Angol
Five-year-old Soyo lives in tranquil Deer Valley with his parents, where any form of fighting has long been forbidden. But when the village is attacked and his father is killed trying to defend the family, the rules change-at least for Soyo.
Eight years later, Soyo sets out on a quest to become a licensed fighter. He meets Itachi, a boy from a mining tribe, and they are invited to the Fighter Trials to face extreme combat challenges. Soyo displays extraordinary strength in the trials, surprising even himself.
When Soyo's mother shows him a magic gemstone his father had hidden, he learns that long ago, tribes, Kaiju, assassins, and armies fought for control of these gemstones. Most of the stones were destroyed, but each leader kept one. A letter from his father begs him not to avenge his death, but Soyo knows he must do whatever he can to finally uncover the truth.
This is the first book in the Gemstone Fighter trilogy
