Nature-Born Emperor
Nine-year-old Noah Woods has spent his entire life watching from the sidelines. Born sickly and unable to train, Noah can only watch as the other children of Kaldar learn to fight,....
Nine-year-old Noah Woods has spent his entire life watching from the sidelines. Born sickly and unable to train, Noah can only watch as the other children of Kaldar learn to fight, compete, and dream of becoming warriors. Noah doesn't want to be the strongest. He just wants the chance to try. But when his health mysteriously begins to improve, strange things start happening. Animals behave differently around him. His body begins to change. And a birthmark his family has desperately kept hidden threatens to expose a past Noah never knew existed. Soon, the boy called Noah will disappear. In his place, Isaiah will begin a journey across five divided kingdoms—a journey of family, friendship, combat, hidden powers, ancient secrets, and a mysterious connection to the natural world. Isaiah never dreams of becoming a ruler. But as his strength grows, so does something even more powerful: the number of people willing to follow him. He doesn't seek a throne. One day, the kingdoms may ask him to take it.