{"id":329,"date":"2016-08-12T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dawnwitzke.com\/CatholicUnderground\/?p=329"},"modified":"2016-08-30T18:30:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T00:30:28","slug":"what-im-reading-palace-of-the-twelve-pillars-by-christina-weigand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dawnwitzke.com\/CatholicUnderground\/what-im-reading-palace-of-the-twelve-pillars-by-christina-weigand\/","title":{"rendered":"What I&#8217;m Reading &#8211; Palace of the Twelve Pillars by Christina Weigand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, it&#8217;s Mischa. Aadi dropped the ball and forgot to put this up last week. Palace of the Twelve Pillars is the first of a series of books starting twin princes, which makes for some interesting twists in this story when the wrong one gets kidnapped. Check it out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palace-Twelve-Pillars-Christina-Weigand-ebook\/dp\/B00CJE7NI2\">Palace of the Twelve Pillars by Christina Weigand<\/a><br \/>\nPublisher: MuseItUp Publishing<br \/>\nAge Category: Young Adult<br \/>\nGenre: Christian Fantasy<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-282\" src=\"http:\/\/dawnwitzke.com\/CatholicUnderground\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/palaceoftwelvepillars200x300-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"palaceoftwelvepillars200x300 (2)\" width=\"111\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Peace Summit was in shambles, the prince kidnapped.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When the rival king realizes he kidnapped the wrong prince, hostilities escalate. Loyalties to each other\u00a0and country are tested for the twin princes of Crato, Joachim and Brandan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Joachim, captive of King Waldrom, faces deception and betrayal as he struggles to find his way home.\u00a0Brandan, at home with a father focused on rescuing Joachim, wrestles with his own demons as he\u00a0searches for his place in the world and the favor of his father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Torn from the safety and peace of their childhood, they are thrust into a world where bonds of family,\u00a0brotherhood and roles as heirs to Crato are tested. Through war, spiritual journeys, death and marriage,\u00a0will they choose the path of good or evil? Who can be trusted, as the world they know slips into a\u00a0whirlpool of chaos?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"trailer2Palace of the Twelve Pillars\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSmA0Q52h_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Excerpt:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Then his gaze fell on Waldrom. Here was the man, so smug and condescending, who sought to destroy\u00a0Crato and threatened his parents. He didn\u2019t seem the least bit imposing reclining upon his throne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Disgust overwhelmed the prince, and it was all he could do not to spit on the floor. The man was the\u00a0antithesis of his father, who, with his broad shoulders and compassionate demeanor, commanded the\u00a0respect of all who knew him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The king rose from the throne and waved for the guard to bring Joachim forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cPrince Brandan, I presume. I\u2019m King Waldrom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cPrince Brandan? No, I\u2019m Joachim.\u201d Waldrom stepped back, and Joachim saw the fire burning in his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cWhat do you mean, you\u2019re not Prince Brandan?\u201d Waldrom looked at the guard holding Joachim and\u00a0waved his hand. A candelabrum flew from the wall, hitting the guard and igniting his beard. The guard\u00a0swatted wildly at the flames while Waldrom advanced on Melvane, standing by the door. \u201cHow could\u00a0you grab the wrong prince?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The wizard dropped to his knees. \u201cMy Lord, our spies told us Prince Brandan would be in the training\u00a0room.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you read this book? What did you think?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, it&#8217;s Mischa. Aadi dropped the ball and forgot to put this up last week. Palace of the Twelve Pillars is the first of a series of books starting twin princes, which makes for some interesting twists in this story when the wrong one gets kidnapped. Check it out. 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