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Amara's Daughter (Shudalandia Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by EH Howard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
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Carved from ice with blades of fire, the rigidly feminist state of Serenia breeds heroes. Unimaginably perfect, Amara the Magnificent, the legendary Ultimate Warrior is their greatest.

Five years since Amara’s mysterious disappearance, her daughter, Maryan, struggles to escape her mother’s formidable shadow. Shunned by most, her only friends are oddball characters from the edge of society.

The Queen sees Maryan as an asset to the nation, a pawn to play with and a pretty bauble to appease the neighbouring king, but lurking beneath the surface, an ancient terror plots to wipe out Maryan’s bloodline.

Friend, lover, and more, Amara’s Daughter is a turbulent, rite of passage story tracing Maryan’s growth from naive schoolgirl to the woman destiny needs her to be.
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    Shudalandia Series
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    324 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    June 9, 2013
  6. File size
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About the Author

Living in Cheshire, I've run a successful computer consultancy for many years. The business continues to thrive and I feel blessed that people pay me to solve complex problems for them. One day, we hope to spend a portion of our year on the Greek islands, where I would love to spend most days writing, but for now, I'm content to visit as frequently as possible. I split my writing time between short stories and novels. I love to take the challenge of creating a viable story in a reduced number of words for flash competitions.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DBCPVKI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ OZCREATIVE (June 9, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 9, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1269 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0992622301
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 48 ratings

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E H Howard

E H Howard

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I still remember the wonderful effect when a teacher read CS Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. It was years later I discovered there were more Narnia books. Norse and Greek myths held me until I met Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings has been a favourite read for over thirty years. This was enhanced by the zany view of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld and the saga of Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.

Not all of my reading is classic fantasy. In recent years I’ve enjoyed Kim Harrison’s Hollows books and Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock. New writers bring the joy of reading to new readers. I hope some out there enjoy my writing.

I grew up taking things apart and wondering how and why things worked. I managed to get into the computer industry at a time when there were no qualifications. Actually, when I started, it was more about mechanical adding machines than electronics. I trotted around Manchester (England) with a tool bag fixing electronic calculators with a soldering iron and a bag of bits.

I've recently begun to work with digital art and I'm hoping to post some of my efforts. I'd love to see an array of Amara fan art on the shudalandia website and have started a competition page to encourage more adept artists to send me some.

Whilst writing novels is a fabulous way to lose myself, I also love the challenge of the short story. Maybe one day I'll try to write 'Shirl's Tales' (Possibly one of the few books authored in Serenia.)

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Denna Holm
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2013
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Amara the Magnificent is a Serenian warrior, a legend among her people--a famous race of female warriors. She disappeared shortly after becoming champion at a tournament and was never heard from again, leaving behind Maryan, a young daughter.

Maryan knows she has some big shoes to fill among these warrior women and struggles not to let her people down. But she has only a few close friends to help her. Most of those who train with Maryan are jealous that she is the daughter of a legend and are constantly testing her. It doesn't help that some of Amara's old companions are now in charge of training the young girls. They show Maryan no favoritism, and if anything, are harder on her than the rest, especially Asti the Red. Once regarded as Amara's best friend, Asti now considers her an enemy, betrayed by the famous Amara. Before she disappeared Amara took off half Asti's face with a blade in a contest to see who would represent Serenia in the tournament and become champion.

The Serenian queen banishes her own daughter from the kingdom to replace her position with Maryan, opening up a whole new set of problems for the young girl. Within a short time Maryan is sent off to be married to a prince from another land in order to produce an heir. She only learns later that the prince wasn't told she'd been forced into the union. He is a kind man and she eventually falls into love with him, accepting her place by his side. But Maryan was chosen as his wife because it was thought she would produce a female child, one who could be used politically for another arranged marriage. When Maryan has a son instead, her life is once again turned upside down, her enemies determined to kill the child, a child in line to rule once his father is killed.

I was surprised by how quickly I became caught up in Maryan's problems, beginning on page one and not slowing down for a second until we reach the end. Along with Maryan we find an entertaining cast of characters, including a crippled rat, a blind lion, and a baby dragon that can breathe fire, a dragon that doesn't stay a baby for long. The surprise is that they can all speak to her through telepathy and go far to help keep Maryan out of harm's way.

