Review: The fruit of immortality beckons
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
"The Tree of Life" is the conclusion of the first arc in the Lost Civilization series. Author Vaughn Heppner turns up the action as he tells the story of a band of giants who want to crash Eden and sample fruit from the Tree of Life, which will give them immortality. The only ones stopping them are Joash, a simple seraph, and Lord Uriah, who gathers an oddball army. The humans don't appear to stand a chance, but they have faith. And that faith makes them stronger than their enemies can imagine. Mimir the giant, or nephilim, plays a pretty significant role. And Herrek escapes the enchanted rock beast with the help of another seraph, who is pretty well developed. The characters are quite strong, even the bad guys. And the reader wants them to overcome all the odds. Heppner doesn't make it easy. He often abuses his heroes, making it appear near impossible they will succeed. The series got better as it went along.