BORN OF WIND
Young Adult
Epic Fantasy
Set in a Unique New World
When the elements collide, the truth ignites
Meleena never quite fit in among her fellow aquatic Meruyans, always skipping school to hide out and marvel at the natural world around her. So when she wins a place on the coveted Council Apprenticeship team, no one is more surprised than her.
As she embarks on a tour of the nations, Meleena’s curiosity catches the attention of the Warix, a race born with the power to control wind. But she is unprepared for the secrets she uncovers as she explores this new land. The Warix are locked in a deadly civil war, and her own people are being oppressed and exploited with no way out.
Meanwhile, the benevolent of the two fighting Warix nations send their brightest young spy, Flax, on a mission. When Flax is transferred to Sen’Drorn, the enemy city, he is thrilled. His duty: observe daily life as a planted tech apprentice, and gain any intel for his people. But his secret personal mission in this city causes him to get into real trouble.
After separate run-ins with the Sen'Drorn, Meleena and Flax meet under cruel circumstances. Desperate to resolve this tangled conflict, they team up to locate an ancient weapon sought by both sides. Can they unite these warring peoples in time to each save their own?
The debut novel from J.B. Lesel throws you headlong into a diverse world where the elements take physical form to shape the lives of all. Perfect for fans of James Cameron’s Avatar, and The Last Airbender.
Author Interviews:
Book Inspector: https://bbookinspector.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/interview-born-of-wind-by-j-b-lesel/
From First Page to Last: https://fromfirstpagetolast.com/2021/03/06/j-b-lesel-qa/
Book Extract:
A Little Book Problem: https://alittlebookproblem.co.uk/2021/03/03/extract-born-of-wind-of-the-elements-book-1-by-j-b-lesel/
Main Characters:
Meleena
Main Protagonist, a loner, but doesn’t care. Doesn’t think she needs anyone, only her intuition and nature journal.
First to study the animals and understand their importance to everything.
Wants to turn this into a career somehow… If only the other Meruyan understood.
Species: Meruyan. Needs glasses to see on land.
(Image by: JBLesel)
Flax
Second Protagonist.
Sen’Prin Spy, infiltrating the enemy city, for various reasons… To apprentice in engineering, send back valuable information… oh yeah and secretly, to find his long-lost father.
Species: Warix. Can manipulate the wind as needed.
(Note: image created via art-breeder. So his horns, used to sense the wind, are missing from the image, technically speaking.)
(Image by: JBLesel)
Yulah
Friend? Foe? You be the judge. Yulah believes she is doing good for the world, and right by her uncle, General Malotus as his assistant. But the truth about her people, and their use of Meruyan labor, is highly contested.
She’s lived in Sen’Drorn, the great walled city, all her life, and only knows what her education system has taught.
Her uncle has warned her never to trust anyone… but she can’t help but take notice of young Flax, the new engineering assistant.
Species: Warix. Can manipulate the wind as needed.
(Note: image created via art-breeder. So her horns, used to sense the wind, are missing from the image, technically speaking.)
(Image by: JBLesel)
Malotus
General of Sen’Drorn
World Map:
(Image by: JBLesel)
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