The Exercise Of Vital Powers (Legends Of The Order)

Some Lessons Must Be Learned The Hard Way Since its inception, The Order has been dedicated to the prevention of the misuse and abuse of magic. For seven decades this mandate has guaranteed peace and stability throughout The Nine Kingdoms. But a potential threat to the peace has emerged, and its source is much closer to home than the leadership of The Order may realise. Arrogant, manipulative, confrontational and angry. Undesirable qualities in a person at the best of times, but more so in a young woman born with the power to bring kingdoms to their knees. Kayden Jayta, precocious apprentice of The Order, is all these things and more, yet wholly unwilling to acknowledge and rectify her many troubling traits. Unbeknown to anyone, Kayden’s resolute determination to join the ranks of The Order is born of a secret that puts her priorities at odds with the precepts of the organisation, setting her inexorably on a collision course with the most powerful institution in The Nine Kingdoms. If Kayden is to be dissuaded from walking the path she has chosen, averting tragic consequences in the process, two unanswered questions must be answered: What is the dark secret guiding Kayden’s actions? And, why has a legendary figure within The Order, with a secret of her own, taken undue interest in Kayden’s future?

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Since its inception, The Order has been dedicated to the prevention ofthe misuse and abuse of magic. For seven decades this mandatehas guaranteed peace and stability throughout The Nine Kingdoms. Buta potential threat to the peace has emerged, and its source is muchcloser to home than the leadership of The Order may realise.Arrogant, manipulative, confrontational and angry. Undesirabl equalities in aperson at the best of times, but more so in a young woman born with thepower to bring kingdoms to their knees. Kayden Jayta, precociousapprentice of The Order, is all these things and more, yet whollyunwilling to acknowledge and rectify her many troubling traits.Unbeknown to anyone, Kayden's resolute determination to join the ranks of TheOrder is born of a secret that puts her priorities at odds with theprecepts of the organisation, setting her inexorably on a collisioncourse with the most powerful institution in The Nine Kingdoms.If Kayden is to be dissuaded from walking the path she has chosen,averting tragic consequences in the process, two unanswered questions must beanswered: What is the dark secret guiding Kayden's actions? And, why has a legendary figure within The Order, with a secret of her own,takenundue interest in Kayden's future?

About the Author

The reclusive Ian Gregoire is a taciturn introvert residing somewhere in London, where he was born and raised. Of all lifes diversions, reading and writing are the only ones he ever deemed worthwhile enough to be passionate about. This eventually led to his belated decision to pursue his true calling in life as a fantasy and science fiction author. His debut novel, The Exercise Of Vital Powers, is just the first of many books he intends to inflict upon an unsuspecting world. On the occasions he steps out of his reading and writing comfort zone, Ian has a fondness for computing, melancholy music, retro gaming, and Asian Cinema. Ian also loves peace and quiet, something that is in frustratingly short supply in his life.

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