Elona

Patterner's Path #1

by Steve Turnbull

Prophecy will sacrifice anyone, even a child. Ten-year-old Lady Elona of Faerholme finds herself the target of a prophecy that predicts she will defeat an invading army. But that's she's just a girl! Her betrothal to a Prince solves the she can produce an heir to fight the prophesied war. But prophesy turns to conspiracy, and after six years manoevring by political enemies, with Elona's behaviour becoming increasingly erratic, her carefully planned future shatters into a waking nightmare of horror. What hope can there be for Faerholme when the one prophesied to save it is in chains? And what hope for Elona?

318 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2014

About the author

When he's not sitting at his computer building websites for national institutions and international companies, Steve Turnbull can be found sitting at his computer building new worlds of steampunk, science fiction and fantasy.

Technically Steve was born a cockney but after five years he was moved out from London to the suburbs where he grew up and he talks posh now. He's been a voracious reader of science fiction and fantasy since his early years, but it was poet Laurie Lee's autobiography "Cider with Rosie" (picked up because he was bored in Maths) that taught him the beauty of language and spurred him into becoming a writer, aged 15. He spent twenty years editing and writing for computer magazines while writing poetry on the side.

Nowadays he writes screenplays (TV and features), prose and computer programs.

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Reviews

[Sarah]

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[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kindle Unlimited, writer of several sets {sets ku, when sold separate may not be}. Serialized type would say and a bit steam punk and mystery adventure.

Maliha Anderson, Books 1-3
Harry Takes Off: Books 1 - 3
Frozen Beauty: Books 1 - 3
The Faraday Cage {different writers, more like small anthology from voidships universe}
Elona (Patterner's Path Book 1) {different than the above, probably due a couple more installments too, more sci fi less steampunk than others}}

[Debby Cash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is there more to come?

I gave this a five rating because the story itself is very good and draws you in,especially if you have already read Veona. My problem, if you call it that, is that it seems some of the other characters, if fleshed out more, could make this very appealing story still richer. It also appears that the backgrounds of both Jalke and Chara could make very interesting stories and it feels to me as if Elona's story may have further to go.

[Dayna Lowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as good if not better

This series is as good as the authors dragon series that I just finished reading. The world he has created is intriguing. His characters are well rounded and engaging. A good read.

[Virginia Adi · Rating 3 out of 5]

potential but it slogs a bit.