{"id":87,"date":"2018-02-22T14:46:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T21:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.wordpress.com\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:20:20","slug":"firebrand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/?page_id=87","title":{"rendered":"Firebrand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Firebrand\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand-768x1162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand-1200x1815.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Firebrand.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Firebrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96d39c6b0f0a4c072c57f241b683f9cc wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Firebrand<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-0-7564-0880-0<br> (hardcover, <br>February 28, 2017)<br>DAW Books, Inc., <br>New York<br>Cover art \u00a9 2017 Donato<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a69ca3007a196ad27258f96784934e3e wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where to Purchase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=kristen+britain&amp;sprefix=kristen+britain&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_i_6_15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/audiobook\/firebrand-unabridged\/id1433997915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.ca\/pd\/Firebrand-Audiobook\/B071489J6J?qid=1755011959&amp;sr=1-8&amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;pf_rd_p=b278ed0a-c3b2-4491-808c-7cb2190a487c&amp;pf_rd_r=8NDRR2S9XYRJMM379VA8&amp;plink=yExVml1NZAm4iEmx&amp;pageLoadId=UFEnVlTQkTszTL2s&amp;creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Kristen%20Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/firebrand-kristen-britain\/283782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/search\/book?keys=Kristen+Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndieBound<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shermans.com\/book\/9780756414078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherman\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Zachary Davriel Hillander, High King of Sacoridia, rues how much he has had to give up to lead his realm, including the freedom to live and love as he chooses. When an embassy from Eletia arrives to propose a joint venture between their realms to seek out an old ally in the north, he is dismayed to learn that the one Sacoridian they have in mind to accompany their guide is the woman he truly loves but cannot have: Green Rider Karigan G\u2019ladheon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Karigan has only just returned from a dark future where Sacoridia has been conquered and is ruled by a despotic emperor, and she has not recovered in heart or mind. As if that is not enough, the castle ghosts won\u2019t leave her alone. Though Zachary is loath to part from her so soon after her return, he knows she is the best choice to undertake the mission to the north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Each step on their journey places Karigan and her companions closer to enemy territory and danger, for northward lie the forces of Second Empire, Sacoridia\u2019s longtime foe, and Grandmother, the necromantic leader of Second Empire, has not been idle. She uses her magic to summon a wild elemental spirit to wreak havoc upon Zachary and his wife, Queen Estora. At first the Sacoridians succeed in fending off the creature, but it so covets Estora that it can\u2019t stay away. It abducts Zachary, assuming his form and his place at Estora\u2019s side\u2014but when it is finally ousted, Zachary is still missing. Estora, alone and heavy with twins, must prepare her realm for the coming conflict from the confines of her bedchamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the danger only deepens for Karigan and her companions as they journey north. When she finds herself caught in the midst of a clash between forces, Karigan must rescue and protect her king before she falls into a trap set by Grandmother\u2014a trap that could give Second Empire the power to control the dead and all the demons of the hells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firebrand ISBN 978-0-7564-0880-0 (hardcover, February 28, 2017)DAW Books, Inc., New YorkCover art \u00a9 2017 Donato Where to Purchase Zachary Davriel Hillander, High King of Sacoridia, rues how much he has had to give up to lead his realm, including the freedom to live and love as he chooses. When an embassy from Eletia arrives to&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/?page_id=87\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-87","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1048,"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristenbritain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}