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Mercy's Prince (He Who Finds Mercy) Paperback – July 1, 2015

by Katy Huth Jones (Author), Alex McGilvery (Editor), Colleen Clarke (Illustrator)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 198 ratings
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As second son of the King of Levathia, seventeen-year-old Valerian desires the quiet life of a scholarly monk. But when he fails to save his older brother in battle, Valerian must instead become crown prince. While a traitorous knight schemes against him, Valerian meets Mercy, a pacifist Healer with whom he can speak mind-to-mind like the great dragons. Their bond emboldens Valerian to seek out the legendary dragons and ask for their help against the monsters who killed his brother. Can Valerian survive the traitor's assassins long enough to find the dragons? And if he does, can he convince them to lay aside their hatred of humans and help him save the land from destruction?
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  1. Book 1 of 5
    He Who Finds Mercy
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    430 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 1, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1514381672
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1514381670
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"Mercy's Prince is easily one of the best indie novels I've ever read." -- The Story Sanctuary

"This is one of the best stories I have had the pleasure of reading in a long time." -- Long and Short Reviews YA Best Book

"Well written and surprisingly believable for a work of fantasy, Mercy's Prince is a highly engaging tale which is difficult to put down." -- Literary Classics "Seal of Approval"

"A classic coming-of-age story of the journey from adolescent to hero. Strong morals, a sweet love story, and oodles of action; with a magical twist." -- YA Books Central Staff Reviewer

"Jones proves a talented author as she weaves a genuinely bewitching fantasy." -- Book Viral

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 430 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1514381672
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1514381670
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 198 ratings

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Katy Huth Jones grew up in a family where creative juices overflowed and made puddles to splash in. She has been a published author since 1992, and her writing journey has taken her in many unexpected directions. Though she appears to be an unassuming grandmother, she has been a homeschool band director, a Boy Scout leader, a Little League coach, played piccolo in a symphony, fife in a Revolutionary War fife & drum corps, and re-enacted Martha Washington with her very tall Texan husband as George in costumes she made from period patterns. Thanks to God’s mercy, she has survived cancer twice.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read for Lovers of Fantasy
If there's one thing I love, it's a good bad guy, and this story has not only that, but a myriad of great characters. Throw this together with a medieval setting of sword fights and dragons, and you're in for a fantasy tale to add to your list of favourites.I'd really like to talk about the characters before anything else, simply because they were incredibly engaging. If there's one thing Jones can do well, it's character development. Prince Valerian has to live up to the shadow of his brother and in doing so, must learn from every lesson that comes his way. He continually grows throughout the novel, capturing your attention from the very beginning.Then there's Mercy. A young, optimistic and heroic teen. A healer. Although she is young, Mercy overcomes many struggles and maintains her beliefs. For readers, she will be the constant in the story, as well as the perfect match for Prince Valerian.As this is a fantasy novel, there are so many enjoyable elements for fans of the genre, dragons for one. There could have been a little more on this subject, but as this is the first in the series, it won't be the last we hear of them.Jones' writing is easy to read and clever, despite my four star rating. My only quarm is the longer aspects of the novel - scenes that dragged on just a little to long - but it is a minor flaw in a fantastic story setting. Overall, Jones' writing style is engaging with an underlying romance that will make you feel warm and fuzzy.If you're a reader of fantasy, you're going to love this novel.
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cloudbird
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars for a Richly Drawn Tale
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2015
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Katy Huth Jones grabbed me instantly with very empathetic characters. Both Prince Valerian and Mercy/Merry suffered great loss while still so young. Their inner struggles felt genuine and relatable, and I think readers of all ages could find a little bit of themselves in these lovely protagonists. Their mystic gifts of Seeing and Healing were intriguing, but even more than those, I liked their fortitude and faith. The gentle Christian tone and themes of mercy blended naturally with the mildly Anglo-Saxon/Celtic-Gaelic medieval feel of this fantasy world. Complete with dragons and strange beasts, epic battles and daring rides, this story had plenty of excitement to keep me engaged and flipping pages. Jones' world-building was very thorough, and I appreciated her attention to detail in cultural matters. It made it all feel very real and rich. Truly, it was some of the best world-building I've read all year.

