A new breakout fantasy epic filled with strong world building, engaging characters, and wondrous adventure.
Kyri: a highborn young woman whose life is shattered by the murder of her kin. But even as Kyri flees her beloved land Evanwyl, she knows that she is her family's only hope for justice, and Evanwyl's only chance to escape a growing shadow of corruption and destruction.
Now Kyri must venture across Zarathan, a world on the brink of a long foretold Chaos War. It is a struggle that may usher in a long age of darkness— that is, if Kyri and her companions do not succeed in holding back the tide of evil that is rising. Those companions include valiant swordsman Tobimar Silverun, Prince of Skysand, exiled on the turn of a card and a prophecy, who is now seeking his people's lost homeland; and Poplock Duckweed, an unlikely hero whose diminutive size is as much a weapon as it is a weakness.
Kyri's quest is as simple as it is profound: find a legendary ancient weaponsmith, take up the sword and armor of a new order of warrior defenders, and bring the power of justice and vengeance to the evil and corruption that has darkened her native land.
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Product ReviewI wish that the author could more than hint at storylines to come.
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Product ReviewReally enjoyed this book. I have to agree that this is a much bigger universe than I was expecting. This seems like the start of a potentially very large series. I sure hope it is and look forward to reading future novels. This is an easy enjoyable read but with a lot of depth and character development.
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Product ReviewRyk Spoor is a great author and this book showcases his talents for imagining new worlds. Plenty of potential here for a long fantasy epic with great characters and a great backstory. I just hope Mr. Spoor doesn't forget to continue his other Grand Central Arena series!
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Product ReviewNot what I expected, in a good way. The world building involved here is massive. You get the sense of massively important things going on in the background. Gobs and gobs of fodder for future books in this setting. The beginning is a bit slow, there is a lot of info to assimilate but you get a sense of place. The middle is where the characters develop (level up) and we get into the setup for this book's adventure. It really turns into a rollicking slice and dice fantasy rampage near the end. It's not a cliffhanger ending, there is a definite ending to this particular adventure. There is a sense of lots of other stories to be told later though. Great first book in a series overall.
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