Toward a destination that is by darkness hid. All the voices strive to learn Achan and Vrell's true identities-and a different kind of voice is calling them both. While Achan learns to use his new ability, Vrell struggles to shut hers down. But Vrell feels called to help a young squire who recently discovered his bloodvoicing gift, even if doing so requires her to work with those who could destroy her. Jill Williamson is an award-winning fantasy and science fiction author of over twenty books including By Darkness Hid, which won several awards and was named a Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror novel by VOYA magazine.

She masquerades as a boy to avoid capture by the powerful forces that seek to exploit her. But his new skills with the sword do not prepare him for the battle raging between the voices in his head. When an enigmatic knight offers to train Achan for the Kingsguard, he readily accepts. This led to a love of books and writing, and her debut novel, By Darkness Hid. He is consigned to the kitchens of a lord and forced to swallow a foul potion every day. Part 1 of Jill Williamsons Epic Fantasy Series The Kinsman Chronicles. They head north, for Tsaftown and Ice Island, where they must free an army that can help them fight for Er’Rets. Chased by an evil prince, Achan, Vrell, and the Kingsguard knights flee into Darkness. The first book in the series, Christy Award winner By Darkness Hid, introduced us to the main characters, Achan and Vrell. One of the newly ''gifted'' wish it had never come.Īchan had been a slave all his life. by Jill Williamson ( 436 ) £7.47 Enter darkness. Published 2009 by Marcher Lord Press, 490 pages Genre: Christian fantasy, young adult and adult The third and final book in the Blood of Kings series wraps up the many strands in this sprawling tale. On the side that still sees the sun, two young people struggle to understand the mind-communication abilities thrust upon them. Half of Er'Rets is locked beneath an impenetrable shroud.

By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson