The Crystal Bard

Kingmaker Saga #2

by Thomas K. Carpenter, Rachel J. Carpenter

An army gathers determined to destroy the Mother Tree.
The Trio are planning a second, larger attack and Terran knows they will have to stop it before it reaches the walls of Gneiss Glenn. But without the help of his friends and only low level elves to muster a defense, the chances of success are slim.

The settlement’s only hope is the legend of the Crystal Bard, a powerful elven warrior who uses their voice to rain destruction upon their enemies. But there hasn’t been a Crystal Bard in hundreds of years, and even if Terran did have the perfect pitch required, his troubled past haunts him. As Terran and the Rock Leaf elves run out of options, he must find a way to overcome his stage fright, or the Trio and the hidden force behind them, will destroy the Mother Tree and his shot at reuniting with his friends forever.

Genres: Litrpg

290 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2020

About the author

Thomas K. Carpenter is a full time contemporary fantasy author with over 70 independently published titles. His bestselling, multi-series universe, The Hundred Halls, has over 43 books and counting. His stories focus on fantastic families, magical academies, and epic adventures. All the books can be found at major retailers and directly from the author at https://thomaskcarpenter.com/.

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When he is not writing, he enjoys playing turn-based strategy games and MTG, skiing, hiking, traveling, and chilling on the couch with his wife and their little dog, Merlin, at home in the beautiful mountains of Colorado.

Reviews

[Lana]

The challenges Terran has to face as the champion of the Mother Tree are continuous and he fights on undaunted together with Luna by his side providing the readers with her sardonic wit many a time at poor Terran’s expense. Terran discovers he could train as a crystal bard and make this his second subclass, and he worked at becoming the best he could become as a bard, learning as he could through the help of Jondar, and later on Zaros, who had to respect Terran albeit reluctant to do so. In this book Terran, Chanterelle and Luna face many enemies but their worst enemies are still the horrid trio of outworlders, who are Terran’s nemesis. When he had entered Kingmaker he did this to hang out with his friends but it also meant he could avoid people that had hurt him and now it was slowly dawning on him who the trio really were IRL. I really liked reading about the centaurs, about the ghost of Lord Ostric, and the growing of the beautiful crystals for the mother tree. I hated Grimchar, who I am sure we have not seen the last of yet, unfortunately, would love to learn more about the effect of the Nightblade which Chanterelle is wielding, and seeing the settlement grow into something worth its salt, under the leadership of our dauntless young hero. This book is one of loss as well as one of gain, and re-uniting with old friends who hopefully would become part of Terran’s settlement and start giving their own input towards making this an unassailable home for all of those dwelling under the protection of the mother tree. I am really into this series and look forward to reading further through book 3.

[Clint Young]

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[Steve]

BOOK 2 OF THE KINGMAKER.
Great book by Rachel and Tom.
The main character Terran is a Crystal Bard and he can make weapons out of pine cones.
The 3 main characters fight against the Trio to keep there home safe.
Lots of non stop action and different ways of using magic , very detailed and creative story.
This story is told so well ,it is believable and easy to get lost in.
An fantastic story you will love it.

[Paula Jean]

Awesome book!

What an awesome second book in this new series! Terran is the perfect hero. This world is a rich and exciting adventure. Do not miss this series! I can't wait to see what happens next! Keep churning out the awesome stories, guys!

[Quilting Tangent]

Computer Game!
You are reading about a computer video game being played. Interesting characters, that grow and change, in this face paced action adventure with just the right amount of descriptions and challenges.

[Thomas]

Solid story and progressing action.

Solid story and progressing action. Good main character, nice supporting ones though mainly one point of view. Some slice of life but the mysteries are still enticing and still more to be learned of the outside world.

[Johnie C]

Very entertaining read

I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books.

[Travis]

I liked this book. It's nice to visit characters in the first book again, and I truly liked the ending. Definitely something to look forward to in the next book in the series.

[Andie]

LitRPG at its finest! Read in order for the best experience.

[Brian Busby]

Terran continues to expand the settlement and life for now is easy , he has a lover , the tree is providing and then along comes some new arrivals that change his life about completely also some disturbing news puts his leadership skills to the test.
This is another excellent book, the storyline is gripping and new and old characters make this brilliant piece of writing something you won't want to out down .
I completely recommended this.