{"id":1157,"date":"2013-10-30T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestfantasynovel.com\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2013-10-30T06:00:54","modified_gmt":"2013-10-30T13:00:54","slug":"arrow-of-the-mist-by-christina-mercer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taramayastales.com\/bestfantasynovel\/2013\/10\/30\/arrow-of-the-mist-by-christina-mercer\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrow of the Mist by Christina Mercer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Terror strikes the Celtic inspired kingdom of Nemetona when barbed roots breach the veil of a forbidden land and poison woodsmen, including 15-year-old Lia\u2019s beloved father. Lia and three others embark on a quest to the forbidden land of Brume to gather ingredients for the cure. But after her elder kinsman is attacked and poisoned, she and her cousin, Wynn, are forced to finish the quest on their own.<\/p>\n

Lia relies on her powerful herbal wisdom and the memorized pages of her late grandmother\u2019s Grimoire for guidance through a land of soul-hungry shades, fabled creatures, and uncovered truths about the origin of Brume and her family\u2019s unexpected ties to it. The deeper they trek into the land, the stronger Lia\u2019s untapped gift as a tree mage unfolds. When she discovers the enchanted root\u2019s maker, it forces her to question everything about who she is and what is her destiny. Ultimately, she must make a terrible choice: keep fighting to save her father and the people of the lands or join with the power behind the deadly roots to help nature start anew.<\/p>\n

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Nettles stung Lia\u2019s flesh. She pressed her fingers against her mouth for relief. This is what I get for letting my thoughts wander. Grandma wouldn\u2019t have been so careless while harvesting sting-leaf. She wouldn\u2019t have let the villagers\u2019 opinions prick at her mind, no matter how many called her mad for crafting remedies in the old ways.<\/p>\n

Koun whined and nudged Lia\u2019s arm with his nose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m all right, boy.\u201d Lia gazed into her hound\u2019s violet eyes and then turned her attention to the friendlier mallow plant. Its white flowers matched Koun\u2019s coat and its leaves and roots promised a soothing balm for the nettle\u2019s bite. She\u2019d make another batch of salve for Da, too. He swore her \u201cpotions\u201d kept his hands fit enough for hewing wood and soft enough for holding Ma. Her ma could use a bit more mallow infusion for her soaps, as well, and she\u2019d take a bundle of clippings to Granda\u2014<\/p>\n

Her thoughts scattered as Koun shot from the garden. Lia whirled around to the pair of horses charging up the path. She squinted in the dusky light and recognized Da\u2019s friend, Kenneth, on one of the horses. Then her insides went cold. Across the other horse\u2019s back lay Da\u2019s limp body.<\/p>\n

She dropped the harvested mallow and sped from her garden toward them. Ma\u2019s scream shot like a bolt through her, but Kenneth\u2019s words, \u201cHe\u2019s alive,\u201d offered Lia a morsel of hope.<\/p>\n

Kenneth carried Da into the cottage, and Lia caught a glimpse of her father\u2019s torn and bloodied clothing. \u201cI\u2019ll fetch Granda,\u201d she cried, and hurried to her filly.<\/p>\n

Clad in her usual boy\u2019s breeches and high leather boots, Lia raced her horse down the path with her heart pounding in rhythm to the hoof beats.<\/p>\n

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Find more from Christina on her website<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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