The Heirs of Duty, Braenduir Chronicles #1, Part One

Please note that the book was first published in 2022 under the title 'Runecursed'. This is an edited version, but the plot hasn't changed, so if you've read Runecursed, you may keep on waiting for the second book in the series, *Rues of the Heroes'.

If you are an heir of duty by birth, oath, or just because you are too stubborn to step out of a road that winds toward destruction, is your fate carved in the stone or could you grab the wheel and steer the barge your own way? Irana Rofinnar was born to produce heirs to the throne, but the king’s scheme cements her decision that the time has come for a caged bird to test her wings.

Compelled by his sense of honour, Arron Grethsen heads to the battles raging in the Western Kingdoms. As the son of a healer mage, he ought to know that falling in love with one is courting grief, but a heart tends to have its way, and the romance blooms on the path to war. 

When you have given your word, it binds you. Regardless of his ward’s best efforts, Toren Eddesen is determined to keep his record of unbroken promises clean. He has pledged his sword to the King of Girania, so the princess has his protection whether she willed it or not.

Braenduir Chronicles is an adventurous high fantasy book series that follows the winding paths of heroes and heroines of the Torn Continent. If you’re a fan of George R. R. Martin, J. R. R. Tolkien, Tad Williams, Andrzej Sapkowski and others writing character-based, adventurous fantasy, you might find this series to your liking!

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