The Benighted (The Benighted Saga Book 1)

2017 Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal Winner in Young Adult - ActionThe King was dead.His body was found slain in his room, only months after his son had been brutally murdered. Skylar Mandolyn, his daughter, has now become the last heir to inherit the throne. But instead of becoming Queen, she has been imprisoned for helping in the escape of Sir Harlin Brien, her knight who was framed for the King's murder. Confined to darkness, Skylar's captors have given her no choice but to yield to a new kind of enemy: a kingdom that has advanced in both technology and warfare. It's when she refuses that the prison uses its other means of persuasion, and although unmerciful, the whip lashings and isolation can't suppress the memories of her family's downfall. Pulled between her subconscious and reality, Skylar already knows who the true enemy is, because even the darkness can't hide the deceptive hands that have destroyed them all.With two kingdoms on the brink of war, Skylar's only hope is in the person who has gone missing - Harlin, the knight who was sworn to protect her. The memory of him surrounds her when the darkness screams louder than the prisoners, and when Death smiles a faceless grin in between the cracks of the stone. While the tremors start to rise from the deep, crawling up through the prison's walls, Skylar will soon see why he's one of the benighted.

Kirkus Reviews

"Two main characters filled with potential make this a promising start to a fantasy saga."

Arya Fomonyuy, Readers' Favorite

"The story line is wonderfully imagined and fast-paced; the author makes great use of flashbacks to create suspense. . . . The characters are well-developed and readers will easily find a place in their hearts to sympathize with the protagonist and the knight."

Christian Sia, Readers' Favorite

"The Benighted is a beautiful and gripping opening to a saga that explores murder and usurpation of power, and a woman's struggle against injustice done to her family. . . . There is a lot to love in this novel -- the compelling plot with twists, the biting suspense, the intrigue, and this sense of pervading danger that punctuates the entire work. A.M. Dunnewin has the gift for a good story, a great entertainer."

Ray Simmons, Readers' Favorite

"There is just something about a beautiful woman whose life is threatened by unseen foes, and a handsome, capable, quiet guy determined not to let anything happen to her. . . . Watching this romance unfold is well worth the cost of the book, in and of itself. You get the kingdom saving for free."

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