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Read a Kanin Prequel Novelette for Free!
Exciting news! A couple months ago, I wrote a prequel novelette to the Kanin Chronicles called "The King's Games," and now it's available for FREE at Wattpad, for everyone to read. You can read it:
here
Here's the official synopsis:
Set five years before the events in the Kanin Chronicles, Bryn Aven is struggling to find her place in the secret kingdom of the Kanin—a realm as beautiful as it is treacherous. Born of mixed heritage, fourteen-year-old Bryn has never felt like she completely belonged. Now, with the summer sun thawing the frozen province, the yearly King's Games are about to begin, and an opportunity has arisen to squire for the popular guard, Konstantin Black. Bryn can finally prove herself and earn the respect she craves.
Here's some questions you might have about "The King's Games:"
What's a "novelette?" It just refers to the length of the story. It's longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel or a novella.
Will I be spoiled if I haven't read any or only some of the Kanin Chronicles? No. Since it's a prequel, there are no spoils for the Kanin Chronicles, or even for the Trylle series for that matter.
Where's Ember? The story takes place in June of 2009, and Ember doesn't move to the Kanin capital until February 2010 (after the events at the end of Ascend). So she's just not there yet, but she will be.
Where's Ridley? He's only just retired from tracking, so he's not able to participate in the King's Games, and he hasn't yet taken over the Rektor position. So he's relaxing on the side.
Will this ever be available in print? Right now, I'm going to say no, it will not. But the upside is that it's for FREE at Wattpad, and you can read it now .
For other fun stuff to go along with the release of "The King's Games," I also created a soundtrack for the novelette. You can listen to here at Youtube, and check out the tracklist below.
1.Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?”
2.Big Data – “Dangerous (feat. Joywave)”
3.Daniel Johns – “Preach”
4.The Echo-Friendly – “Same Mistakes”
5.Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
6.Emily Wells – “Becomes the Color”
7.Florence + the Machine – “What Kind of Man”
8.Lorde – “Ribs”
9.Sia – “Free the Animals”
10.Sufjan Stevens – “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross”
11.Tove Lo – “This Time Around”
You can also check out the Pinterest inspiration board I made for "The King's Games." It was fun, because I got to pick more summery images, and that was a nice change of pace after the snowy scenery of the rest the Kanin Chronicles. (Well, more Frostfire and Ice Kissed, because Crystal Kingdom definitely has changes in scenery).
Follow Amanda Hocking's board The King's Games on Pinterest.
So check out "The King's Games" and I can't wait to hear what you all think. It was a lot of fun to write, and it was great digging more into Bryn's past and what it was like for her growing up. I hope you all enjoy it :)
Here's the official synopsis:Set five years before the events in the Kanin Chronicles, Bryn Aven is struggling to find her place in the secret kingdom of the Kanin—a realm as beautiful as it is treacherous. Born of mixed heritage, fourteen-year-old Bryn has never felt like she completely belonged. Now, with the summer sun thawing the frozen province, the yearly King's Games are about to begin, and an opportunity has arisen to squire for the popular guard, Konstantin Black. Bryn can finally prove herself and earn the respect she craves.
Here's some questions you might have about "The King's Games:"
What's a "novelette?" It just refers to the length of the story. It's longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel or a novella.
Will I be spoiled if I haven't read any or only some of the Kanin Chronicles? No. Since it's a prequel, there are no spoils for the Kanin Chronicles, or even for the Trylle series for that matter.
Where's Ember? The story takes place in June of 2009, and Ember doesn't move to the Kanin capital until February 2010 (after the events at the end of Ascend). So she's just not there yet, but she will be.
Where's Ridley? He's only just retired from tracking, so he's not able to participate in the King's Games, and he hasn't yet taken over the Rektor position. So he's relaxing on the side.
Will this ever be available in print? Right now, I'm going to say no, it will not. But the upside is that it's for FREE at Wattpad, and you can read it now .
For other fun stuff to go along with the release of "The King's Games," I also created a soundtrack for the novelette. You can listen to here at Youtube, and check out the tracklist below.
1.Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?”
2.Big Data – “Dangerous (feat. Joywave)”
3.Daniel Johns – “Preach”
4.The Echo-Friendly – “Same Mistakes”
5.Echosmith – “Cool Kids”
6.Emily Wells – “Becomes the Color”
7.Florence + the Machine – “What Kind of Man”
8.Lorde – “Ribs”
9.Sia – “Free the Animals”
10.Sufjan Stevens – “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross”
11.Tove Lo – “This Time Around”
You can also check out the Pinterest inspiration board I made for "The King's Games." It was fun, because I got to pick more summery images, and that was a nice change of pace after the snowy scenery of the rest the Kanin Chronicles. (Well, more Frostfire and Ice Kissed, because Crystal Kingdom definitely has changes in scenery).
Follow Amanda Hocking's board The King's Games on Pinterest.
So check out "The King's Games" and I can't wait to hear what you all think. It was a lot of fun to write, and it was great digging more into Bryn's past and what it was like for her growing up. I hope you all enjoy it :)
Crystal Kingdom Latest Teaser Quote
This week's teaser is a simple one, yet it hints at the chaos that will break loose in Crystal Kingdom.In the scene this teaser quote is taken from, Bryn is wearing a white gown inspired by the one below. But without the belt/bow. I don't much care for that. And also, for the record, Bryn isn't that thin. She's much more muscular and fit, like Gina Carano or Pink.
I think it's technically a bridal gown, but just so you don't all freak out, I'm telling you know that Bryn is just wearing it as a dress - she's not getting married in it. As to where she's wearing that lucious Zuhair Murad coutoure gown, well, you'll have to wait and find out ;)
If you haven’t preordered Crystal Kingdom yet, and you’d like to, here are some ways you can do it:
iBookstore – for ebook
Barnes & Noble – for paperback, ebook, hardcover, & audio
Amazon – for paperback, ebook, hardcover, & audio
Indiebound – for paperback, hardcover, & audio
Powell’s– for paperback
Books-a-Million– for paperback, hardcover, & audio
Booktopia (Australia) – for paperback
Waterstones (UK) – for paperback
Crystal Kingdom is Here!
The wait is finally over, and Crystal Kingdom is released, and the Kanin Chronicles has come to an end.My publisher sent out ARCs and had Crystal Kingdom on Netgalley, so I've been able to see early reviews of the book. And I can tell you in all honesty that these are the some best reviews I've ever gotten for a book. I've had good reviews before, but these are ones have been consistently good in a way that they haven't before. So I guess that means that Crystal Kingdom may be the best book I've ever written, which is exciting.
Basically, what I'm saying, is that Crystal Kingdom is out now, and you should pick it up. I know some people like to wait until a series is complete until they start it, and now the Kanin Chronicles is complete. If you want to get the first two books in the Kanin Chronicles as well, click here for links: here.
While you're reading, you can also check out the soundtrack for Crystal Kingdom here , and you can also check out my dreamcast for the Kanin Chronicles over at Pinterest here .
And finally, here are some places you can get Crystal Kingdom. If you got to a physical bookstore, and they don't have it on the shelves, ask for it. They might not have put it out yet, or if its not in stock, they can order it for you.
iBookstore – for ebook
Barnes & Noble – for paperback, ebook, hardcover, & audio
Amazon – for paperback, ebook, hardcover, & audio
Indiebound – for paperback, hardcover, & audio
Powell’s– for paperback
Books-a-Million– for paperback, hardcover, & audio
Audible – for audio
Target – for paperback
Walmart – for paperback
Booktopia (Australia) – for paperback
Waterstones (UK) – for paperback
