In a world where seventh born sons are valued for their strength and power, she is born a daughter.
Zezilia Ilar is the disappointment. Born after six brothers, she was supposed to be the son to restore her family’s prestige. She intends to remedy her shortcomings by being a dutiful daughter, marrying well and producing children, preferably a set of seven sons. But when someone offers her an alternative, she begins to dream of more.
In a society that worships a goddess, he follows the Almighty.
Hadrian Aleron, as a seventh son of a seventh son, stands to take up the second highest position in government, Sept Son. His main qualification for office is his birth. Despite preparing for this role from childhood, he does not desire what is to come. As a follower of the Almighty, he knows he will be the target of many, and his faith might eventually lead to death.
Rachel Rossano lives with her husband and three children in the northeastern part of the United States. Homeschooled through high school, she began writing her early teens. She didn’t become serious about pursuing a career as an author until after she had graduated from college and happily married. Then the children came.
Now she spends her days being a wife, mother, teacher, and household manager. Her evenings and free moments are devoted to her other loves, writing and book cover design. Drawing on a lifelong fascination with reading and history, she spends hours creating historical feeling fantasy worlds and populating them with characters who live and breathe on the page.
Seventh Born is a fantastical tale about a girl named Zezelia who was born the seventh child, in place of the hoped for seventh son. A disappointment to her parents, she decides to try and fulfill her role as best as she can, being a good daughter in the hopes of marrying well and restoring her family's prestige in the eyes of the court. However, she discovers she holds a rare give, a Talent beyond anything she could have ever hoped for. And, under the persuasion of Errol, a Trainer, her father allows Zezelia to be trained, even though girls aren't usually considered worth the effort.
Meanwhile, Hadrian, a seventh son of a seventh son, gains a high office in the government, much to his distress. He feels called on, by the Almighty, to perform this duty, even though he'd rather decline when it is offered. Not believing in the goddess, who all others seem to rely on, he is considered a bit of an outcast and potential harbinger of doom to the government. At least that's what a certain party would have everyone else believe.
While Zezelia is training, Hadrian learns of a break-off group of Talents hoping to use their abilities to overthrow the government. As the Sept Son, second in rank only to the High King, he has to find a way to stop this nonsense, while finding a way to protect Zezelia from this group who will steal away anyone with a Talent they can for their cause.
The story is fast paced, with a mix of tender moments, as well as action, intrigue, and danger. Seventh Born is destined to be a great classic in fantasy literature. I didn't want to put it down. And when the book ended before the real craziness started, I couldn't believe it. I wanted more and can honestly say I don't want to wait until the next book is out.
I give this one five stars.
10 Interesting Things about Rachel Rossano
1 – I have three
children that equally challenge, frustrate, and delight me every day.
2 – Almost twenty
years ago, I married my best friend, and I have never regretted the decision
for a moment.
3 – My parents
are exactly a foot apart in height, and my husband and I are exactly a foot
apart in height.
4 – I have no
lenses in my eyes. I developed cataracts when I was very young and had the
lenses in my eyes removed so I could see.
5 – Since
childhood, I have not liked the texture of meat. Because of this, I have been a
vegetarian since I was allowed to prepare my own food.
6 – I started
publishing my books because I feared I would never have children. Now, I am
homeschooling three children and fitting my writing and publishing around their
educational needs. I’ve wondered more than once if the Lord did that so that I
would continue to write. Otherwise, I might’ve waited until they were all
raised and grown.
7 – I have
naturally curly hair that refuses to stay straight or in place.
8 – My kids are
some of my biggest fans despite the fact they have read none of my books.
9 – I post silly
stories on FB about the things my kids say and do, not because I want everyone
to be impressed with them, but so I will remember them later.
10 – My first
crush was on Spock from Star Trek. So, when my husband comments that I am part
Vulcan (meaning highly analytical and logical), I consider it quite the
complement.
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