This is a well laid out fantasy with an unusual
narrator. Fintan is a bard of the Poet
Goddess Kaelin. He essentially is the
narrator of the story. The lands that
are illustrated in the book take their Kennings or talents from either the land
or the gods of the lands. It isn’t clear
which. Those on the sea have talents of
the sea, those in the forest have talents of the forest. Kennings are acquired through great
sacrifice and there are not many in any country that has a Kenning.
The story is focused on the Bone Giants invasion but the
intricacies are more focused on the individuals and their nations and how they
respond to invasion. The Bone Giant
invasion seems to be religion based but that is unclear as they are a mystery
to the folks they are attacking.
Fintan starts the story by trying to explain the history of
the war to a vast crowd of refugees.
Fintan has a unique way to tell stories that provides a highly realistic
story for the crowds.
Hearne does a nice job and allows his story teller to
provide a lot of depth on characters with an explanation as to why he is doing
so. He also points out the irascibility
of both nation states and leaders and how that can lead to tragedies.
A good book, I recommend it.
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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