I admit I was bothered a bit by the romance aspect. The love the characters develop is sweet and tender, and actually very tastefully done, but they were so young. Although marriage in the mid teens may have been common hundreds of years ago, three or four years older would have made it feel more credible and comfortable.

Also, I found the last leg of the story slow. I don't wish to give any spoilers, but let's just say that very exciting, action-packed things happened at about the 90% mark. It was fantastic! A perfect ending! Like stand up and cheer ending! Except it didn't end there. It continued without any dramatic tension, nice but not compelling until the final Happily Ever After moment.

That said, so much of this book was just beautiful. The visions Jones conjured were imaginative and complex, and her characters so honestly drawn that I very much enjoyed the book. The editing and proofing were sound. I give it 4.5 stars.
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XE
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved the story of Mercy and Valerian
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2016
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I loved the story of Mercy and Valerian. The amazing thing about this story, or I should say one of the amazing things, is that you can FEEL the love the author put into this story. It’s in the writing like a secret ingredient for a family recipe. You can taste it, but it isn’t something that can just be copied.

The world is a mix between medieval and fantasy. There’s a variety of dragons, monsters, and humans. There’s a Keep, garrisons, and all the touches you expect for a medieval story. An intriguing aspect is that in Mercy’s Prince swords are a thing of the past. I’m so used to seeing swords in medieval based books that took me by surprise, and made the battle scenes completely unique as I tried to picture them with spears and axes and bows. Now, Valerian does find a sword, and I loved how it was this foreign and unique object.

The humans are being attacked by the Horde(monsters) and during one battle, the crown prince Waryn is killed right in front of Valerian. Valerian’s been looking forward to a solitary life as a scholar. He’s not trained to rule, or fight, and there he is in the middle of a battle and completely shocked. He doesn’t save his brother and besides having to suffer through the knowledge that he could’ve if he hadn’t frozen up, he’s now the crown prince, a decisions no one’s happy with.

Valerian’s dreams are gone, his parents poured all their love and energy into Waryn and they’re not too happy, though the mom doesn’t come into the picture until the end. But mostly it’s Caelas, Waryn’s best friend, who’s unhappy. Caelas and Waryn were like two peas in a very mean pod. Not only has Caelas just lost most of his political clout, he’s lost his best friend, the person who he saw as brutal and ruthless enough to be a true ruler.

On the other side is Mercy, a Healer whose people have sworn an oath of peace. I can’t say much about Mercy without spoilers, but she definitely faces her share of trials and tribulations. She suffers a lot of loss, a lot of heartache, and ends up losing her voice from grief(which I figured would be temporary since pain can heal).

Valerian and Mercy’s paths cross, and they discover a surprising “talent”. Between Mercy’s new Healing gift and Valerian’s new seer talents, they’re able to communicate mind-to-mind. Between Caelas and the Horde, the little band (Mercy, Valerian, and his squire, Kieran) has a lot to accomplish, and there’s something strange going on with the Horde that either means the fight is over or something bad is coming.

There’s a lot of bittersweet moments to this book. And I cried quite a bit during chapter 15(just a warning). The characters are amazingly well-developed, even if they only have a short time on page. The different struggles the characters face can easily be translated into today’s world for people to identify with. Losing loved ones, facing new responsibilities, discovering new gifts, learning to use talents wisely, not overextending oneself, bravery, love, kindness, wisdom, etc.

