The Queen of Blood : Book One of The Queens of Renthia

Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond the stream that feeds the river the wind that exhales fresh snow . . .Only those spirits want to kill you.It’s the first lesson that every Renthian learns. .What is a queen?In Renthia the queen is the one human with enough magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man woman and child. For the very spirits the humans rely on to live—wood earth water air fire and ice—at the same time possess an instinctual drive to exterminate them. The queen is chosen for her ability to control the spirits but she is also mortal so to ensure the humans’ survival potential heirs to the queen’s role are rigorously trained to take her place. And there is concern that Fara the current queen is weakening.