Review: A tale of two Princes -
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2014
Palace of the Twelve Pillars by Christina Weigand is a Christian fantasy tale about two childhood friends who become King of their own land and fall in love with the same woman.  King Theodric follows Asha, the God of love and light. King Waldrom follows Sidramah, the God of destruction and evil. Lilia choose to marry King Theodric and become his queen. Together they rule Crato and raise two twin sons, Jaochim and Brandan. The two boys are opposite in personality but are twins who share that special bond to each other.King Waldrom spends many years nursing his unrequited love for Lilia and plotting his revenge through dark magic. He is determined to have Queen Lilia as well as one of her son's as his own.  Palace of Twelve Pillars begins when Theodric and Lilia's twin sons, Joachim and Brandan, now fifteen, are focusing on their lessons.  Kings Waldrom decides to use the peace summit as the time to begin his revenge.  The book follows the capture of one of the boys, as well as the hunt and battle that follows in an attempt to reunite the good family of Crato and restore peace and good will to their kingdom.King Waldrom, ruler of Mahorg, has spent years practicing his dark magic but his plans go awry when he kidnaps the wrong Prince. The book goes on to tell of the journey of the two princes as they struggle to decide which is the right God and which is a false God, as well as their rightful place in the world.  They are both thrown into an intense process of growing, maturing and command.Along the way, they work with adepts, Kningrad, dragons, wizards and manticores as well as others. This is an interesting work of Christian Fiction, with themes of God vs Evil as well as free will to choose one's path as they struggle toward maturity.  If you are a lover of fantasy and Christian Ficiton, you will enjoy Weigand's Palace of the Twelve Pillars.