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The Corn

(2019)
(The first book in the Cornucopia series)
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Some poisons blind you, while others can open your eyes.

Losing her mother and her first love at just fifteen, Freia needs to make her way in a cruel world alone.

Having learnt to make herbal potions at a very young age, she gets the chance to cure the king. Although someone is poisoning him and can't wait to put the blame on Freia. But where right and wrong become blurred, poison can be your closest ally.

With the king dead, the secret council now runs the country, but who leads the council?

In a city full of greed and deceit, surrounded by pain and loss, Freia learns to use her strengths.
But revenge is not always so sweet.

An epic 'Gritty Fantasy' with a large and varied cast of characters.

"Gaskell Denvil has the ability to bring her characters to life, they become your friends and enemies too. You take every step alongside them as your pulse quickens and your eyes tear up. But she does so much more, her worlds are as much a character as the people in the pages. You see every dark ally and winding river as if you were there, you smell the damp and feel the rain as you travel through her magical fantasy world."


Genre: Fantasy

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