The Standard of Honor: Book One of the Crucible of Honor Trilogy

By J. Gordon Colford

Downtrodden, poor, and consigned to a state of ignorance by those who have power over them, the people of Vasi-Kedar have lost their hope for the future and their faith in the God who is supposed to help them. But when their king, Deran Del Danaal II, dies suddenly and under suspicious circumstances, a stranger arrives to take his place. Kaled Del Danaal III, Deran's estranged son, is called from exile to assume his father's rule. Kaled finds he has inherited a realm far different from what he remembered from his childhood, and the people will soon learn they have inherited a king far different than any who had ever sat on the throne of Vasi-Kedar; a visionary who has brought with him hope for their future.

The odds are against Kaled as he seeks change for Vasi-Kedar. With s vision of what the realm could be, and with the aid of a diverse group of dedicated men, Kaled sets out on a quest to negotiate a trade agreement and treaty with the savvy king of a neighboring prosperous realm in the hopes that success there would open doors to the Common Market for Vasi-Kedar, as foreign trade could boost the dying economy of the realm. Kaled is well aware of the perils the course he has set for the realm's future engenders for him and Shalia, but is he really prepared for the consequences of overriding the resistance of the Nobles who wish to maintain the stagnant status that keeps them in power over the poor?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1657298906
• ISBN13: 9781657298903
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"