The Family

The tenderhearted warrior, King Jona Tye, is trapped in a ferocious struggle with his son, a bitter prince who would destroy their world before letting anyone else rule it. And so the king adopts eleven humans through the power of a mystical friend who's able to clone a life by taking a sample of its soul. Through this ability, King Jona rediscovers the joys of fatherhood and raises the greatest heroes to ever fight in the War of the Brokenhearted. However, the portions of the souls are sent back to their original owners because of the strain of the war. Yet, it is the king's hope that his adopted children will return and fill the hole in his fighting force, just as they filled the hole left in his heart by his rebellious son. But the humans are overwhelmed. First, there is the emergence of supernatural powers. Next, inner turmoil reaches the boiling point as the eleven recall a terrible war and a family they never actually experienced. And then there's Quest City: a metropolis where mobsters run city hall and the meaning of family is as blurred as the bullets that dictate the town's policies. Unbelievable powers rest at their fingertips. And an entire kingdom prays for their heroics. But in the end, it is the ability of these eleven strangers to value themselves as a family that will determine the fate of the king's world, as well as their own.

• Chapter 1 - The beginning"This is the opening chapter..."
• Chapter 2 - The battle"This is the second half of ..."
• Chapter 3 - The next chapter"In this portion, the reader..."
• Chapter 4 - The Dark Arena"This section, and the one p..."