Kingdom Series Book 1: Kingdom’s Dawn by Chuck Black

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From the Publisher:
He’s just a young man, but that doesn’t change the truth. He was chosen.
Sixteen-year-old Leinad thought he was a common farmer’s son, nothing more. He wondered why his father had trained him for years to master the sword not exactly a tool of the trade for farmers, but one tragic event initiates a world of revelation.
Only then does he begin to understand his calling; a calling no other man in the entire kingdom of Arrethtrae can fulfill a calling given him by the King himself.
Teamed with a young slave girl, Leinad is thrust into adversity and danger, for the Dark Knight and his vicious Shadow Warriors will stop at nothing to thwart the King’s plan to restore the kingdom. Leinad will need more than a sharp blade and a swift hand to fulfill his mission and survive the evil plots of the King’s sworn enemies!
Journey to Arrethtrae, where the King and His Son implement a bold plan to save their kingdom; where courage, faith, and loyalty stand tall in the face of opposition; where good will not bow to evil and the future of a kingdom lies in the hands of a young man.