The Student and the Slave by Annie Douglass Lima

Take a look at this exciting new young adult action and adventure novel, The Student and the Slave, now available for purchase! This is the third book in the Krillonian Chronicles, after The Collar and the Cavvarach and The Gladiator and the Guard. 

The series is set in an alternate world that is very much like our own, with just a few major differences.  One is that slavery is legal there.  Slaves must wear metal collars that lock around their neck, making their enslaved status obvious to everyone. Another difference is the popularity of a martial art called cavvara shil.  It is fought with a cavvarach (rhymes with "have a rack"), a weapon similar to a sword but with a steel hook protruding from partway down its top edge.  Competitors can strike at each other with their feet as well as with the blades.  You win in one of two ways: disarming your opponent (hooking or knocking their cavvarach out of their hands) or pinning their shoulders to the mat for five seconds.


First, a Little Information about Books 1 and 2: 



Book 1: The Collar and the Cavvarach

Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is desperate to see his little sister freed. But only victory in the Krillonian Empire's most prestigious tournament will allow him to secretly arrange for Ellie's escape. Dangerous people are closing in on her, however, and Bensin is running out of time. With his one hope fading quickly away, how can Bensin save Ellie from a life of slavery and abuse?


Click here to read chapter 1 of The Collar and the Cavvarach.
Click here to read about life in the Krillonian Empire, where the series is set.



Book 2: The Gladiator and the Guard

Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is just one victory away from freedom. But after he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, he is condemned to the violent life and early death of a gladiator. While his loved ones seek desperately for a way to rescue him, Bensin struggles to stay alive and forge an identity in an environment designed to strip it from him. When he infuriates the authorities with his choices, he knows he is running out of time. Can he stand against the cruelty of the arena system and seize his freedom before that system crushes him?


Click here to read about life in the arena where Bensin and other gladiators are forced to live and train.

And now, The Student and the Slave, with another awesome cover by the talented Jack Lin!

Book 3: The Student and the Slave



Is this what freedom is supposed to be like? Desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, Bensin searches fruitlessly for work like all the other former slaves in Tarnestra. He needs the money for an even more important purpose, though: to rescue Coach Steene, who sacrificed himself for Bensin’s freedom. When members of two rival street gangs express interest in Bensin’s martial arts skills, he realizes he may have a chance to save his father figure after all … at a cost.

Meanwhile, Steene struggles with his new life of slavery in far-away Neliria. Raymond, his young owner, seizes any opportunity to make his life miserable. But while Steene longs to escape and rejoin Bensin and Ellie, he starts to realize that Raymond needs him too. His choices will affect not only his own future, but that of everyone he cares about. Can he make the right ones … and live with the consequences?

Click here to order The Student and the Slave from Amazon for $2.99 a discounted price of just 99 cents through November 31st!





About the Author:

Annie Douglass Lima spent most of her childhood in Kenya and
later graduated from Biola University in Southern California. She and her
husband Floyd currently live in Taiwan, where she teaches fifth grade at
Morrison Academy. She has been writing poetry, short stories, and novels since
her childhood, and to date has published fifteen books (three YA action and
adventure novels, four fantasies, a puppet script, six anthologies of her
students’ poetry, and a Bible verse coloring and activity book). Besides
writing, her hobbies include reading (especially fantasy and science fiction),
scrapbooking, and international travel.

Connect with the Author Online:

Email: AnnieDouglassLima@gmail.com

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The Student and the Slave - final book of the trilogy.



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Blurb:

Is this what freedom is supposed to be like? Desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, Bensin searches fruitlessly for work like all the other former slaves in Tarnestra. He needs the money for an even more important purpose, though: to rescue Coach Steene, who sacrificed himself for Bensin’s freedom. When members of two rival street gangs express interest in Bensin’s martial arts skills, he realizes he may have a chance to save his father figure after all … at a cost.

Steene struggles with his new life of slavery in far-away Neliria. Raymond, his young owner, seizes any opportunity to make his life miserable. But while Steene longs to escape and rejoin Bensin and Ellie, he starts to realize that Raymond needs him too. His choices will affect not only his own future, but that of everyone he cares about. Can he make the right ones … and live with the consequences?


Excerpt:

In this excerpt, Bensin stumbles into an unexpected situation in his new neighbourhood.


The noises grew louder, and soon Bensin heard voices mixed in. A truck with its headlights off was approaching on the street ahead, but he saw that someone had dragged trashcans, old tires, and other debris out into the street, blocking it. That’s weird. Figures were hurrying around the roadblock, adding bulky objects to the pile.

Bensin slowed to a walk, puzzled and suddenly unsure if he wanted to go running into this situation. What’s going on?

The truck stopped, and the driver blasted the horn. A smaller truck, a pickup, pulled up behind the big one, and a dozen men jumped down from the back. Some of them produced weapons; Bensin saw the glint of blades — and was that a gun? The men ran forward, some of them attacking the figures in the road, others grabbing pieces of the roadblock and pulling them out of the way. The figures in the road produced clubs. From doorways and alleys and even upper-story windows, more people appeared. Some charged forward with more clubs, and others started throwing rocks and bricks and other chunks of debris at the guys from the pickup. The pickup guys yelled in anger, raising arms to shield themselves. Those not already engaged in combat sprinted toward the people pelting them. The yells increased, and then a gunshot rang out, followed by another.

Bensin backed away, his heart pounding. Whatever he had stumbled into, he had better get out of here before anyone noticed him.

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My review

I am a fan of this author's work and this trilogy is yet another highly recommended read in my opinion.

Yes, it's a great story, however, the issue of slavery is disturbing and yet, it's a compelling read.

Why?

The characters are believable and though not all likeable, they are perfect for the plot; you'll find that you care for what happens to them all.

Not willing to give away too much, I can only say that it's filled with action, suspense, heart-pumping moments, reality surrounded by fantasy and, of course, the main theme of slavery and what it means to both sides.

There is a fantastic sense of place, yet I would hate it to be real...even if it feels like it is.

Overall, an amazing end to an imaginative fantasy, although it feels so real it'll disturb you.

You must read it to find out what happens, and if you haven't read the first two - get them now!

Highly recommended - okay, I've said that, but it is!

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Books one and two:

The Collar and the Cavvarach
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The Gladiator and the Guard - 99c from today until 13 November!
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So there you have it. A highly recommended trilogy from me - I'm sure you'll love it!