Review: Amazing start to an EPIC series! Fantasy done right!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2013
What an amazing short story. It's a companion to the "Curse of the Ice Dragon" series and it so reels you in and left wanting more.Possible spoilers...It follows Feira, an elemental witch who must hide her powers from the villages of Aloa-Shay, where she now resides after being chased from her home deep within the dark forest. After avenging her mother's killer but unable to stay, she stumbles into an old woman named Akahi who becomes aware of her special gifts, the danger they present and takes her under her wing. But the villagers of Aloa-Shay serve the envious evil Goddess Eris and Feira's powers could get her killed. It's only a matter of time before trouble comes to find Feira, taking what she holds dear and sends her and Tumi fleeing to the land across the sea to a place called the Shifting Sands, where they hope they can find sanctuary.Wow, the world building was amazing in such a short tale. I was completely enchanted and left aching for more. Feira uses her powers only for good and the way it's described on how she uses them, really puts a picture in my mind's eye on how it feels, smells and hurts. The everyday lives of Feira, Akahi and Tumi are elegantly woven for us to get a peek into their turmoil. Feira and Tumi's love is very believable and you are left cheering them on, in hopes that they make it. I can't wait to read onto the novel in this series "Curse of the Ice Dragon" in hopes these two amazing characters are in it.This also includes a background mythology segment "Origin Myth from Keepers of the Stones" which gives us insight and background on how the world was made, who rules it and what has to happen to keep it balanced.  An excellent companion for what looks to be an epic series. I look forward to reading more from this author.