Lady of the Haven by Graham Diamond (ISFDB, Wikipedia) is the 1st novel in his Adventures of the Empire Princess quartet of vintage eventual throne-reclaiming epic quest fantasy, this installment kicking off the titular heroine's adventures as the princess journeys in disguise with companions and they begin to encounter hostile forces, some of which she may be able to befriend, free courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Venture imprint, who are e-printing it from its 1978 edition originally out from Playboy Press.
Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
We've previously received the 2nd & 4th books in this quartet as freebies as well, in case you happen to like this one and wish to continue the series. Also, Endeavour seems to sporadically put some of their older reprints on 99 cent sale (available worldwide) or offer them as Amazon Countdown specials (not available to Canadians), so it's probably worth it to put a price-drop check alert on the remaining books if you're interested.
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Beware the creatures lurking in the deep…
‘The tale you are about to read was told to me by Cicero over many long and sleepless nights. It tells of wolves, it tells of men, but most of all it tells of a young woman and the many adventures that befell her in the land in which she lived…’
Beautiful, daring Anastasia, known as Stacy, is of noble birth. But she discarded a life of suitors and servants to live in the lush forest of the Haven.
Embracing her adventurous nature, she suddenly leaves her life in the Haven to set out on a dangerous journey. Buoyed by the memory of Old One, Stacy travels across vast and dangerous seas to the forbidden land of the white wolves, taking the name Khalea.
In the land of Rhonnda she meets Alryc, a giant and astronomer, and Elias, captain of the ship the Brora. With their help she voyages to the lost city of Satra.
But Satra is besieged from above by barbarian hordes, who constantly strive to protect themselves against those creatures which attack it from below.
These ‘things’ are half-human, half-baboon.
Stacy and her friends are imprisoned on Satra, while savage wolves lurk in the darkness if they should escape. Stacy must gain the trust of these wolves to survive.
Her training in the Haven is the only way to save herself and her friends.
Lady of the Haven is an enthralling fantasy adventure tale from renowned author Graham Diamond.
Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else that Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)
We've previously received the 2nd & 4th books in this quartet as freebies as well, in case you happen to like this one and wish to continue the series. Also, Endeavour seems to sporadically put some of their older reprints on 99 cent sale (available worldwide) or offer them as Amazon Countdown specials (not available to Canadians), so it's probably worth it to put a price-drop check alert on the remaining books if you're interested.
Description
Beware the creatures lurking in the deep…
‘The tale you are about to read was told to me by Cicero over many long and sleepless nights. It tells of wolves, it tells of men, but most of all it tells of a young woman and the many adventures that befell her in the land in which she lived…’
Beautiful, daring Anastasia, known as Stacy, is of noble birth. But she discarded a life of suitors and servants to live in the lush forest of the Haven.
Embracing her adventurous nature, she suddenly leaves her life in the Haven to set out on a dangerous journey. Buoyed by the memory of Old One, Stacy travels across vast and dangerous seas to the forbidden land of the white wolves, taking the name Khalea.
In the land of Rhonnda she meets Alryc, a giant and astronomer, and Elias, captain of the ship the Brora. With their help she voyages to the lost city of Satra.
But Satra is besieged from above by barbarian hordes, who constantly strive to protect themselves against those creatures which attack it from below.
These ‘things’ are half-human, half-baboon.
Stacy and her friends are imprisoned on Satra, while savage wolves lurk in the darkness if they should escape. Stacy must gain the trust of these wolves to survive.
Her training in the Haven is the only way to save herself and her friends.
Lady of the Haven is an enthralling fantasy adventure tale from renowned author Graham Diamond.