Review: still Team Va'del
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2012
You have to admire Va'del's spirit and drive.  I was again sucked into Dean Murray's Guadel Chronical world where an orphaned outcast struggles to find love and acceptance in a society that struggles to survive in harsh elements and against attacking forces.  Va'del doesn't have a hidden agenda, he just does what's right and necessary.  Even though she is one of the weaker daughters, Jain is a heroine in her own right as she loves Va'del without reservation and always supports him.One of the reasons I love these stories is that they don't get bogged down with hundreds of pages of tedious political examinations and over involved comparisons between the People and the Low Landers like the Game of Thrones books.  It's enough to know how and why they are different without a full explanation of the origins and evolution of their differing ideologies - although I did like the "lore time" bit.I really like the world created for these books.  It's different from anything I can readily think of and exploring it could take a legion of books (hint, hint)!  Thanks Dean for a refreshing new world to explore with characters we want to spend time with.