The Thinara King (The Child of the Erinyes) [Kindle Edition]

Rebecca Lochlann (Author)

Book Description

Book two, The Child of the Erinyes series.

Step into the Bronze Age. . . .

Goddess Athene's white-hot rage incinerates Callisti and inflames the seas. Crete is left in ruins.

Chrysaleon of Mycenae inherits the crown of an annihilated world.

He stumbles upon an ancient prophecy foretelling the rise of the Thinara King. This ruler will possess unimaginable power and upend sacred traditions. Commandeering the title could save his life. But it could also destroy everything he has fought to achieve, and create an easy path for the brother he hates to step in and steal it all.

He has sworn to die in Crete's labyrinth at the rise of the autumn star, Iakchos. As the day of his death draws near, he seeks to thwart his fate and keep the woman he loves.

The epic Bronze Age tale continues as Athene tests her champions beyond endurance. . . beyond rescue. . . beyond salvation.

"At the end of oblivion lies hope, and only she can find it."

The Thinara King has been named a finalist in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2nd Novel Category.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"What a wonderful mythic tale--different time and place, but certainly reminiscent of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon." Valya Dudycz Lupescu, author of The Silence of Trees, published by Wolfsword Press.

"This series is my new addiction. Lochlann is a meticulous writer, and I predict that the outpouring of accolades she is already receiving from her readers will give her a well-deserved boost onto the best-seller lists." Melissa Conway, author of Xenofreak Nation, The Gossamer Sphere and Selfsame.

"Every element is perfection, every emotion raw, every character fully fleshed." Cheri Lasota, author of Artemis Rising, published by Spirehouse.

"Lochlann weaves raw passion and black betrayal into an epic tale of destiny--a master storyteller at the height of her powers." Sulari Gentill, author of The Rowland Sinclair series and The Hero Trilogy, published by Pantera Press.

From the Author

Note to readers:

"The Child of the Erinyes" is not for everyone. Along with some mature subject matter, it's an extended series, beginning in the Bronze Age and not wrapping up till the near future, so it's a long story, requiring patience. Things hinted at in Book One, "The Year-god's Daughter," might not be resolved until Book Nine--the conclusion. Not every book in the series ends happily, either. I'm following a woman through specific points in history, and that role doesn't always offer a happy ending. This series could be described as a large puzzle, containing myth, fantasy, and the incomprehensible workings of primordial deities and the human heart. The only thing I can promise is that, even all together, they aren't nearly as complicated as "The House of Leaves," by Mark Z. Danielewski, and you'll never have to hold the book up to a mirror to read. (That's a joke--sort of!) The settings, time periods, historical events, and a set of highly independent and precocious characters have demanded their say, and their right to share their tale the way they want, from beginning to end. If your reading preference leans toward shorter stories, complete in one book, and with a guaranteed happy ending, you might want to take a pass. If you enjoy disappearing into a long, complex saga with sequels, what I like to call a myth with "meat," then I hope you'll give "The Child of the Erinyes" a try. No matter what you choose, I wish you happiness and success in all your endeavors. Sincerely, Rebecca Lochlann

Product Details

• File Size: 1538 KB
• Print Length: 289 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0983827729
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Erinyes Press (April 30, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007ZDQGQC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,259 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #27 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Fantasy > Myths & Legends > Greek & Roman

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, compulsive read May 22, 2012

By Book lover

Format:Paperback

I couldn't wait to go on holiday and read this next part of Rebecca Lochlan's series The Child of the Erinyes. I knew The Thinara King wouldn't fail me. And it didn't. I forgot about lengthy waits in boring airports, tinny voices on intercoms and any other distraction as I became totally lost in an ancient and at times terrifyingly brutal world. Aridela, the heroine, is a brave, strong woman with a sense of purpose and mission and yet a tender, loving woman also. She and all the other characters are very real people, they leap to life through these pages. I love them all, feel I know them.

There are some truly moving and exquisitely written passages, scenes and ideas in this book. The author describes vividly and brilliantly a cataclysmic period of change in which the passive, gentle. tribal, matriarchal society of ancient days gave way to the brutal, war-faring rise of the outgoing, masculine patriarchy. The first sacrificed the individual for the good of the whole, the latter sacrificed the whole for the power and rise of the individual. Lochlan charts this change and its enslaving, degrading effect upon womankind as representatives of the Great Feminine, (whom she names Athena, a primal goddess, not the one later to be sujugated by the new masculine gods of the Greeks) She sees women no longer revered for their divine, cthonic powers but forced to be no more than slaves and vessels for the seed of men. In contrast we see the sheer naked power of Mother Earth herself, rising as if in a fury of volcanic, deluging madness - yet in truth merely fulfilling her own immutable laws regardless of the human beings clinging to her surface or the effects her unstoppable power will have on the course of civilisations.

