Bøker av Karen H Lucia

Leigh is a fierce and well-respected champion among her people. Her charge is protecting the Helgrinde Sisterhood. After the death of her father, Leigh travels to the scene of the crime to investigate his murder. However, before she can complete her investigation she and her party are ambushed and Leigh, the lone survivor, is forced to flee. Separated from her Sisters, she travels through the neighboring nation of Algeron only to be attacked by the mysterious Followers of O. The Followers are known religious fanatics bent on eliminating all who deny their beliefs. Against all odds Leigh makes her way home through hostile territory only to find a schism has formed within the Helgrinde leadership. With the Followers growing in power, set on the destruction of the Helgrindes and the greed of other nations waiting to take her land, Leigh is forced to make a decision between her beliefs and the survival of her Sisters.

The war that pushed the Helgrindes to the brink of destruction is over.Leigh was raised a warrior. She lived her life on the battlefield.When the Followers of O rose to challenge the Helgrinde Sisterhood, her Sisters found the battlefield had shifted. Infighting carved a schism into the Camps of the Sisterhood, leaving the Helgrindes weakened and vulnerable to their neighbors.In the wake of the war, the Helgrindes find that not only has their infighting cost them countless lives and the walls they cherish, but also trust in the women they called Sisters. Their place in the world, their right to survive, and their traditions come into question as the Sisters work to find their way forward in the aftermath of the Followers of O.