Vengeance of Hope: Can Freedom Ever Be For All? (Silrith Book 1) (Medieval Epic Fantasy)

Vengeance of Hope, P.J.Berman's explosive debut novel, marks the beginning of the Silrith series, a new power in the world of epic fantasy.

This opening book pitches you head first into the intense and unrelentingly dangerous kingdom of Bennvika, a world of strong, powerful women and ambitious, ruthless men. As a bitter power struggle surges through the land, you are just as likely to die in a devious political plot as you are in the carnage of a great, bloody battle.

Your ears will ring with the clang of steel on steel. Your heart will tremble at the thundering of charging hooves. You will feel the cut and slash of blades as you follow three very different rebels in their desperate fight against a tyrannical king.

Silrith, the exiled Princess of Bennvika, stands shoulder to shoulder with her followers, sword in hand, ready to defend those in need of her protection. Yet she knows that if she falls, thousands more will also perish.

Ezrina, of the Hentani tribe, burns with desire for revenge against those who oppress her people, but more than anything she must fight to protect the woman she could be executed for loving.

Zethun, an ambitious young politician, yearns for a fairer world with a greater voice for the poor. However, for him and his followers, to speak the word 'republic' could be a fatally dangerous move in a land ruled by a despot.

Will the rebel factions succeed? Or in the indiscriminate butchery of war, will their disunity prove to be their downfall, bringing about the destruction of their world as they know it?

With vivid imagery, a punchy writing voice, detailed worldbuilding and an unapologetically fast pace, Vengeance of Hope has everything an epic fantasy novel needs.

From the Back Cover:
'Mother of many, Mother of none, a Queen will fall, and a Warrior will come.'

The sword. The word. The holy relic.

How would you fight to reclaim your liberty?

The king is dead. An arrest has been made. The throne has been usurped. Bennvika is a land engulfed in turmoil and uncertainty.

Reviews:

'Read it if you have a taste for rebellion, a fire in your belly and tried and tested nerves of steel '
@littlewaller

'This is one of the best stories I have read featuring strong female characters'
FeeRtheDragon

'Everything a fantasy novel needs.'
Don Jimmy Reviews

'Considerable storytelling adroitness where author P.J.Berman heralds a deadly game of power and control'
TheReadingCornerForAll.com

'I really enjoyed Berman's use of strong female characters'
@marissaexplainsitall

'I did not know you could feel that physical pain just by reading it'
@nextbookplease_

'Fierce female characters'
@booksontheknightbus

Upcoming Books in the Silrith Series:

King of the Republic (December 2019)
War of Mercy (2021)

About the Author:

Website and Blog: www.pjbermanbooks.com
Instagram: @pjbermanbooks
Twitter: @pjbermanbooks

P.J.Berman grew up in Hertfordshire, England. Since then, after a brief but enjoyable period living in Plymouth, Devon, he has settled in the beautiful Welsh countryside of Carmarthenshire.