Blood of Heirs

This book came 3rd in the 5th edition of SPFBO. This is not a bad result, considering the winner that year was Sword of Kaigen, which is a phenomenal book. Blood of Heirs is an impressive debut and competent start to a trilogy. Alicia weaves two main POV characters in an intriguingly disparate and seemingly unconnected manner, with the links only gradually becoming apparent. This is a dark world, impressively built with distinctive cultures. The characters are well developed and likeable. The prose is elegant and impressive for a debut novel.

If you want to try out some Indie fantasy, you can do a lot worse than this!