The Raven's Call

by Emma C Buenen

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Pub Date Mar 18 2025 | Archive Date May 05 2025

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Description

A warrior haunted by her past and a tribe facing destruction collide in a searing tale of defiance and redemption.

The raven's cry awakens Rayl from the mists of her broken mind, piercing the veil between madness and memory. As enemy flames devour the Lateri yurts. Rayl moves without thinking, her body remembering what her mind forgot. In the turmoil, she finds Kiri, the queen of the Lateri, and hides her from the attacking wolf people. Together, they flee into the bitter night of the steppe.

Now Rayl must return Kiri to the Askuzai nation, though every step towards the tribe leads them into another danger. The Askuzai khan's towering presence and storm-grey eyes unsettle Rayl in ways her warrior instincts shy away from. With the raven hovering, the Askuzai tribe whisper that she is cursed, dangerous and touched by shadows deeper than their darkest fears. Yet Kiri looks at her as a saviour and the khan's intense gaze follows Rayl through the camp, stirring something in her blood.

The raven circles overhead, its presence both curse and compass, as treachery sneaks among the yurts of the tribe and the khan’s grip on power hangs in the balance. Rayl recognises the signs - the sidelong glances, the hushed conversations that die at her approach. War brews on two fronts: against the enemies at their gates and the traitors within their walls.

But with each dawn, something shifts. The fragments of who Rayl was begin to align with who she must become. She and Kiri, outsiders both, might just find their place in this web of loyalty and deceit - if the past doesn't destroy them first, and if the khan's growing trust in Rayl doesn't prove to be their ultimate undoing.

A warrior haunted by her past and a tribe facing destruction collide in a searing tale of defiance and redemption.

The raven's cry awakens Rayl from the mists of her broken mind, piercing the veil...

Advance Praise

Top reviews from the United States

GalofWyo

5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginning

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2025

What do a spoiled, pampered queen and a feeble minded, once warrior, maid, have in common? Only the familial bond they share with the King. When war comes to their tribe, something in Rayl changes and she helps Kiri escape. Together they travel many miles, manage many hardships, learn a lot about themselves and eachother, in the effort to reach Kiris homeland. This is a very good book and shows that people can change. People are much the same these days. Sometimes only looking at the outside of a person. Also, thinking that lies and betrayal will never catch up to you. I was surprised at the end

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Elizabeth McNutt

5.0 out of 5 stars Arranged Marriage

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2025

This read kept me turning the pages as I traveled the journey and dealt with the corruption within the nomadic tribe left behind with an arranged marriage. I lived having to grow up rough and hard with Rayle. As I relearned the value of each person's life in this nomadic tribe, I found adventure, excitement, and true justice again. Sure to be an enjoyment and based on historical knowledge. What a great journey for young adults and adults!

Steve F

5.0 out of 5 stars Betrayal

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025

No apparent Magical abilities "Except" The Ravens Activating Rayl from a mind fogged ,mental disabled worker for the clan back to a renowned Amazon Warrior that she was before. Kiri The wife of the Chieftain of multiple clans is on the run because her husband was betrayed by his closest friend,the captain of his warriors. He wants her to be his wife making himself legitimate to be the new king. She escape to her family only for Rayl to be wounded almost to death, Only to find out That clan has been betrayed also. This is a great start to this series. I am an Honest ARC reviewer

Top reviews from the United States

GalofWyo

5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginning

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2025

What do a spoiled, pampered queen and a feeble minded, once warrior...