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Frendyl Krune and the Blood of the Sun (The Amuli Chronicles: Frendyl Krune – 1)

by Kira McFadden

Frendyl Krune wants to be a knight, to serve his family and his people and never fear what may come for him. His goal, however, slips from his grasp when rumors spread that his father possesses a rare and powerful gem. It doesn’t take long for someone to break into his family’s estate, determined to steal the gem.

As Frendyl winds through the Catacombs in search of the would-be thief, he discovers the intruder broke down the magical barrier of the prison and used magic to sneak in and out of the Krune estate without being seen.

To make matters worse, Frendyl learns his father’s control over the city is failing. Talk of revolt scurries through the streets like vermin. If nothing is done, Frendyl’s father will be ousted from power.

To save his family and unite his people, Frendyl joins his Uncle Melroc’s quest for the long-lost gem—the Blood of the Sun. The stone has powerful magical properties, and Frendyl’s father wants to use its power to suppress the rising tension in the city—or so he claims. But, Frendyl’s father isn’t the only one who desires the gem. Others, including a thief on Frendyl’s voyage, will do anything to get their hands on the Blood of the Sun. Anything—including locking Frendyl in a vault of solid rock.

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Author’s Bio

I began telling stories before I could put pencil to paper. In the beginning, my tales revolved around princesses and knights, dragons, space ships, and epic battles. For over the last decade, however, my concentration has been solely on the creation and completion of The Soulbound Curse. Since beginning this massive project, I’ve filled notebooks, sketchbooks, and hard drives with pictures, notes, languages, and pages upon pages of drafts for the Amüli Chronicles, which I expect to someday surpass the 20-book mark.

At the moment, I’m working on the sequel to The Soulbound Curse, to be called The Soulless King, in which new characters will appear, old ones will return, and the story of Clae, Marik, Eti, and Lothar will continue. I’m also hard at work on the first of my Middle Grade Fantasy series, Frendyl Krune and the Blood of the Sun. Plans for more tales from Inrugia are scattered across my desk, such as the Young Adult Fantasy trilogy about Jartia and Christopher, Draemyn Pex’s notebook during the Transition, and the tale of Lothar and Marac in the Pre-Transition Era.

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My Review

5 stars

Frendly is a young Amuli and is just like a normal kid except he has large female mallard wings and the ability to use magic, when he is several years older. Since he is not the eldest of his family, the best he could hope for is to train to be a knight of another lord. That all changes the night when someone breaks out of the prison below his family’s house. It looks like it was someone with great power and that the only way to stop them is to use the Blood of the Sun, the problem is that it is lost and now has become a race to find it.

Frendyl is a great kid and decides to take matters into his own hands and help his uncle find the Blood of the Sun to stop whoever escaped the prison. He is off on a great magical ship that flies, meets some new and interesting people, and has lots of adventures in his quest. But it is clear that they are not the only people looking for the Blood of the Sun and those people would be willing to hurt and kill to get there first.

This is a great story filled with lots of action and adventure. It would be great for mid grade readers to adults. Plus there are some wonderful illustrations that make the story so much more real.

If you are looking for a great action adventure story for your kids or yourself, look no further. This book will become part of your library.

I received Frendyl Krune and the Blood of the Sun from Candid Book Reviews for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.