The Court War
by Violette Malan
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Pub Date Jul 25 2023 | Archive Date Jul 28 2023
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Description
With innovative worldbuilding, witty banter, and world-ending magic, The Court War is epic fantasy at its best and most compelling.
Fenra Lowens, with her partner Elvanyn Karamisk, has already faced the Godstone. Now she has a different, simpler problem: getting the stick-in-the-mud practitioners of the White Court to return to the old ways of practice, the ways that keep the World healthy.
But before she has a chance to present her case, the uneasy balance of power between the practitioners of the White Court and the mundanes of the Red Court—in existence since the World itself began—suddenly erupts into open warfare.
Fenra is torn between helping her friends and fellow practitioners and moving ahead with the demands of an increasingly impatient World. Though she has help from unexpected allies, Fenra begins to suspect that this conflict isn't just about politics. The hand of an old enemy may be at work here....
Advance Praise
Praise for The Godstone
“An original, enigmatic fantasy about reluctant heroes drawn into a quest to save the world.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Malan’s elaborate worldbuilding and nuanced characters help keep the pages turning on the way to the slow-building climax. The unexpected plot twists and a subtle hint of romance will leave readers eagerly awaiting the next installment.” —Publishers Weekly
“Fenra and Arlyn’s banter is so pleasant, so assured, that it at times reads like classic English literature. Readers would be wise to pick up this exciting start to a new fantasy series.” —BookPage
Marketing Plan
Publicity: National media campaign including print, online, podcast, and blog coverage
Advertising: Search & Social, OpenRoad, Reddit
Pre-pub: DRC, cover share, review outreach, Goodreads & social media giveaways
Events & Cons: Local events, virtual events, and promotion at larger conventions such as SDCC, NYCC, ECCC, etc
Library: DRC & series outreach to librarians, along with themed round-up promotions
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780756417895 |
| PRICE | $28.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 288 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Heather B, Reviewer
Welcome to the world of The Godstone.
A world of different modes (counties) reaching out from the court of practitioners (like mages) The White Court, and it’s balancing group, the Red Court (wherein lies the law) The world is out of balance we slowly learn, caused it appears by the creation of the Godstone, an artefact locked away for many years by a gifted practitioner
Practitioner Fenra Lowens and Elvanyn Karamisk know what’s at stake but before they can state the case for World health things come to a head. She has to persuade the Courts via the Council to work together to heal the World. This should be their highest priority.
Fenra has been commanded to convince the Council that, “The world … and everything in it, the Modes, practitioners, mundanes, rivers, mountains, animals, everything is a piece of one organism. The World had already begun to fail, and when … the Godstone [was torn]from it, it lost the ability to act in its own defense, and it lost the ability to heal.”
The problem is the Council doesn’t believe Fenra. They are sceptical and view Fenra as a lowly no nothing third class practitioner. We know she’s so much more. The political games have begun!
The old ways might heal the World but it seems no-one’s listening. Fenra begins to suspect there’s something off key than she first thought, but with deep fissures opening up in the earth, avoiding being arrested and quakes happening her attention is somewhat divided.
Interesting to note that Dadian philosophy where the world seen as a sentient being seems somewhat akin to to some concepts of Deep Ecology.
Tension builds slowly but in a distinct Violette Malan way that we’ve come to appreciate.
A DAW ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
Please note: Quotes taken from an advanced reading copy maybe subject to change
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
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