on the massive structure the elves use to keep them imprisoned. They say it is protection from the monsters on the other … They say it is protection from the monsters on the other side–from an ancient force.
As Ava reaches the age to enter the Blood Lottery, she knows there is a better fate awaiting.
But, when she almost loses her life in a devastating accident, something awakens inside.
A force–an ancient magic–she never knew existed, yet learns history and folklore have prophecized.
With the help of a rogue rebel leader, an elvish royal, and a mysterious wisp from my darkest nightmares, she may save the humans from their oppressors.
Or, be used as a weapon against them in an epic game.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Half-Blood Dragon comes an epic fantasy adventure that critics are calling The Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones.
Editorial Praise for The Blood Lottery:
“Compelling & Action-packed. K.N. Lee gives dystopian and fantasy readers an intriguing new world, which reflects on many of today’s troubling issues. This fast-paced series opener hits the ground running, and doesn’t stop as you find yourself wanting for more.” ~ R. Castro, Mother|Author|Boss Lady – Elemental Linx (Book 1 in The Tetrad Prophecy series)
“K.N. Lee does it again with this brand new fast-paced fantasy epic full of emerging magic, dragons and elves. Ava is a brilliant protagonist fighting for her life and for those she loves. Lee not only crafts a stunning new world but a slew of unforgettable characters! Waking the Dark will leaving you craving so much more!”~ Katherine Bogle, author of Queen of Thieves.
Enter a world of dragons, sun and moon elves, intriguing magic, and compelling characters, and embark on an epic fantasy adventure with strong world building, heart-pounding action, in a coming-of-age dark tale perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, and Patrick Rothfuss.
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Reading Order:
The Blood Lottery
The Fire Trials
The Game Breaker
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„The Blood Lottery“ is the first installment in the “Dawn of the Seraphim” by K.N. an epic high fantasy series, set in Veruth, a world populated by three very different races, divided into strict social classed. The Sun Elves are at the top of society, followed by the gnomes, with the humans situated at the very bottom.
Sun Elves and humans fought a centuries long war, that the human ultimately lost, making them the slaves to the winners. Ava is a human, who works in the massive building where the Elves hold the humans for – allegedly – their own safety from some ancient evil lurking in the outside. Ava has reached the age to enter the ‘Blood Lottery’ an opportunity to improve her life. But just before, she almost dies in a freak accident that changes her, awakening powers, she didn’t know she possesses. A wind of change is blowing across Veruth, but to find the truth about the synergetic relationship between Elves and humans, Ava has to rely in herself and her new awakened powers.
K.N. Lee does what she does best, to construct a rich world populated with unusual magical beings invested in a fight against oppression that bring all characters through a quest through the realms that mirrors their own path of self-discovery. The world-building is exquisite, the characters unusual and relatable at the same time, the story satisfying and convincing. A very good start into the series, however, there is still lots of open questions that will have to be answered in the following books.
The Blood Lottery by K.N. Lee is an awesome story that I have loved reading very much. This is book number one in this awesome start to abrand new series that I just can not get enough of. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy and magic in their stories as much as I do.
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True page turner fully packed with action, adventure and mystery
That’s great start to the series. I really enjoyed this full of mystery and action journey with the main characters. I’m very intrigued as what is going to happen next and really was happy to see the twists and turns in the story line. What I liked most was the fact that nothing is obvious and together with the heroine we do not know really whom to trust and what she should do next and how to act and react to the world that surrounds her. Nothing is obvious and the plot pulled me in that I was very reluctant to put the book down. Fantastic adventure in the very well built world full of magic. Be ready for the fight between forces of the good and bad.
Ava isn’t who she thought she was. She now has a brother who is dead, a spirit that becomes flesh who will help save her. She has several men wanting her , but who will she choose? Will she do what the elf prince wants of her now that she has dark and light vying for her? What will become of her mother and sister? I don’t like cliffhangers…. This definitely is a. cliffhanger in many areas in the book. So I can’t wait to read the next book.
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