Review: IABookReviews gave this a 9/10!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2013
Game of Souls is the first book in a brand-new epic series called, The Quintessence Cycle. The book is set in a very medieval type of setting while cast in a world of fantasy. There are eight known cycles of using the "soul". A soul is something that every person has but only some can call on it's ability to do what they will. Those type of people are called Melders. These melders can possess abilities far above a normal man or woman.It is said that only a rare species can harness all eight cycles of the soul, and they were hunted into extinction. The story line is full of action, adventure, and of course magic. A boy, my reality's terms, named Keedar Giorin was saved by his mother long ago by hiding him from a land tradition where the king sends out men to determine the strength of children's soul magic and takes them from their families as a tribute. Keedar watched his mother be murdered in front of him at the age of three, but he remembers it quite well.His, and his father's, quest for revenge on his mother's death during the Night of the Blades (Blades are the stolen children raised to harness their soul as weapons to become soldiers) knows no bounds as they plot to take vengeance on the king and his counts. When Keedar meets a nobles' son named Winslow, he becomes oddly attached to him and saves his life several times through out the book. Winslow quickly finds that the dregs, the poorest of commoners but also seemingly has all the children with power, aren't exactly who he was brought up to think they were.My Rating: 9.0/10.0Review Notes: This book made me a fan of Terry Simpson's writing. It was beautifully written, and the story really opened your imagination to an entirely new world. When I finished this book, I immediately looked on Amazon for the next. Unfortunately it's not out yet, so I will have to wait it out, but I really hope Simpson continues this story for quite a long time! From adventure to acceptance this book has it all! The twists in the story was unseen until it happened, and I absolutely love that!