The Glass Gauntlet

The Blood Guard Series, Book 2

by Carter Roy

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Pub Date Aug 18 2015 | Archive Date Sep 15 2015

Two Lions

Children's Fiction | Sci Fi & Fantasy

Description

Ronan Truelove barely survived his first encounter with his father and the Bend Sinister. Now, he’s determined to become one of the Blood Guard, a sword-wielding secret society sworn to protect thirty-six pure souls crucial to the world’s survival.

Eager to prove he’s got what it takes, Ronan is sent on his first mission with his friends Greta and Sammy to visit a weird-sounding school and take a series of tests called the Glass Gauntlet. Paper and pencils and nerdy scholarship—where’s the life-or-death challenge in that?

But the Glass Gauntlet is actually something much more dangerous: head-to-head competitions against ruthless opponents. Nothing and no one are what they seem. Who can he trust, and who will kill him? Ronan has to figure it out fast because his enemies are multiplying, and soon he will have to pass the ultimate test: facing his father again and standing up to those who threaten not only him and his friends but also the world.

Ronan Truelove barely survived his first encounter with his father and the Bend Sinister. Now, he’s determined to become one of the Blood Guard, a sword-wielding secret society sworn to protect...

A Note From the Publisher

Carter Roy has painted houses and worked on construction sites; waited tables and driven delivery trucks; been a stage hand for rock bands and a videographer on a cruise ship; worked as a line cook in a kitchen, a projectionist in a movie theater, and a rhetoric teacher at a university. He has been a reference librarian and a bookseller, edited hundreds of books for major publishers, and written award-winning short-stories for adult readers that appeared in a half-dozen journals and anthologies. But this is the first time he has written a novel. He lives in New York City.

Advance Praise

Praise for The Blood Guard:

“[A] superbly written adventure . . . has just the right amount of sarcastic humor and genuine heart. . . . It is a great start to what is sure to be a wildly popular series . . . a must-have.”—VOYA, Highlighted Review

“Breathless action, witty dialogue, and unabashed fun.” —Publishers Weekly

“Roy’s first novel is the humorous and exciting start of a new trilogy. . . . The stakes are raised with a startling revelation that will have readers eager for the next book.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Roy’s first book hits the ground running and doesn’t let up until the end, and his writing is up to the job.” —Booklist

Praise for The Blood Guard:

“[A] superbly written adventure . . . has just the right amount of sarcastic humor and genuine heart. . . . It is a great start to what is sure to be a wildly popular...