There is such depth and power to these books. I feel they will become classics.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that swept me away from beginning to end... December 11, 2012

By Fishtail23

Format:Paperback

In one word...Unputdownable!! It took me about 2 and a half days to read and I can't wait for the third book in the series to come out!

The characters are believable, flawed and yet I felt very sympathetic to their plight and pain, I wanted them to succeed. The book is well researched and very well written. It flows smoothly and doesn't feel too laden with historical, academic facts - I felt I was in a very particular time and place, and that is no easy feat to achieve!! The pace is perfect - neither too fast nor too slow. The story is evocative and sparks all sorts of emotions in the reader (Ah, Menoetius! *sigh*!!!) and yet, manages to keep them in balance.

I loved Rebecca Lochlann's mixture of visions and dreams with reality. They were done in a very masterful way, which made them both believable and their own sort of reality, and I also thought the way the three main characters' world have been intertwined was very skilfully done. I can't wait to see how their lives unravel and continue to influence each other unravel in the next books.

I look forward to book no.# 3 - 'In the Moon of Asterion' and can't wait for it to be published. I would highly recommend this book for lovers of historical fiction, adventure and love!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This Much-Anticipated Sequel Won't Let You Down May 7, 2012

By Melissa Conway

Format:Kindle Edition

I am acquainted with the author via social networking, which should in no way be construed as an admission that the following review is biased. If I don't like a book, I won't finish reading it no matter who wrote it. And, just so you know, there was never a chance that I might not finish this one, and not because of any sense of obligation. This is the second book in the Child of the Erinyes series, the first of which, The Year-god's Daughter (Child of the Erinyes) - I also reviewed, and you can see by my enthusiasm I was eagerly awaiting the sequel.

We take up where the first novel left off (and it would be a major spoiler for the first book if I told you exactly where that was), but the brief idyll in princess Aridela's young life is to be short-lived. With the violent suddenness only a mega-burp in the earth's crust can dish up, her lush and peaceful home island of Crete is assaulted by a deadly pyroclastic blast from the volcanic island of Callisti, seventy miles away. Aridela and the newly crowned bull-king Chrysaleon barely survive, and to make matters worse, she believes she is the one who caused the devastation by angering the goddess Athene.

Author Lochlann does a fine job describing the destruction: inescapable waves of blistering heat and choking ash; the endless series of earthquakes and resulting tsunamis. The survivors are soon subjected to even more horror at the hands of a vengeful and opportunistic conqueror from the mainland, whose soldiers overrun the embattled island and pillage what little is left of the once proud and mighty civilization.

These are dark days for Aridela - but deep inside she clings to the hope that she can withstand the abuse and prevail in order to appease Athene and restore freedom to her remaining people. Chrysaleon, too, endures much. On the verge of death, he has visions of an out-of-body journey to the heavenly land of the gods that enlightens him to his new status as The Thinara King - the one man with the power to change the destiny of everyone in the mortal world. But will he choose the right path?

I don't want to give too much away. Let me just say in closing that this series is my new addiction. Lochlann is a meticulous writer, and I predict that the outpouring of accolades she is already receiving from her readers will eventually give her a well-deserved boost onto the best-seller lists.

More About the Author

While growing up, Rebecca Lochlann began envisioning an epic story, a new kind of myth, one built upon the foundation of the Greek classics and continuing through the centuries right up into the present and future.

This has become her life's work, though she didn't exactly intend it to be that way when she started.

"The Child of the Erinyes" series is historical mythic fantasy, "Loads of testosterone, slaughter, and crazy magic" (with a love story, of course.)

It took about fifteen years to research the Bronze Age segments of the series, and encompassed rare historical documents, mythology, archaeology, ancient religions, and volcanology.

"The Year-god's Daughter" is her first novel: Book One of "The Child of the Erinyes" Series. Book Two, "The Thinara King," (A 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist,) continues the saga, and is available in both digital and paperback forms. Book Three, "In the Moon of Asterion," wraps up the Bronze Age segment of the series. Newly released for the Kindle, Nook, and Kobo, it will soon appear in paperback.

Rebecca has always believed that certain rare individuals, either blessed or tortured, voluntarily or involuntarily, are woven by fate or the Immortals into the labyrinth of time, and that deities sometimes speak to us through dreams and visions, gently prompting us to tell their lost stories.

Who knows? It could make a difference.

More information can be found, and she can be reached, at her website: http://rebeccalochlann.com
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