The Northern Kingdom Locations
Map
There are a series of maps for the Northen Kingdom. This image represents one of them.
King Radolf, an obsessive blood thirsty monarch, rules the Northern Kingdom. His whose sole purpose is to build an army of dragons to claim world domination. His castle overlooks Ruin Mountains.
Ruin Mountains
This ancient mountain range conceals a network of tunnels created by copper fire dragons. The dragons, their Whisperers and dragon artisans created these tunnels to conceal dragons and Whisperers needing sanctuary. Inside the tunnels lie carved messages with the history and prophesies about dragons.
Lord Logan’s Castle
This castle is a stronghold for Lady Christine, Lord Logan’s wife, who is the last remaining heir of King Fredrick. Lord Logan has also granted sanctuary to Nadine’s family within his territory. According to the Feudal system, Lord Logan falls under King Radolf’s command. This makes his position to defend Lady Christine a dangerous one that requires a measure of both stealth and diplomacy.
Forever Gone Lake
Legend has it that this mysterious lake can suck the souls from all who cross it. It lies between Nadine’s Village and the ruins of the ancients.
Ruins of the Ancients
The Ancients were an educated clan who studied healing, science, prophesies and ancient wisdom. They taught their successors via the spoken work and never recorded their teachings. Through fear and superstition, the ancients were persecuted, scattered, and driven from their homes. There are no known survivors of this clan.
Holly Hill Cave
This is the home of the Copper Fire Dragon whisperer, who is Nadine’s tutor. He lives here with his dragon, Zairdenth.
Monastery Cliff
Access to this monastery is extremely treacherous. It can only be reached by climbing the weather worn ropes from the rocks below. The cliff is surrounded by crashing waves and jagged rocks.
The Retreat of the Ancients
This beautiful retreat was once a place of lush gardens, water features that the Ancients withdrew to when they needed a time of prayer and contemplation.
Debbie Harris2021-12-15 The Call of the Ancients: An Epic Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 3): Intriguing I love that all the characters are back and taking on another adventure. Very adventurous and and the world that this takes place in is amazing. They know the dragon eggs were hidden and knowing that King Radolf is looking for them make it very intense. Great book to read in the series. Debbie Harris2021-12-15 The Fire Within The Storm: A Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 2): Outstanding Another great book in the series. A lot of great characters. If you enjoy books like the Game of Thrones you will enjoy this book. With dragons and a medieval adventure was very intense. Book is greatly written and looking forward tot he next one. PAR2021-10-28 The Fire Within The Storm: A Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 2): Compelling! The Fire Within the Storm is the second book of the Chronicles of Nadine series This is my first read by Kim Vermaak and I found him to be a talented and gifted author And this to be an action packed, drama-filled epic of medieval fantasy that calls the reader to look into their own fears as the protagonist also considers the price of freedom, honesty and truth. Vermaak has created a novel of delightfully fleshed out protagonists, enticing and interactive concepts with engaging plot follow-through, and delightful arrays of inclusive side characters and visionary worldbuilding. This was a brilliant read! It pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention. The world building is detailed and imaginative. This novel has strong, well developed characters and an interesting story line that keeps you turning the pages. I recommend this novel and would read more novels by this author. I gave this honest, voluntary review after being given a free copy of the novel. Susan2021-09-09 The Fire Within The Storm: A Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 2): Loved it Another great new author for me. Such a great story that will keep you turning the pages. A story full of dragons, deceipt, danger & despair. Nadine learned she was going to become a dragon whisperer & she decided not to get married or have children because she would have to watch her family age and die while she did not age. It was a hard decision & after helping Mary after she came back from the wall of bones it became even more heart wrenching. Nadine suitor was not happy about her decision. Meanwhile little Yuckell is becoming a handful. His mother sent him off to hunt squirrels and he got his arm stuck in a tree then a falling tree caused him to tear his wing. Also through the whole story the evil King talks of raising a hoard of dragons so he can be undefeated. If you want a story that is addicting & will keep you turning pages then here it is. The narrator did a great job bringing these characters to life. I can't wait for book 3 to become available on audible. Loved this story. Tonya2021-09-05 The Call of the Ancients: An Epic Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 3): Like dragons? This is your series, Nadine, Nathan, Elizabeth, the Copper Fire Dragon Whisperer and others are woven together in a compelling story in a very well developed world. They hear of the dragon eggs that were hidden after the last Dragon War. They also hear that King Radolf is seeking the eggs as well. This is the story of the hunt and its results.Battles, magic and intrigue figure highly in this tale. A truly great read.Since I didn't and was confused about relationships in this book, I would recommend reading the first two books in the series first. Kim did a good job of telling some of the back story, but I will be going back to clear up some things. P Barnes2021-08-24 The Call of the Ancients: An Epic Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 3): Great fantasy read for lovers of tales of dragons I enjoy Kim's writing - she has enthralled me with her imaginative writing about dragons thru the 3 series as well as the novella, A Mother's Warning.This series is a must for those loving a good escape. Angelofmusic2021-08-22 The Call of the Ancients: An Epic Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 3): Amazing!! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.I was given this free review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.Oh soo good!!! You get some history and backstory to some of the characters. All while moving the story forward. So captivating and heart wrenching. I absolutely loved it. I cannot wait for the next book!! Highly recommend to dragon lovers!! Maureen H2021-08-17 The Call of the Ancients: An Epic Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 3): Fantastic read! I was really excited to get back into this world with Nadine. I love these characters and the beautiful world Kim has built. The ending was a bit disappointing. Although not a true cliffhanger (by my own definition, that's only if the main quest or storyline is not completed), it definitely leaves you wanting more! I can't wait to see where this epic tale goes next.I received a free ARC of this book. CuteAsADaisy2021-07-13 The Fire Within The Storm: A Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 2): YA Medieval Christian Fantasy With Dragons Book 2 The adventure continues in book two, these need to be read in order. It's pretty clean (*** parents read below) with a fun mix of fantasy, dragons, Christian/Catholic themes, and medieval adventures. I felt like book two had a better flow to it. There still a lot going on between all the different characters and you definitely be one invested in the story and need to see where it goes. This one was also a bit darker with some of the topics and scenes intensified. I do like the Christian element to it, the author does a fairly good job incorporating it without making too preachy, although there were a couple times it did go pretty preachy in this book. I am really looking forward to see where book three goes with the story.***Parents: PG13- probably 15+ This book has some potentially triggering scenes related sexual assault and abortion. It is free of bad language or overly graphic violence, and there is romance (mainly kissing). There are some scenes revolving around prostitutes, abortion and the bones of many of the aborted babies. I would place it as being geared for high school to adult readers.The narrator does a good job with the voices - 3⭐. I found the pace a bit slow but turning the speed up to 1.25x helped.—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Angelofmusic2021-05-21 The Fire Within The Storm: A Medieval Fantasy (The Chronicles of Nadine Book 2): Cant wait for book 3 I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.Its very rare that you get to hear your books come alive. I loved reading the book and now its even more amazing to hear the characters!This book helps to set up for the hopeful next book and also helps you understand the length that King Radolf is willing to go to to basically be king of all the lands. King radolf is a feared man as he uses deception and secrecy to take over places and to try and influence men of the church.Nadine of course now needs to accept her life but is still struggling with parts of it. I do believe that the only way she will be able to accept all parts of her dragon whisperer life is if she sees her trainer do so as well.Great dragon book, lots of action and planning. I recommend to all fantasy and all medieval era lovers.