Just in case you need refreshers on Books 1-3 😀
When his best friend Alani, an initiate at the local Church, is sent on a pilgrimage to find her path in life and the god she will follow, Balt sees the perfect opportunity to launch his career by escorting her across the archipelago and its purple seas. The islands are filled with monsters to imprint and Summoners to battle, with every victory bringing him one step closer to his dream.
It will take more than just his family name to reach the same heights as his grandmother, but Balt won’t stop until he does.
But Alani is growing increasingly frustrated having to remind her friend that this is not a vacation, it’s her pilgrimage, and that they are here for the Church. The whole reason he’s even on this journey is to aid and protect her, but he has always had a one-track mind, and nothing matters more to him than imprinting Jekuas.
While the jungle may be home to countless beautiful creatures, there are also untamed dangers lurking in its shadows, and Balt’s reckless nature may very well get them stranded in the Qwisdeep.
Alani’s sacred pilgrimage brings her group to bustling Makanuele at this crucial time. Her next stop is at the heart of the city, deep within an ancient crater. The Church led her along this path, but as the journey grows more difficult, she questions whether it is a path she wants to walk at all.
Meanwhile, Balt and Niona have been training for weeks just to earn a spot on the tournament bracket, but the competition is fierce. Facing savage Jekuas and harrowing environments, every battle may bring them closer to the champion’s title – or else bring their journey to a premature end.
Yet as the group struggles with their inner demons and the mounting pressures of the tournament, greater dangers are prowling in Makanuele’s streets.
Series: Jekua, Book 4
Author: Travis M. Riddle
Release Date: September 19th, 2023
Artist: Baj Singh | ArtStation
Designer: Deranged Doctor Design | Website
Blurb
Yuluhu Island was once a thriving ecosystem, but now it’s a toxic wasteland.
After barely surviving the attack on the Makanuele Rumble, Balt and Alani set out with their friends on a dangerous journey across the island to find a laboratory that might hold the key to learning what truly happened to Balt’s grandparents eight years ago.
The Summoners will have to battle mutant Jekuas warped and strengthened by their toxic environment, search for a way to repair the mana leak that threatens to plunge Alani into perpetual soulsickness, and avoid the attention of their enemies.
But surviving the island won’t be enough, because the supposedly abandoned lab is still in use – and a threat deadlier than any they’ve faced before is waiting.
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Author Bio
Travis M. Riddle lives with his girlfriend and his pooch in Austin, TX, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in English Writing & Rhetoric at St. Edward’s University. His work has been published in award-winning literary journal the Sorin Oak Review. His novels Flesh Eater and Spit & Song were semi-finalists in Mark Lawrence’s SPFBO.
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