First Spark: Phoena's Quest Book 1 - Fantasy River Series, #1

Phoena's Quest 1: First Spark

The quest begins with a first spark. It flares in isolation, untended and unknown. Too late, the darkness tries to smother it...

The Westernbrooke Academy for Young Noblemen is the only home Phoena has known. An orphaned servant without a past, lacking magical talent and protections, the teenager is often the target of student trickery. After years of torment, she longs for invisibility.

Lord Karilion, the Academy's best student, has beaten all challengers. The wealthy heir is also a champion swordsman. Viscount Baraapa, secure in second place, has no magic – but his scientific mastery gives him an unexpected advantage. The foreigner, Lord Oramis, threatens the balance when he refuses to be tested. What is the Emberite Ambassador's son hiding?

The quest selects its champions: a servant girl, and three noblemen who think winning her loyalty is a game.

And there's a dragon in the back garden...

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The quest selects its unlikely champions: an orphaned servant girl, and three privileged young noblemen trying to win a wager. The darkness stirs. Is there time to save Phoena from the awakening magic? There's a dragon in the back garden...

This book is the first volume of a trilogy - Chrissy Garwood's first fantasy story, set in a world where magic is accepted as normal by society. It has approximately 40,000 words, divided into nineteen easy to read chapters, with a single point-of-view. The main theme for the series is the transformation and personal growth of the main characters. The second volume in this series will be available later in 2021. There are plans for additional stories set in this story world.