Free (nook/Kindle/iTunes/ePub) Cast of Stones [Award-Win Xtian YA Epic Quest Fantasy]

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A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr is the 1st in his The Staff and the Sword series of YA epic fantasy set in a medieval-ish world, this installment kicking off with the obligatory wastrel commoner boy going on a life-and-kingdom-changing quest, free courtesy of Christian publisher Baker's Bethany House imprint.

This was the 2014 Carol Award winner in the Speculative category, according to the blurb, and quotes favourable reviews from Publishers Weekly and the Library Journal.

This has previously been offered free in 2014.

Currently free, probably just for one day but maybe longer if this is set to become one of Baker's occasional long-term introductory titles @ B&N (also UK), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), Kobo & iTunes & Google Play (all available to Canadians), and ChristianBook (ADE-DRM ePub available worldwide).

Description
The Fate of the Kingdom Awaits the Cast of Stones

In the backwater village of Callowford, roustabout Errol Stone is enlisted by a church messenger arriving with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Eager for coin, Errol agrees to what he thinks will be an easy task, but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he's joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom.

Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom's dynasty nears its end and the selection of the new king begins--but in secret and shadow. As danger mounts, Errol must leave behind the stains and griefs of the past, learn to fight, and discover who is hunting him and his companions and how far they will go to stop the reading of the stones.