Book excerpt: I wrote this novel as a hobby when I was 15 years old in high school. "The Three Kingdoms: The Sons of Freedom" is the first of the three-part legend of Caradorian Caracross, a knight of royalty who sacrificed everything to protect his land and people. The tale starts when Carador returns home from vacation in the west, only to find his beloved homeland in the kingdom Androuge destroyed by a ruthless beast that has terrorized the people in the land of Earacill for the past millennium. The hero sets out accompanied by seven others to destroy the beast and free their people so that they may live in peace at last. Unfortunately, this is only the minimal threat that they must confront, as the greater enemy of Earacill awaits them far down the road. They will soon discover that Earacill holds more secrets than either side could have ever imagined...