Published: July 20, 2012
Words: 119,923 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476180533

Short description

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... though they're not usually escaped convicts. Seventeen-year-old Violet Seymour is the only person to ever escape the highest maximum security prison in the steam-and-clockwork powered nation of Arcova. She is also a link in an ancient bloodline of heroes. When mages start going missing, Violet is the only person who can find them.

Extended description

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... though they're not usually escaped convicts.

Just like seventeen-year-old Violet Seymour, whose got a criminal record so thick you could use it as a doorstop. Being the only person to ever escape the highest maximum security prison in the steam-and-clockwork powered nation of Arcova, everyone and their mother wants Violet's head on a plate. So when Violet is suddenly thrust into a heroic role, being a link in an ancient bloodline of heroes, she's a teensie bit skeptic.

But Violet isn't the only one with problems, no matter how much she likes to think so. Mages are disappearing left and right, over a dozen have disappeared over a short amount of time. There are whispers that it's got something to do with the disappearance of the Ruby Scourge, an artifact from the ancient world. It's the perfect start to Violet's new career as a hero! (Read more) Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... though they're not usually escaped convicts.

Just like seventeen-year-old Violet Seymour, whose got a criminal record so thick you could use it as a doorstop. Being the only person to ever escape the highest maximum security prison in the steam-and-clockwork powered nation of Arcova, everyone and their mother wants Violet's head on a plate. So when Violet is suddenly thrust into a heroic role, being a link in an ancient bloodline of heroes, she's a teensie bit skeptic.

But Violet isn't the only one with problems, no matter how much she likes to think so. Mages are disappearing left and right, over a dozen have disappeared over a short amount of time. There are whispers that it's got something to do with the disappearance of the Ruby Scourge, an artifact from the ancient world. It's the perfect start to Violet's new career as a hero!

Too bad her primary concern is looking out for number one, and she only embraces this whole "hero" thing when she can get something out of it.
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Tags

scifi, adventure, action, mystical, fantasy, magic, ancient, supernatural, werewolf, werewolves, steam punk, steampunk, mechanical, violet, mages, makayla yokley, the ruby curse

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Music: "Fairy Tale Waltz" and "Impact Intermezzo" by Kevin McLeod (http://incompetech.com/) Pictures: ISOStock (http://isostock.deviantart.com/) and wyldraven (http://wyldraven.deviantart.com/)

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Review by: Stephen Hiser on Aug. 12, 2012 :
This book is absolutely amazing! I have always been a tough critic on books. If a book can't keep me interested for just one chapter, I drop it. This books has sucked me in since the first page and it continues to take me on an epic adventure, paragraph by paragraph. I love how well the author develops not just the story, but the characters as well. You don't just get a bit of background with a little character development, you learn more and more about the characters as the adventures unfold. I love this book!
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