Captives (Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga #9; Homeward VI)

Jan, son of Nadia and Cadell, is conscripted along with every able male in Chemestúk by one faction in a rising civil war. Soon after, another faction burns the village to the ground, leaving Jan’s parents and other survivors to seek refuge in an aging keep. Inside the worn and crumbling stronghold, young and long-ago orphaned Julianna hides away with the survivors and Jan’s parents. Left to wonder if he or any others of their men will survive to return home, all she can do is help those around her. When armed deserters come to raid the keep, Julianna is lost in how to best help Nadia and Cadell, the village elders, keep everyone alive. Soon, she faces choices and actions she never would have even considered in better days. Meanwhile, Jan has only his wit and trickery, his charming appeal to women and his violin, all of which he has leaned upon too often in a lazy life. To his shock, he realizes these limited skills are not enough to save him as he is pressed into a forced march toward the front line of a battle. Neither Jan nor Julianna had ever given serious thought to their feelings for each other. Now separated, they both realize they’ve lost someone important. How far are they willing to go and what can they live with, to stay alive and find each other again? About "Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga"... No knowledge of the Noble Dead Saga or related works is necessary to read and enjoy these stories. They are written for fantasy enthusiasts in general and not just our established readership. Readers new to this world can step into it through any of these short works. Tales are organized into “collections” where all stories therein share a theme and/or premise. When one or more link together, subsequent stories will mention “sequel to...” on their covers to guide you. Even so, each is self-contained enough to be your first adventure into this world. —Barb & J.C. Hendee ** ES Index : 9 Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:B00C8W215K Test Text Series Index: Saga Single Author : Barb Hendee Original Source : New Files From Cleanup 05 16 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Hendee, Barb Title Length : 020 Title Parm D : Captives_Homeward VI Title Parm F : Captives Title Parm G : Homeward VI Title Parm A : Captives_Homeward VI Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 3684 Template Work Area : Saga ES Name : Tales From the World of the Noble Dead Saga Num of Aut : 1 Uncomma Author : Barb Hendee Jan, son of Nadia and Cadell, is conscripted along with every able male in Chemestk by one faction in a rising civil war. Soon after, another faction burns the village to the ground, leaving Jans parents and other survivors to seek refuge in an aging keep. Inside the worn and crumbling stronghold, young and long-ago orphaned Julianna hides away with the survivors and Jans parents. Left to wonder if he or any others of their men will survive to return home, all she can do is help those around her. When armed deserters come to raid the keep, Julianna is lost in how to best help Nadia and Cadell, the village elders, keep everyone alive. Soon, she faces choices and actions she never would have even considered in better days. Meanwhile, Jan has only his wit and trickery, his charming appeal to women and his violin, all of which he has leaned upon too often in a lazy life. To his shock, he realizes these limited skills are not enough to save him as he is pressed into a forced march toward the front line of a battle. Neither Jan nor Julianna had ever given serious thought to their feelings for each other. Now separated, they both realize theyve lost someone important. How far are they willing to go and what can they live with, to stay alive and find each other again? About Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga No knowledge of the Noble Dead Saga or other related works by us is necessary to read and enjoy any of these stories in Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga. Any reader new to this world can step right into it through any one of these short works. Tales are organized into collections where all stories therein share a theme and/or premise. Most tales are not sequential and can be read in any order. When one or more link together, subsequent stories will mention sequel to on their covers to guide you. These short works can be your first adventure into our world or something to tide you over in the wait for the next of our novels to be released. Barb & J.C.