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Ballad of the Blacksmith's Son Kindle Edition

by Rick Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Keri, the blacksmith’s son, hoped for a little more time between his first kiss and his last, but war and the weather wouldn’t wait. One of thirty drafted, he and his friends find their stumbling romances are interrupted by a desperate forty-day trek through a snow-buried wilderness to the king. Disasters both natural and man-made defy their passage. Then the wolfpack shows up: unnaturally large, unnaturally led, unnaturally anxious to stop them. Blood in the snow forces an unsteady Keri into physical and spiritual leadership roles he must master immediately… or die.

Placed in Viking Russia, The Ballad of the Blacksmith’s Son is a YA adventure following village youth through a new imposed faith, a new future, and the challenges of new bodies with new desires. Haunted by a mute orphan and a one-eyed madman, Keri tries to juggle Christian ideals, secular wisdom, and patriotic duty both at home and into a battle with nature. Author Rick Taylor draws on his military and teaching careers to bring his characters to life. (“I stole their dialogue!”) He uses his spiritual and literary background to surround them with layers of meaning.
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    November 22, 2020
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08P28HZLR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Outskirts Press, Inc. (November 22, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1522 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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The Tartan Taylors
5.0 out of 5 stars Introspective coming of age novel for kids wanting to be strong role models for themselves & others.
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
So I confess that this book sat on my shelf for a year before I picked it up. In all honesty, I know the author and I was scared I wouldn't like it! My fears were far from realized. I am not being bias (I promise!), this book was so refreshing, 5 star. These days our kids are bombarded with so many choices and decisions that didn't exist when my generation were growing up. This book is just straight up, who do you aspire to be and how are you going to get there, what can lead you astray and do you want to avoid those distractions or embrace them and face the consequences. Its thought provoking for kids without being preachy - in a religious or parenting way. The time period has been carefully researched and the characters, are likeable, believable and most importantly, relatable. If your kid hasn't faced the same struggles already, they soon will be. While maybe not literally facing wolves or the extreme cold, but overcoming adversity, gaining the respect of your elders and peers, learning leadership and understanding confusing new feelings - its all in there and the author unapologetically makes them ponder the right choices. This book, although in a Christian genre, is a great read for believers and non-believers alike. Initially I thought it was aimed at teenage boys, but really, my daughters can learn a lot from reading it too. Enjoy, and keep a look out for book 2, it would be cruel to stop the story where this book ends!
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