The day is finally here! Prophecy, Volume II in The Children of the White Lions series, is available for purchase in print, on kindle, and nook. Well, as soon as the nook folks push the thing through.

Amazon is working on combining the print/kindle edition pages, but until that goes through, here is the kindle link:

http://www.amazon.com/Prophecy-Childr...

And here is the print link:

http://www.amazon.com/Prophecy-Childr...

I'll add the nook link when I have it.

If you want to read some reviews, they’re all on the print edition so far. Here’s a snippet of on, though:

Prophecy is more complex than Progeny was in so many ways. The stage has shifted from a single duchy to all of them and more. Our heroes we fell in love with in Progeny are all back with a couple new ones thrown in for good measure. Within Prophecy, a clever reader is made more aware of what motivates the "evil" gods of the Cabal and their plans to return. We also become cognizant of the ulterior motives of the "good" and neutral gods and begin to question everyone's goals. There are even a few new races we meet throughout the adventures within Prophecy's pages. And for Kaelin's biggest fans, Prophecy is loaded with references to the short stories Ryan has written and given away for free on his website.

Prophecy was a lot of fun to read and continues the epic tale set forth by Progeny. One of the things I loved about both Progeny and Prophecy was that none of the characters were predefined by the sides they belong to or their races - there were even parts in Prophecy where I came to sympathize with the ultimate bad guy. For you romantics, you will watch as a couple relationships blossom within Prophecy and a couple others come to an end. The slow buildup approach Ryan takes leaves the tale believable and the amount of backstory is enough to give any epic fantasy reader the sense that his (or her) money was well spent. But mostly it is Ryan's characters that make both Progeny and Prophecy such great books.

For those who haven't read Progeny, of all the fantasy series I've read (more than a few) Progeny and Prophecy remind me most of the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon) by Christopher Paolini. They are not the same tales, but the elegances found in those books are found in these ones too. The cleanliness of the worlds and the use of typical fantasy tropes in original ways make both worlds comfortable and fresh to any reader, new or old.

I am pleased to give this book five stars and I look forward to reading the next novel in this epic fantasy series. Ryan is destined for greatness, so do yourself a favor and pick up both Progeny and Prophecy now so you can look back one day and say "I knew him when ...".

Get your copy today!

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Good days ahead.

--R.T.