Griffin's Fall

By Bonnie Quinn

There have been four griffins in the history of Griffinsfall, and each have fought and died to protect their city. At age thirteen, Nia is marked as the fifth.Once a year, all the children are taken to the foundry and metal is poured into their palms. The coin that results bears the mark of an animal - the imprint of their soul. Nia's is a golden griffin, signifying that she can transform into her animal and dooming her to be a portent of war. Seized by the king's agent, she is brought to the castle to become a ward of the crown. There, she finds the people she once admired would use her for their own purposes. There is her former master, who would use her to further the safety of his guild, and there is the King and Queen, who would use her to demonstrate Griffinsfall's strength to their enemies. Naive and timid, Nia is poorly suited to this world of politics and she realizes that not knowing who to trust will get her killed. As mysterious deaths in the city point to a traitor within the walls, it's apparent that a griffin will be needed soon - but there is more to being a gold than simply having a coin, and while Nia is terrified of the beast buried inside her, she will have find a way to control it through any means available. For what good is a griffin that can't transform?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515114643
• ISBN13: 9781515114642
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"