I’m prone to enjoying strong female protagonists. Arian is a strong female protagonist facing
implacable foes who feel women should be grossly subservient. Arian is talented with a vocal power called
the Claim. The foes are doing their
best to eliminate literacy and writing as that is how the power of the Claim is
spread. A copy of the Claim, the
Bloodprint, is supposed to hold the key to defeating all the foes. The gist of the book is the search for the
Bloodprint.
Arian is a driven character who is nearly overwhelmed with
guilt over the loss of her sister in a Talisman raid when they were
children. She has a love interest in the
Silver Mage but denies herself love in her lust for her quest.
The book was interesting but not captivating. Some of the deprivations and behavior could
have been pulled from headlines regarding religious zealots across the
world. That sadly provided some gritty
reality to the story.
Treachery and duplicity seem to be the traits most valued by
the bulk of the characters in the book.
The end sets up a second volume.
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This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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