Spark of the Divine - The Kalaraak Chronicles by Louise Holland Paperback

About the Book

A motley crew of reluctant adventurers attempt to restore the power of the gods, while hiding their own secrets from each other.

Book Synopsis

SAVE THE GODS. SAVE THEIR REALM.

As a Divine, Mae wields her strange gifts quietly as a mercenary-until a simple rescue job sees the crew uncover a plot to steal divinity from the gods themselves. When the god Mae serves is attacked, she must restore their power before the seven realms are thrown into chaos.

With the kingdom of Altaea already on the edge of war, and the divinity of all gods at stake, the crew must travel beyond their country and their realm to save it. But each member has their own agenda, and secrets of romance and betrayal threaten to break them apart.

Originally inspired by a years-long Dungeons and Dragons campaign; and the first instalment in fantasy series The Kalaraak Chronicles, SPARK OF THE DIVINE follows a group of reluctant heroes on a quest to save a god while the fate of the realms hangs in the balance. Will they each find what they desperately seek, or will the secrets they keep from one another be their undoing? Can they master their fears to defeat an evil their world has never seen?

Review Quotes

"I genuinely got this magical and almost nostalgic feeling that I can only describe as 'coming home'... Holland gently eases you into this world, entrancing you with her magical prose and expertly trickling in just the right bits of organic world building at exactly the right times to continuously spark wonder."

Esmay Rosalyne, BeforeWeGo blog

"Subverting typical high fantasy, where nothing much happens beyond worldbuilding and plot, the themes within Spark of the Divine intertwine together and pay off beautifully. It had something to say, and meant it."

Lucas Lex DeJong, author of Deluge

"...[an] unapologetic love letter to a personal DND campaign, exploring friendship, love, loss while still managing to incorporate some of the humorous insanity that the game can bring."

Kris, TheFictionalEscapist

"I was absolutely absorbed in Holland's worldbuilding... Fondly influenced by Holland's adventures at the DnD table she assembles a cast of characters that exhibit delightful and at times volatile chemistry that feels incredibly natural and satisfying... Louise's prose is lyrical magic."

Bob, BlueSmokeFire reviews

"Wow, your book has LOTS of words."

Kira Holland, aged 3