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Today I'm participating in the blog tour of my writer friend in Taiwan, Annie Douglass Lima! She has recently released the third book in her YA adventure series, The Student and the Slave. Read more about the book below:
Take a look at this exciting new young adult action and adventure novel, The Student and the Slave, now available for purchase! This is the third book in the Krillonian Chronicles, after The Collar and the Cavvarach and The Gladiator and the Guard.
The series is set in an alternate world that is very much like our own, with just a few major differences. One is that slavery is legal there. Slaves must wear metal collars that lock around their neck, making their enslaved status obvious to everyone. Another difference is the popularity of a martial art called cavvara shil. It is fought with a cavvarach (rhymes with "have a rack"), a weapon similar to a sword but with a steel hook protruding from partway down its top edge. Competitors can strike at each other with their feet as well as with the blades. You win in one of two ways: disarming your opponent (hooking or knocking their cavvarach out of their hands) or pinning their shoulders to the mat for five seconds.  First, a Little Information about Books 1 and 2: Book 1: The Collar and the Cavvarach Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is desperate to see his little sister freed. But only victory in the Krillonian Empire's most prestigious tournament will allow him to secretly arrange for Ellie's escape. Dangerous people are closing in on her, however, and Bensin is running out of time. With his one hope fading quickly away, how can Bensin save Ellie from a life of slavery and abuse? Click here to read chapter 1 of The Collar and the Cavvarach. Click here to read about life in the Krillonian Empire, where the series is set.  Book 2: The Gladiator and the GuardBensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is just one victory away from freedom. But after he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, he is condemned to the violent life and early death of a gladiator. While his loved ones seek desperately for a way to rescue him, Bensin struggles to stay alive and forge an identity in an environment designed to strip it from him. When he infuriates the authorities with his choices, he knows he is running out of time. Can he stand against the cruelty of the arena system and seize his freedom before that system crushes him? Click here to read about life in the arena where Bensin and other gladiators are forced to live and train. And now, The Student and the Slave, with another awesome cover by the talented Jack Lin! 
Book 3: The Student and the Slave Is this what freedom is supposed to be like? Desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, Bensin searches fruitlessly for work like all the other former slaves in Tarnestra. He needs the money for an even more important purpose, though: to rescue Coach Steene, who sacrificed himself for Bensin’s freedom. When members of two rival street gangs express interest in Bensin’s martial arts skills, he realizes he may have a chance to save his father figure after all … at a cost. Meanwhile, Steene struggles with his new life of slavery in far-away Neliria. Raymond, his young owner, seizes any opportunity to make his life miserable. But while Steene longs to escape and rejoin Bensin and Ellie, he starts to realize that Raymond needs him too. His choices will affect not only his own future, but that of everyone he cares about. Can he make the right ones … and live with the consequences? Click here to order The Student and the Slave from Amazon for
And here's an excerpt from the book!
In this excerpt, Steene's student Raymond prepares to fight in a tournament that they both need him to win - for totally different reasons. Raymond scurried into the kitchen a minute later, looking both worried and excited. "Guess what? I just found out that my dad's coming to the cavvara shil tournament. He's actually coming! Mom was yelling at him about how he never supports us kids, and we never have any whole-family time. He got really mad at her, but I guess she must have convinced him, 'cause he said he'll come after all and make it a family outing even though he doesn't really have time. And I know he means it, because he changed out of his suit into jeans." "That's great! Now you'll be able to show him what you can do." The other day during the club, Mr. Jeet had disappeared before Raymond had even noticed him there. As far as the boy was concerned, his dad hadn't watched him fight in over a year. "But what if I don't win? There's so much more pressure when he's watching!" "Your dad will be proud of you if you just do your best, even if he doesn't think you’re quite ready to compete in Jarreon yet." "No he won't. He's never proud of me unless I'm the best. Everything always has to be the best, for him." When the family piled into the limo a few minutes later, Kenny was bouncing around excitedly and chattering nonstop, Toby was complaining about what a waste of his Saturday this was, and Raymond was stiff and silent. Steene gave him a thumbs-up as Lawrence shut the door. You can do it, Raymond. You're going to make your dad proud and pave my way to freedom. Don't get nervous now.  About the Author:
Annie Douglass Lima spent most of her childhood in Kenya and later graduated from Biola University in Southern California. She and her husband Floyd currently live in Taiwan, where she teaches fifth grade at Morrison Academy. She has been writing poetry, short stories, and novels since her childhood, and to date has published fifteen books (three YA action and adventure novels, four fantasies, a puppet script, six anthologies of her students’ poetry, and a Bible verse coloring and activity book). Besides writing, her hobbies include reading (especially fantasy and science fiction), scrapbooking, and international travel.
Connect with the Author Online: Email: AnnieDouglassLima@gmail.com Blog: http://anniedouglasslima.blogspot.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnieDouglassLimaAuthor Twitter: https://twitter.com/princeofalasia Goodreads: http://bit.ly/ADLimaOnGoodreads Amazon Author Page: http://bit.ly/AnnieDouglassLimaOnAmazon LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/ADLimaOnLinkedIn Google+: http://bit.ly/ADLimaOnGooglePlus
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