This is a sword and sorcery story with vampires (ghouls). It starts slow but progressed and ended up
as a memorable book. It involves young men with inflated egos and
dismaying faults discovering their fragilities. A very old man with a youthful appearance
spends the book battling his need and desire to care.
The characters were well done and the author didn’t portray
them as one dimensional. He showed
their insecurities as well as their strengths.
I would have preferred the king and his advisor had names that were no
so similar as I often mis-identified them.
Kaell and Ari were both likeable characters doomed to duty and prone to
ignoring the chain of command. Interestingly
as I write this it occurred to me that all of the women in the book were treacherous. At least I can’t think of any that weren’t.
Give this book a chance, it jumps around a bit and can be confusing,
Azenor and her dead boyfriend being a prime example.
I liked the book.
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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