Cathy Ashford

Bloodkin (Jaseth of Jaelshead) (Volume 1) Cathy Ashford 1st edition

Some 600 years after the Nea?thi people left their underground Enclaves and changed the course of Human history altogether, eighteen year old Jaseth, Lord?s Heir of the small rural district of Jaelshead, has his entire life planned out for him. That is until the arrival of Charlie, a Nea?thi Mentor, bearing the incredible news that Jaseth is Nea?thi-Blood - one of the small fraction of the Human population that has the remarkable ability to use Nea'thi Magic - and must be taken to the nearest Capitol, Lille, to study at the Academy. For the eight Bloodkin and their Mentors, life in the big city is a whirl of parties and romance and the study of magic. But all is not well in Lille. There are rumours of assassins and missing half-breeds, and events set in motion before Jaseth had even been born are about to come crashing to a head as he is thrown into a struggle to save not only the beautiful young Queen, but the very fabric of society. Jaseth of Jaelshead Book 1: Bloodkin is the first in a four part fantasy series aimed at the mature young adult market (age 15+). It is fantasy for the post-Potter generation, set in a fully-realised world and intended to appeal to fans of modern fantasy and coming-of-age dramas and comedies like Skins, Game of Thrones, The Inbetweeners, the Hunger Games and American Pie.