The story wrapped up in a nice way where you could end here and be satisfied, but it leaves a lot of questions and a lot of characters who you’d love to see more from that I WANT to read the next book. I love the messages, the world, the characters, the story. This is a Christian fantasy, but it doesn’t get preachy and I think the messages within should be ones a lot of people value: keeping oaths, avoiding killing, etc.
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Cathy Morgan
3.0 out of 5 stars okay, but...
Reviewed in Australia on February 12, 2017
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Not a bad read, but felt a bit simplistic, and with rules that change whenever it suits. Clean and reasonably well written, probably more suitable for younger readers.
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Halibut Queen
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2015
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Mercy’s Prince is a beautifully written book. It has everything that makes a good fantasy: characters with special powers, a danger that must be faced or human survival is in danger, and traitors that are undermining what needs to be done to satisfy their own ambition. And most important of all, it has dragons. If that is not enough, Mercy’s Prince is also a story of romance. I particularly liked the character of Mercy, who could touch a plant and discern its medicinal or toxic properties. This book was well written and well edited. The romance went a little too smoothly, without the opposition that might have been expected, but all in all it was a great story and I would highly recommend it as a book that will appeal to all ages.
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Stephanie Parker McKean
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathless Reading!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2016
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Valerian loves to study and his closeness to God puts him more at ease around Monks than warriors. When his brother Crown Prince Waryn is killed, however, their father King Orland demands that Valerian prepare himself to lead the kingdom of Levathia.
Valerian blames his own cowardice for his brother’s death, knowing that he reacted too slowly when the reptilian Hord from Mohorovia attacked. Worse yet, he knows that both King Orland and Queen Winifred also blame him.
Meanwhile, a group of pacifists fail to respond to the king’s summon to fight. The Brethren have taken the Oath of Peace. When the men are arrested, Valerian is tasked with determining their punishment. While the men are gone, the women and children keep the village safe and Mercy discovers she has the gift of healing. She and her brother Rafael have lived under the cruel rule of their father since their mother’s death in childbirth. Mercy, 14, is expected to marry the stern and much older Brethren leader, Gabriel.
Just as in real life, evil seeks to devour. Sir Caelis is determined to take Valerian’s place as prince either by trickery or murder. When trickery proves ineffective, he turns to murder. Caelis and his followers slaughter everyone in the Brethren village, save Mercy who was outside the gate at the time of the attack, and Mercy’s four-year-old brother Rafael. Caelis plans to pin the attack on Valerian. When Mercy discovers the carnage, she blames herself for having left the gate open.
Valerian’s squire Kieran is honorable and courageous to a fault and falls in love with Mercy, even though following the attack on her village she is unable to speak. Her heart, however, turns to Valerian. The two of them communicate through thought.
With Caelis determined to kill Valerian and the Horde approaching in unprecedented numbers, will anyone in Levathia survive? Valerian believes the answer lies in finding the dragon’s land and asking for their help. But why should dragons help the humans who have tried to exterminate them?
Mercy’s Prince is a classic. The characters and situations in the adventure-romance speak to every emotion. From the pet burrowing dragon to the unexpected mystery of Gabriel’s ancestry, the book never pauses to take a breath.
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CAT
4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping & charming - looking forward to bk 2!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2019
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This was a gripping and charming fantasy about a crown prince who would rather not be and a pacifist healer. The characters were lovely and I sped through it, wanting to know their fates.

I couldn't help noticing a slightly odd swing between really brutal events at some points (when absolutely necessary for the plot) and a rather unrealistically low body count whenever it could be justabout got away with. But what ho, every adventure story doesn't need to be brutally gritty and violent. As a practical sort of person it's just the sort of thing I notice.

I was torn between feeling that a certain document was perhaps under-used in the plot yet loving how a certain character simply shrugged off certain accusations, having total faith in the one accused.

I'm really looking forward to reading book 2, which I already have on my kindle, but don't dare open until I have a few days when it won't matter if I can't put it down!
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Wendy C
4.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2017
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Really enjoyed this story! Fantasy packed with adventure, suspense, romance, & even a little intrigue. Strong characters and plausible situations made for an engaging read that I couldn't stop reading!
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