Pawn

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The first book in the Covenant story arc. Pawn kicks off the story of Luine Feyr, a farmer from the Great Plains who gets tangled up in more than she could ever have imagined, or feared. Pawn leads a long trail, skipping across the width, and much of the height, of the Moline Empire.

Along the way, readers are introduced not only to the characters, but to the land itself and the history of the world. The story drops several hints along the way that things have not always been as they are, as well.

Synopsis
The Moine Empire spans a vast tract of land, zigzagging between two mountain chains and an ocean, but in the distant northern plains things are brewing that could spell trouble. The residents of some of the farming towns are starting to come under the influence of a strange new religious order, and The Covenant has in fact, apparently brought peace and prosperity with it.

But maybe not all is as it appears on the surface. One resident of the northernmost outpost of the empire has questions; those unacceptable doubts will lead her farther afield than she ever thought to go, and grant her some of her most unexpected dreams... for a price.

At the far end of the Heartland she will find that friends, religion, and politics, are a dangerous combination. As rulers are toppled, nobles vie for power, and unseen forces play a deadly game, observers are left to wonder who is the player, and who is the…

PAWN

Availability
Pawn is currently available for Kindle, or in paperback form on Amazon.

Trivia (May Contain Spoilers)

 * The Author is on record that he does not wish to ever tell anyone what happened to Luine's leg, but that there are some hints written into the characters reactions.
 * Luines' aversion to carrots is brought up a couple of times.  This is based on events in the authors' childhood.
 * The weather in the Great Plains is (very) loosely based on South Western Michigan
 * Some events and locations were included solely to add flavor to the world and story, but others were created specifically as hooks for planned or possible other stories to come.
 * The inclusion of the Northmen in the story was originally intended as an initial hook for an additional novel to come between Pawn and Rook. That story was moved in the timeline to take place after the events of the Covenant Arc.