Review: Pat's Book Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2012
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review.I enjoyed reading this book, and will definitely read the next book by this author. In my mind there are five main characters in this book: two from the land of Rezzia (Caio, a newly appointed Haizzem spiritual leader and his sister, Princess Lucia, something like a Zena); and three from the land of Pawelon (two sages, Prince Rao and his friend Aayu and Rao's lover, Narayani).Rezzia and Pawelon have been at war since before these five young people were born. They don't want war. They think there is a way to have peace. The Pawelons are called "pigs" and the Rezzians are called "dogs". Each side wants to kill all the dogs or all the pig.  It's out of the haze of war, of right and wrong, of good and evil where you learn that neither side is guilty or innocent. Many mistakes are made!The Pawelons have faith in magic and the Rezzia have faith in their Gods. Both magic and Gods play a large role in the story of these two peoples.Lucia has been tormented since her childhood by the Black God (Lord Danato), one of Rezzia's ten gods. I think misunderstanding what the Black God's purpose for her is causes some misfortunes that create irreversible consequences, or so is thought.