Review: A Promising Start
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
"Child of Fire and Blood, Part One: A Rising Storm" is the kind of imaginative fantasy novel that manages to sweep you up in a new reality where magic, gods and destiny mix together to form a truly entertaining story. Bennu uses his talent to weave a tale that is fast-paced and wonderfully compelling; using vivid imagery, strong dialogue and authentic characters, the author immerses the reader in a world where lost prince Lar Kwa stops at nothing to reforge the empire that had been lost to him for so long. The story has a distinctive flair of the imaginative, using complex world-building to add layers to the story thereby making it all the more enjoyable when each new added layer brings something extra to the tale.Lar Kwa is a character that manages to be endearing and wonderfully multi-layered; he's a man that sucks you into his gravity sphere with heart, tenacity, strength, determination and a yearning for something more. He really helps to set this series apart from the rest of the fantasy genre pack, offering a promising start to what is sure to be a truly out-of-this-world fantasy series.Overall, the introduction to the Theobroma series and Bennu as an author was fantastic, and I am really eager to see what else is in store for Lar Kwa and the Theobroma series. This was well worth the read!