Review: Nice beginning to an epic journey.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
The Spore has reduced most of humanity to little more than barbarians, then a child ventures beyond her city's walls to find Enti whom she believes can save her terminally ill mother. She encounters a being who gives her a gift that changes her life forever. She ends up locked in a tower and tortured while priests try to determine the meaning of the being's message. Years later she sets out with these priests to the dead continent to find 'Ark'. She ends up separated from them as the priests fight a war and she goes on to find Ark. A surprise ending will throw you for a loop and have you anxiously looking for the next book in the series.In this society men see themselves above women, treating them as little valued brood mares. I am not sure I liked that any more than our heroine did. The characters are well developed, so you get to know them pretty well. You also get to know many of the side characters and their enjoyable side stories. Overall, this story moved along nicely and I look forward to the sequel and finding out what happens next.