By the Sword

* Sara Flower Kjeldsen's debut novel has been re-released. Originally published in early 2012, it has not been edited or tampered with in any way. It is a time capsule to view the ideals and early writing style of the young author's first novel. *Seventeen-year-old Talya's main goal is to bring down the Malinorian Empire. And Jalarn, the empire's prodigy general, is at the top of her list of enemies to kill. Not only has Jalarn murdered Talya's king, he's almost killed her. Twice. But things don't go as Talya planned when a visiting prophet sends her on a mission to the highly feared Hunter Forest. It is there that she must gain the allegiance of the forest's inhabitants before Jalarn and his men do. Then, memories of a haunting vision resurface when Talya comes face to face with Jalarn. She makes a rash decision that sends her down a path that she never imagined she would follow.