Fighting for Home
Descendants of the Amazoi
Book One
Kim Richards
Genre: fantasy/historical fantasy
Publisher: Kim Gilchrist
Date of Publication: July 2020
Print ISBN: 978-1-952564-00-0
Digital ISBN: 978-1-952564-02-4
Number of pages: 241
Word Count: 87,616
Cover Artist: Dawné Dominique DusktilDawn Designs
Book Description:
In 300 B.C.—the Greco-Roman Age—tribes of warrior women thrived near the Black Sea. The area is now modern-day Turkey. The Greeks called them Amazoi (meaning Mankiller).
Inspired by their story, Fighting for Home sings the tale of one tribe as they battle to save their way of life. Healing magic is real! Ilenea and Saphira, the wolf sisters, battle close to home with others of their generation. A healer priestess named Essla travels to a temple of Artemis at Anthela with her male slave, bringing a call to arms for the pending war. She meets and falls in love with a Roman General.
Whatever the outcome, this war changes everyone.
Excerpt:
Thup. Thup. The
second archer cried out as two of Xanthi’s arrows buried themselves into his
thigh and hip. He let his own arrow fly. Leaves rustled where his arrows
disappeared among the tree branches. He fumbled with an arrow, trying to notch
it quickly when he heard the rustle again.
The archer
looked up as Xanthi leaped from the bushes with her spear in hand. There was no
time for him to raise his bow before the bronze point burrowed its way through
his leather cuirass, seeking the tender flesh beneath.
At his wretched
cry, the shield man to the left took a wild swing with his sword. He caught
Xanthi just below the left collarbone. It sliced through her leather jerkin,
taking breast flesh with it.
Crying out from
the pain, she fell to her knees as blood poured from the gash. One hand pressed
against the wound as her other fumbled for her knife.
Xanthi’s man
turned his attention from her. He should’ve advanced. Celete used it to her
advantage and swung her axe up the inside of his shield. It’s blade cleaved his
stomach wide open. His guts spilled out over her hand—hot and sticky. He
toppled sideways, landing in the dirt before Xanthi. With a roar befitting any
lioness, she clawed at his face for what he did to her.
About the Author:
Kim Richards lives in Northern California with her husband and pets. She loves the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Her hobbies include reading, writing, sewing, LARPing, and listening to music.
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