english, anglais, Fantasy, science fiction, Military, war, British Detectives, Epic, Historical, teen, young adult 

Soldier Son 

The King's Cavalla Academy has been ravaged by the Speck plague. The disease has decimated the ranks of both cadets and instructors, and even the survivors remain sickly. Many have been forced to relinquish their military ambitions and return to their families to face lives of dependency and disappointment. As the Academy infirmary empties, Cadet Nevare Burvelle also prepares to journey home, to attend his brother Rosse's wedding. Far from being a broken man, Nevare is hale and hearty after his convalescence. He has defeated his nemesis, Tree Woman and freed himself of the Speck magic that infected him and attempted to turn him against his own people. A bright future awaits him as a commissioned officer betrothed to a beautiful young noblewoman. Yet his nights are still haunted by dreams of the voluptuous Tree Woman, dreams in which his Speck self betrays everything he holds dear in his waking life. Has the plague infected him in ways far more mysterious than the merely physical? Despite his fears, Nevare will journey back to Widevale in high spirits, in full expectation of a jubilant homecoming and a tender reunion with his beautiful fiancee, Carsina. But his life is about to take a shocking turn, as the magic in his blood roars to life and forces him to recognize that his most dangerous enemy, an enemy that seeks to destroy all he loves, might dwell within him. 

Compétences : Parler Débutant complet : non
Documents inclus : Texte littéraire original
Descriptif : Roman, Fantasie (Tome 2) de la séries The Soldier Son Trilogy
Résumé : Accablé par un embonpoint qui ne s’explique pas, Jamère revient dans sa famille pour assister au mariage de son frère et subit le mépris de son père. Mais il a beau travailler aux champs comme un forcené et se priver de nourriture, sa corpulence, due à la magie ocellionne, ne diminue pas. Sa sœur s’éloigne aussi de lui et sa fiancée lui tourne le dos. Désespéré, il s’engage comme simple soldat. Il prend peu à peu conscience des deux natures qui s’affrontent en lui. Mais, pris dans des tourmentes, accusé injustement du meurtre d’une prostituée, pourra-t-il trouver un jour son équilibre intime, recouvrer la paix et atteindre l’harmonie de son être ?