Author: David Wells
Genre: Fantasy
Source: Kindle eBook
Rating: hmm 3.5 out of 5 paws
While out hunting Darius is shot and kill with a poison arrow. While Alexander and his family mourn the lose of the heir they discover an ancient evil has came back into the world. Alexander is now marked as the protector of the realm, and the one who could defeat this evil. He travels to the mountain city of Glen Morillian and discovers before he can claim his throne he must find the Thinblade. Seven were forged to help protect royal bloodlines from evil forces. But the Thinblade was lost to years ago and no one knows where it is hidden. Alexander begins his quest looking for the Thinblade and gaining alliances all the while fighting against the powers of a necromancer.
I had this book on my kindle for quite a while from bookbub and it took me some time before I picked it out of the hundreds of books on there. I almost forgot about it! I like the idea of this novel: ancient evil has come back and young princling must learn to wield a special sword to defeat him among other things. There is a lot that happens in this book from various battles to Alexander learning so much about himself. It is a great beginning to a series. I am looking forward to getting the other books and finding out what happens next. Lets start by talking about the cover. Just look at it house gorgeous is it? No wonder it caught my eye, I want to go there!!
Okay now to the story, it was evenly paced, some parts were slower than others but it seemed to keep an consistent pace throughout the novel. There was a lot of telling rather than showing, but for me it seemed to work. Everything was described in great detail, down to the food. While this may become a little burdensome, it really drew me into the story. It made me feel like I was there and could almost smell the feast that was happening. There is some depth to the world that we don't get to see yet, but I am sure we will see in upcoming novels. Some things we learn as characters learn them and I absolutely love it. It makes feel like I am sitting beside Alexander listening to stories being told. It is definitely a TELLING story, and I wonder if that will change once we have all the information we need and get into the heart of the epic tale.
The magic is a bit interesting in this in that mages aren't born with this innate talent (well some are) but develop it through trial and fasting. The more talented you are the more specialized your magic is which is rather interesting. I would have liked to have seen more of this throughout the story. I also like the alchemy aspect of this with the potions and herb usage. I like that Alexander appears to be rather powerful, but at this point he is too powerful for one who hasn't trained in his magic.
I would recommend it for those who like novels along the lines of Dragonlance.
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