{"id":8289,"date":"2017-04-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=8289"},"modified":"2019-06-28T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T16:59:25","slug":"n-for-rachel-neumeier-writing-of-the-war-coming-to-mountain-of-kept-memory-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=8289","title":{"rendered":"N for Rachel Neumeier, writing of the war coming to Mountain of Kept Memory (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bookWar on the horizon,
\nher country’s sometime-god is neutral.
\nKick-ass princess leaps into web of diplomacy and deceit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If Oressa and her brother can stymie the ambition and treachery of their father the King, there’s a tiny chance of avoiding invasion by neighboring country.
\nMaybe the mysterious Kieba who watches over the dead gods’ memory will help them.
\nMaybe the brutal princes from across the sea won’t arrive.<\/p>\n

Read an extract of epic fantasy The Mountain of Kept Memory<\/em> here<\/a> (courtesy of the author) to see how Oressa – and her country – got into this predicament of plagues, princes with visions of conquest, and powerless gods.<\/p>\n

What place of power would you like to eavesdrop on?
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>: The Mountain of Kept Memory \/ Rachel Neumeier. Gallery\/Saga Press, 2016. [author site<\/a>]\u00a0 [publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the author.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: The King will allow invasion, if it gives him the magic he craves, but his daughter Oressa won’t let Carastind become a slave state. With her princely brother’s help, the young woman travels to the Kieba’s spell-woven mountain domain, looking for answers that will save her homeland.<\/p>\n

Lusting for power, the invading princes may unleash catastrophe.
\nObserving from a distance, the Keiba may act or may not.
\nSeeking peace for Carastind, Oressa may become a hostage.<\/p>\n

A classic high fantasy with its large cast of characters (each with their own agenda regarding the dead gods’ memories) and swirling alliances, The Mountain of Kept Memory<\/em> holds secrets dark, surprises deep, and worlds within its stone heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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