Review: Start of a very good series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2013
Warrenck is given a talisman by his king and told to leave the battlefield, from what will be a major defeat, and flee and  protect the talisman until it is called for. Twenty years and one talented son later he and his son, while on a fishing trip and fleeing pirates are marooned on an island that has never allowed anyone to leave because of scarcity of water. They are met by a swordsman, previously intentionally marooned on the island by enemies. After four years, Warrenck, his son,Ardan, and the swordsman who we later learn was a priest of supergod, Kaull, finally find a way to overcome the adversities of leaving and successfully escape overland, running into a small body of soldiers, rebelling against the government of a once neighboring country to Carlonis, Warrenck's home. He also learns that after the battle of 25 years ago, Carlonis ceased to exist and the mention of the name could be fatal. The story is about this group's struggle against insurmountable odds to fight the aggressors, the supposed armies of Kaull, who seem to run things in most of the surrounding countries. If you like this type of story, you'll be happy that you picked this one up and more to follow.