{"id":6885,"date":"2020-12-18T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:20:00","slug":"exordium-tempus-1-by-s-n-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6885","title":{"rendered":"Exordium (Tempus #1) by S.N. Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=6886\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/exordium.jpg?fit=324%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"324,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"exordium\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/exordium.jpg?fit=324%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/exordium.jpg?resize=227%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6886\" width=\"227\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ravishing\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones conjures an immersive fantasy world in this excellent debut, the first in the Tempus series. Vita, a royal in the Kongeorn clan, is forced to take the command of her clan as their queen after a dark omen of revenge threatens her family and the lands of Jordklode, Oeste, and Ungula. Trying to deal with the aftermath of a family tragedy, Vita must wage a war against darkness while confronting her own demons. The story grows twisty at every turn, and Jones\u2019s acute examination of her characters\u2019 inner trauma, self-doubts, fears, and guilt imparts the narrative both depth and intrigue. Vita, with her strength and compassion, even when the personal cost is high makes for a memorable protagonist. The depiction of trauma is hard-hitting. The grand landscape of Jordklode serves as an evocative backdrop for characters obsessed with lust for power, love, duty, and war. With its well-shaded characters, detailed worldbuilding, and tight plotting, the novel makes for a cozy flight of fancy one can curl with on a chilly evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exordium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(Tempus #1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By S.N. Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exordium-Tempus-Book-S-N-Jones-ebook\/dp\/B08G1XFZQ1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date September 2, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN B08G1XFZQ1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $6.15 (USD) Kindle edition, $19.99 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ravishing\u2026 Jones conjures an immersive fantasy world in this excellent debut, the first in the Tempus series. Vita, a royal in the Kongeorn clan, is forced to take the command of her clan as their queen after a dark omen of revenge threatens her family and the lands of Jordklode, Oeste, and Ungula. Trying to deal with the aftermath of a family tragedy, Vita must wage a war against darkness while confronting her own demons. 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