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"The Herald of Day (The Boar King’s Honor Trilogy, Book 1) by Nancy Northcott is one of the top five books that I have read this year. I could have happily read another thousand pages of this book, and I would not have grown weary of it. It is absolutely brilliant from beginning to end—a priceless masterpiece that deserves a place on your bookshelf and in your heart." - Coffepot Book Club Recommended Review

A wizard’s fatal mistake
A king wrongly blamed for murder
A bloodline cursed until they clear the king’s name

In 17th-century England, witchcraft is a hanging offense. Tavern maid Miranda Willoughby hides her magical gifts until terrifying visions compel her to seek the aid of a stranger, Richard Mainwaring, to interpret them. A powerful wizard, he sees her summons as a chance for redemption. He bears a curse because an ancestor unwittingly helped murder the two royal children known as the Princes in the Tower, and her message uses symbols related to those murders.

Miranda’s visions reveal that someone has altered history, spreading famine, plague, and tyranny across the land. The quest to restore the timeline takes her and Richard from the glittering court of Charles II to a shadowy realm between life and death, where they must battle the most powerful wizard in generations with the fate of all England at stake.

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"Time travel, magic and dragons in a gripping adventure/mystery with a hint of romance--a great read packed with all the right stuff." --Gail Z. Martin, author of Shadow and Flame. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Nancy Northcott's childhood ambition was to grow up and become Wonder Woman. Around fourth grade, she realized it was too late to acquire Amazon genes, but she still loved comic books, science fiction, fantasy, history, and romance.

Nancy has taught a college course on science fiction, fantasy, and society. She has also given presentations on the Wars of the Roses and Richard III to university classes studying Shakespeare's play about that king. A sucker for fast action and wrenching emotion, Nancy combines the magic, romance and high stakes she loves in the books she writes.

Reviewers have described her books as melding fantasy, romance, and suspense. Library Journal gave her debut novel, Renegade, a starred review, calling it "genre fiction at its best." --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07RYW35DX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Falstaff Books (May 20, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1622 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1645540014
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,015,966 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,813 in Time Travel Romance
- #3,601 in Time Travel Romances
- #5,563 in Historical Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Nancy Northcott’s childhood ambition was to grow up and become Wonder Woman. Around fourth grade, she realized it was too late to acquire Amazon genes, but she still loved comic books, science fiction, fantasy and YA romance. A sucker for fast action and wrenching emotion, Nancy combines the romance and high stakes she loves in the books she writes.

Her debut novel, Renegade, received a starred review from Library Journal. The reviewer called it “genre writing at its best.” Nancy is a three-time RWA Golden Heart finalist and has won the Maggie, the Molly, the Emerald City Opener, and Put Your Heart in a Book.

Married since 1987, Nancy and her husband have one son, a bossy dog, and a house full of books.

For more information about Nancy and her mages, check out her website, www.nancynorthcott.com

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Barbie M

A fabulous start to a trilogy

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019

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I have read other stories by Nancy Northcott and was eager to read this one. The Herald of Day has so many features I love – mystery, history, romance, magic, and wow, such suspense! It’s the first in a trilogy during which a noble English family, cursed for a fatal mistake at the time of Richard III, seeks to lift the curse by clearing the king’s name. This story takes place at the time of Charles II; the next one will be during the Napoleonic Wars. I can’t wait to read it, and also to see how Ms. Northcott’s characters finally lift the curse – which I assume (and hope) will be at the end of Book 3. Lots of exciting reading ahead!

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Warning: You Will Lose Track of Time Reading This

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017

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I can't express how much I loved this book. Herald of Day was described to me as "what if someone wrote Richard III fanfiction with magic" and I literally squeaked with glee. There's action, intrigue, love... all the biggies. This was not my first Nancy Northcott book (she's one of my favorites) and as usual she didn't disappoint. The story is fast-paced and engrossing. Be careful, you might lose a couple of hours reading it. Highly recommended!

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J. P. Adams

Fast Paced Historical Fantasy!

