A DEADLY MENACE IS BREAKING THROUGH THE GROUND. THE PEOPLE OF ABASCAR MUST ABANDON THEIR STONE REFUGE AND FLEE INTO VULNERABILITY IN THE FOREST. BUT THEIR KING HAS HAD A VISION…
Following the beacon of Auralia’s colors and the footsteps of a mysterious dream-creature, King Cal-raven has discovered a destination for his weary crowd of refugees. It’s a city only imagined in legendary tales. And it gives him hope to establish New Abascar.
But when Cal-raven is waylaid by fortune hunters, his people become vulnerable to a danger more powerful than the prowling beastmen––House Bel Amica. In this oceanside kingdom of wealth, enchantment, and beauty, deceitful Seers are all too eager to ensnare House Abascar’s wandering throng.
Even worse, the Bel Amicans have discovered Auralia’s colors, and are twisting a language of faith into a lie of corruption and control.
If there is any hope for the people of Abascar, it lies in the courage of Cyndere, daughter of Bel Amica’s queen; the strength of Jordam the beastman; and the fiery gifts of the ale boy, who is devising a rescue for prisoners of the savage Cent Regus beastmen.
As his faith suffers one devastating blow after another, Cal-raven’s journey is a perilous climb from despair to a faint gleam of hope––the vision he sees in Auralia’s colors.
I loved this book and found myself completely lost in this world with these amazing characters. If you love books like Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia, than this is a book for you to read.
I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book to review by WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group. If you would like additional information on this book and where to purchase, please click on the link provided below.
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074679
I am hosting a book giveaway for this book and a copy of Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue for those of you that enjoy this genre of books. All you need to do is be a follower of mine and leave a comment what your favorite fantasy book is and why you enjoyed it to be entered.
The winners of this giveaway plus some special surprises will be announced on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
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4 comments:
iceiceNice review.
My husband would like this one too! I love the Narnia books and would enjoy reading these which also have the Christian point of view.
Thanks for doing this give away!
These sound like fun reads. Thanks for another great giveaway. Blessings, SusanD
This sounds right up my street- if I wrote I would want to write Christian fantasy, but so far I haven't figured how they meld.
My favourite fantasy would be Lord of the Rings Trilogy- you're gonna laugh at this, but when I was a teenager I was given the Trilogy in a one volume book and until they started making the films I never actually realised it was three books!! Yeah, yeah, slow learner, don't tell me! I think I like the fact that right and wrong is so clearly defined with Tolkein. I like the allegories of the Narnia books, and I know them off by heart, but there is a depth to LOTR.
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