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Valor of the Healer: A Fantasy Romance Novel (Rebels of Adalonia Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Angela Highland (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
The Rook

An assassin hired by vengeful elven rebels to kill the calculating Duke of Shalridan, Julian walks into a trap and barely escapes with his life. Healed by a beautiful captive in the dungeons, he's enthralled and vows to free her from the duke's clutches.

The Hawk

A Knight of the Hawk duty-bound to cleanse elven magic from Adalonia, Kestar has a secret—and heretical—ability to sense the use of magic from afar. He knows something suspicious is happening in the duke's keep, but he has no idea how deep the conspiracy goes.

The Dove

A half-elven healer with no control over her magic, Faanshi is the goddess's to command. She's always been a pawn of the powerful, but after healing two mysterious and very different men, she faces a choice that may decide the fate of the whole kingdom…

Book one of the Rebels of Adalonia

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  1. Book 1 of 3
    Rebels of Adalonia
  2. Print length
    266 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Carina Press
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  6. Publication date
    April 15, 2013
  7. File size
    892 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00APEXMJC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carina Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 892 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781426895364
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426895364
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Rebels of Adalonia
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Angela Highland

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Angela writes under two names. As Angela Korra'ti, she writes the Free Court of Seattle urban fantasy series. As Angela Highland, she writes the Rebels of Adalonia high fantasy trilogy from Carina Press.

The first thing she ever wrote was a short story about a girl spirited away to rule over the leprechauns for a day. She progressed rapidly to pretending to take notes in class when she was actually writing novels, and writing fanfic before she knew what fanfic was! And thanks to six years in school band and an adulthood dabbling in flute, guitar, bouzouki, and mandolin, music is likely to appear in anything she writes.

Angela lives in Kenmore, Washington, with her wife, their housemate, a cat, and loads of computers and musical instruments. Although she is a mild-mannered former employee of a major metropolitan newspaper, rumors that she is a superhero are exaggerated. (Even if she did pull the door off a refrigerator.)

Come say hi to her at angelahighland.com!

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  • Emily French
    4.0 out of 5 stars Solid traditional fantasy
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2015
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    This book has great characters and a solid plot. It's the first of a trilogy and focuses on the Healer. She begins meek and grows into full personhood with a deft, natural progression of character development. The assassin and soldier have less growth, which isn't surprising given that each man has his own book in the trilogy.

    I found Faanshi's portrayal to be subtle and striking, and entirely believable. Julian struck me also a very real person. Kestar seemed to be the weak link among the trio, though he's in the background for most of this part of the story and I suspect he'll shine in the final book, Victory of the Hawk.

    None of the secondary characters were scene-stealers or left a significant impression. I did sometimes find myself wishing Celoren could have had more POV time. The various elven and horse names got to be a little much to juggle towards the end.

    While I did like this book, it didn't grab me by the neck and demand I read it. It's still good, solid traditional fantasy, and I recommend it for folks who enjoy that genre.
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  • Kelly
    5.0 out of 5 stars The kind of book you think about when you're not reading it.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2015
    Format: Kindle
    Valor of the Healer by Angela Highland is epic fantasy set in a robust world. I’d been looking for a book like this for a while and once I started reading, I found it difficult to stop. The three main characters had distinct voices and each called to me to finish their story. Of course, with the novel being fantasy, the story isn’t done at the end of this book, but this particular chapter is brought to a satisfying conclusion with just enough unanswered questions to invite the reader to continue on.

    Elves are reviled in Adalonia. Their blood carries the curse of magic. Faanshi has enough elven features to mark her out – pointed ears, though now they are scarred from mutilation, and eyes with an unmistakable glow. But it is her ability to heal that makes her life a misery. She can’t control it any more than she can control her own fate. She is a slave, the property of the Duke of Shalridan, who is very aware of her heritage and power.

    The Hawks are an order of the Church charged with seeking out and cleansing those unfortunate enough to be tainted by elven blood. Kestar Vaarsen is one such Hawk. His partner, Celoran, is used to Kestar’s odd premonitions. They’re mystifying, but obviously not evidence of magic. Kestar has never caused his amulet to glow as one with elven blood might. Following Kestar’s latest feeling toward the Duke of Shalridan’s Keep is going change their perception of what magic is, however.

    Julian is an assassin. While the fact he is missing a hand and an eye might reflect badly on his proficiency, the botched mission at the beginning of the book isn’t his fault. He and his companion, an irascible fellow named Rab, have been sold out. The duke’s men were waiting for them. Julian is injured during his escape and then healed by Faanshi, whose magic compels her to fix whatever is broken.

    For all his faults, Julian has a deep sense of honour or maybe he simply likes his tally sheet to balance. When he decides to gift Faanshi with her freedom as payment for her healing, he doesn’t expect to walk into a complicated plot. Nor does he expect that plot to be related to the foiling of his assassination attempt on the duke. Likewise, neither does Kestar expect to become embroiled in a web of secrecy and lies or for that veil of innocence requisite to any holy soldier to be cast aside.

    Faanshi never expected to be free.

    Julian, Faanshi and Kestar are supported by a cast of secondary characters that thicken the weave of this tale to a rich and weighted tapestry. There are more than three agendas here, but none are so disparate as to detract from the pattern. Author Angela Highland has put together a convincing world that feels thoroughly lived in and her familiarity with it translates to the sort of confident story telling that doesn’t slow for vast tracts of history and back story. I had questions about her world, but I suspect they’ll be answered on a need to know basis, which is fine. I’d rather read about what people are doing than where they are staying, after all.

    It’s the characters that drew me back to this world over and over, though. Valor Of The Healer is the kind of book you think about when you’re not reading, that you look forward to picking up again when you have the time. Julian is my favourite. He’s a rogue who grows a heart, though I suspect he’s always had one. His character arc doesn’t cling to a prescribed formula, though, and his friendship with Rab takes on some surprising turns. Likewise, Kestar and Celoran’s partnership is thoroughly tested with the outcome uncertain. Kestar is the character I would like to get to know better. Faanshi is at the centre of this novel. She’s the woman who comes into her power but as she learns to control it, others seek to use it and her to their own ends – evil, evil ends.

    The climax of the tale is thrilling, but as mentioned at the beginning of this review, there is still so much more story to tell. I already have the next book, Vengeance of the Hunter, on my kindle and I can’t wait to read on.

    Written for SFCrowsnest.
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  • Sandra Neville
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2013
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    Very good read, kept my attention from the first scene. This the second book I have read from this author and I believe she has improved greatly. I intend to read more of this series about selves and written by an elf
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  • Nicole Luiken
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wild magic
    Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013
    Format: Kindle
    The book starts with a bang as Julian tries to assasinate the evil Duke and ends up escaping only thanks to the wild magic healing power of Faanshi, a half-elven slave. It's impossible NOT to root for Faanshi as she strives for freedom and to overcome a lifetime of being told she's worthless.

    This was one of those books where one plotline, Julian and Faanshi's, appealed to me more strongly than the secondary one involving Kestar--though I did like the magic linking the plotlines.

    Quibble: Did we really need to know the names of ALL of the horses? I had enough trouble keeping the elves straight.
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