I really enjoyed this part of the book as Davian begins to unravel his powers and I was really jealous of the fact he was in the Great Library of Deilannis. Davian meets a shape shifter who teaches him various things about the magic system used in the book. It’s when we reach the city of Deilannis that Davian’s story line takes a giant leap for the better as we see the authors own identity start to emerge in the book.

So Davian and Wirr meet other people on their quest, by this stage it reminded me a lot of the Fellowship of the Ring. I enjoyed his story a lot, seeing him meet Iiseth Tenvar who sends him on a perilous journey, but he has a loyal friend in Wirr who goes with him Wirr has a lot of background which I won’t go into too much as it will ruin the story for you. I will start with Davian who is your typical main character. I loved all the characters in the book but my focus mainly was on Davian and Caeden. Many authors have taken that route mainly because of the success of Game of Thrones. Well it was refreshing to read a novel that took fantasy back to it’s roots, good vs evil and not the grim fantasy of the last 10 years which I also enjoy. I find when I read fantasy novels it always starts with kids at a school or village who are gifted in some way and get noticed by someone important, then they are sent on a journey that is full of tricks and monsters but they have to succeed or the world as they know it, is doomed to exist!! And lets say from the start this novel is no different! A storm.”įantasy is a hard genre to write for to keep it fresh with new ideas. What you are about to face is only the first strike, the first few drops of a torrent. “This knowledge will let you use Licanius for your purpose-but know this, too, Tal’kamar.

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