About the Book
Conspiracy. Magic. Courage.
All Bellica
Yarrow wants from life is to stay the course. Her military career
fulfills her childhood dreams and affords her a freedom royalty never
did. Yarrow doesn't need anything more than the steadfast friendship of
her Major, Caelum, and her Chief Medical Officer Jules.
The
Goddesses have other plans, however. They set in motion events that
threaten the bellica with madness and despair. Constancy has been
Yarrow's standby, but betrayals on every side push her further into
chaos. She watches the puppet-Empress, her aunt, destroy the country,
and dreads the day Zardria, her power-hungry twin sister, takes the
Sceptre and rules openly.
Should Bellica Yarrow keep her military oath, or topple her sister's cruel regime? Can she?
The
choice is nearly impossible. The longer she equivocates, the more she
risks the lives of everyone she holds dear. Meanwhile, Zardria has her
own idea of how events should unfold – and what Yarrow doesn't know
could cost the bellica her life.
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Bellica
is the first intallment in epic fantasy series The Third Age. If you
like books that are equal parts slow burn and fast-paced action,
diverse casts of characters, and deeply mythic tales, then you'll love
Katje van Loon's vision of humanity in the far-off future.
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Katje van Loon, genderqueer author, poet, and menace to society, resides in the suburban outskirts of the Greater Vancouver Regional
District with zir spouse and their massive library of books, DVDs, and
video games. Katje often dresses up like Kara “Starbuck” Thrace and
avoids arrest for disorderly conduct.
While not writing, Katje can be found baking, knitting, crafting,
subverting the heteronormative, gender-binarist paradigm, and killing Cylons.