For all of you who love fantasy romance by authors such as Sherrilyn Kenyon, I think you're going to love Amara's Daughter. It is a fast, fun, exciting read and I know I enjoyed every minute. I can't wait to read the next one by this imaginative author, E H Howard. I'm hoping we'll get to learn what happened to Amara the Magnificent one day soon.
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Antoinette
4.0 out of 5 stars Richly imagined...
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013
Although fantasy is not usually my favourite genre, the author has created a detailed alternative world, with well developed characters going through identifiable tests of character and courage. Well worth a read.
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Clo
1.0 out of 5 stars DNF
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019
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Books are my truest joy, but I've been avoiding this one for 4 days, so I give up.
I only made it to chapter 4, and there were so many indistinguishable characters, and so many abrupt tone changes, that I had no extra attention to give the worldbuilding. But the last straw was oversexualization... *In my experience*, *most* girls as a group, kept separate from boys, will still be dramatic and competitive and emotional, but with no sexual tension/focus at all--so the Amazon-warrior vibe felt undermined every time breasts and feminine curves were described in ponderous detail. Homoeroticism kept interrupting my sense of character development, and I eventually looked up the author to see if it was a man. Ta da! Now I can't seem to pick the book back up.
I don't discriminate against male authors as a rule, but knowing every character description is likely from a male fantasy (none of them have been less than sexy yet!) makes it feel so gross.
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Leslie Garfunkle
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book and cover.
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013
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The writing is distinctly British, and beautiful. I like to offer samples in reviews, so here is a typical paragraph:

Although desperate to sleep when the next torch died, fears of creatures lurking in the dark troubled her. She squeezed into a niche to hide, but immediately regretted it. Her thoughts filled with terror of the monster moving, sliding down the passage, leaving her trapped in the tiny space. She gave up trying to rest in favour of keeping moving.

Most British indeed, and very classy. Thank you.
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carol.brasil
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013
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This book has it all - fantasy, adventure, action, romance, etc. It's fast action while at the same time has well developed characters. It's well worth reading.
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Nicole T
1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't finish.
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
This book is all over the place. The beginning lacks any kind of cohesion so by the time I got to 15% I still had no indication of what the plot was even trying to be. Everything jumps around so much that I couldn't get a clear picture of the world. It was like the author couldn't focus while world building and wanted so many things that the end result is a canvas with too many elements but no actual image. I also couldn't get a real sense of who the character was. The near rape at the beginning didn't make any sense, and didn't seem relevant to the plot or character development, except to make me wonder why a warrior woman couldn't fight at all. It almost felt like the author just threw in some casual sexual assault just because. I also didn't understand the main character's sexuality because we aren't given any insight into her personality or desires. When she was instantly interested in the first male character that showed interest in her but didn't try to rape her we aren't told about her previous curiosity or if her interest was new to her. There's a severe lack of depth in that regard.

And in terms of the near rape, besides it just appearing like it was thrown in for no reason, I felt it was disgustingly casual. First, the heroine seemed pretty unaffected by it, which is an incredibly unrealistic portrayal of a very real circumstance. Second, the victim blamed herself. That's an irresponsible message especially considering that women assaulted in the real world are blamed for putting themselves in that situation. I don't understand the constant barrage of sexual assault in fantasy and romance novels but it's even worse when handled in this manner.
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Lori P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2016
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Love this series. Characters are well developed. Story is fast paced.
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Sandra R
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the way a dragon thinks!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015
Yes, there is a dragon in this story and so much more....erotic moments and strong female characters will have you begging for more.
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Jo Parry
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating Book....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2013
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Thoroughly enjoyed being transported to a fantasy world where girl warriors are dressed in short leather skirts and multiplying creatures roam around in forests. This would make a great movie with scenes on par with "The Hunger Games".

Can't wait to find out what happened to Amara....Surely there is going to be a follow on!
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Amethystlady64
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and Action Packed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2015
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A very enjoyable action packed read.
My only criticism is that it wasn't proof edited very well.
It took me a few chapters to really get into it and the writing wasn't brilliant but got better as the book progressed.
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Lynne M Burke
5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2013
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Read from 64% to the end in one go! An action packed adventure with strong female characters. I think its perfect for older teenagers, it reminded me of the Harry Potter series in that at the end of each chapter I couldn't wait to read the next one. I am looking forward to the sequel.
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Fraya Holmes
5.0 out of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed reading Amara's Daughter
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2016
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading Amara's Daughter; the plot is fast-paced and it was very difficult to put down once I started. I loved getting to know the characters and I look forward to rejoining them in Amara's Legacy.
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TimM
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, enjoyed it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2016
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Good book, enjoyed it.
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