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021

A superior fast-paced historical fantasy! This is an excellent read and will keep you turning the pages. It does have a romantic arc but that's not the thrust of the story. The history is well-researched but not intrusive and I learned a lot. The magic system in this story is so well developed and the time-travel elements are brilliantly done! There weren't any conundrums in terms of the time travel, unlike some books (which really bothers me) I highly recommend this book!

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Julie Dismukes (NerdyLynx)

Fun Story of a Magical England

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019

This is an interesting paranormal romance combined with intrigue. It started off slowly for me, but got more and more addictive as I read, getting to the point where I resented my bladder’s requests for breaks.

The heroine and hero are fun characters, the setting is in an England just after Cromwell where part of the population can do magic and part can not. One man thinks magicians should rule everything. He believes life in this England would be grand.

But our heroine is developing her seer skills. She sees the suffering and torment this inflicts. It is a shame the magician who wants power can travel through time and possibly erase, well, everybody.

The book will have you reviewing the history of England. It’ll even have you learning good vocabulary. I did not notice it shining my sneakers, but it did make an afternoon reading it a lot more pleasant.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2017

I've got an issue with historical fiction. It's not that I don't like them, because I do. I just have a hard time getting my head wrapped around books set in a historical setting, at least until I've spent a little bit of time in the world. That doesn't stop me from picking one up from time to time, especially when it's written by an author I already know and love. I've read several of Nancy Northcott's paranormal books and I've been a fan for a while, so when I saw that she was offering something new in a new genre I didn't hesitate. Although I had the same slow start issues (totally my issue, not the writing), I ended up totally intrigued by her first book in The Boar King's Honor trilogy.

I loved both Richard and Miranda from the time they were introduced. One of the issues that I had in the beginning was that there were a lot of characters to keep track of. Again, my issue, not the writing. It's worth mentioning though because this isn't a book that you can skim through. You have to pay attention. There are varying POV as well, but I enjoy that in a book. Especially when you're not seeing things strictly from the main characters' POV. It's always kind of fun when you get a glimpse into what's going on in the heads of the 'bad guys' and Nancy Northcott gives readers just enough to keep things interesting.

There's plenty of romance, magic, suspense and mystery between the pages of The Herald of Day along with some interesting history that made me want to learn more when I was done. The next two books in the Trilogy are from different time periods. The Steel Rose takes place during Napoleon's time and The King's Champion is set in 1940. Although the characters obviously change, the books are all centered around the cursed Mainwaring bloodline. I can't wait to learn more about this family and the mystery of the Princes in the Tower.

I received The Herald of Day in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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Aislinn

A Story to Get Lost In

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2021

I loved this book. It's not a period of history that I'm familiar with, but that didn't matter in the least. The characters draw you in and pull you along on their journey. This book has about everything one could want. Magic, mystery, intrigue, bad guys we love to hate, good men and women to pull for, a family curse, and SO much more.

This was my first purchase of Northcott's books, but it won't be my last. I'm looking forward to the sequel!

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Amy Herring

Highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2017

The Herald of Day (The Boar King's Honor Trilogy, #1) by Nancy Northcott

Northcott underpins the first Restoration-period entry of her Boar King's Honor Trilogy with a curse rooted in the mystery of the princes who disappeared from the Tower of London during the reign of Richard III two centuries earlier. Merging fantasy, romance, and historical fiction, this novel should appeal to readers who enjoy mixing genres. Although the book begins with a solid hook, Northcott devotes significant pages to worldbuilding and the dual time frames of her setting. She plays with history, Arthurian tropes, fantasy portals, time travel, and magical hierarchy and curricula in imaginative and inventive ways which, although possibly jarring to those who prefer canon to creativity, combine to create a surprising and suspenseful read. Fans of her Protectors and Light Mage Wars series will enjoy more of Northcott's excellent paranormal adventures in well-rounded historic settings with just enough detail to fascinate without miring the action and romance in TMI (too much information). I could not put this book down; can't wait for #2, The Steel Rose (forthcoming).

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