The prose is sparse but every word is measured for impact-an emotional avalanche that will leave your heart breaking…After having read Kari Gregg’s last novel, Lovely Wicked, I can say that I see a common thread running through her books…-the idea that all souls are worth redeeming. Spoils of War has one of the most intense and lyrical opening chapters of any novella I’ve ever read. Will Micah accept his noble birthright when they reach Alekia and more importantly, can he accept Eli as the devoted slave his father has given him rather than the Master he’s come to love? Eli protects the young man and introduces Micah to the pleasures denied him as a prisoner. Institutionalized by his slavery, unable to cope with his freedom, Micah seeks to please the new Master he’s found in Eli throughout their harrowing journey to a homeland he no longer remembers. Xerxes, the Herran King, abuses his captive to keep the neighboring kingdom of Alekia under his yoke, but after Micah nearly dies when plague sweeps Herra, the Alekian King sends Eli to bring his beloved son home. Revised & Reissued: Janu2017Įnslaved during the invasion of the rival King of Herra, Micah cut off his emotions and adapted to his new life in servitude.
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