Review: Short, but full of promise
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 8, 2012
This would make a great prelude to a series recounting this tale. The story itself is incredibly short, but the main character does tug at your heart. I'm reminded of "Total Recall" which is now being remade. Teregryn Eve has been to hell and back. He's suffered torture, had his mind destroyed and rebuilt, and feels completely betrayed by his king and former lover. Still, he is loyal enough to feel the need to protect the king from a possible threat to his life. There are several flashbacks which tell a tale of war and respect and love and death (all of those are the makings of a great series), but the repercussions are only just coming to light for Teregryn. Perhaps he wasn't betrayed. Perhaps he was the betrayed and the betrayer. Perhaps war isn't as simple as us against them or good against bad. Perhaps lovers and monsters are all the same thing.It's a short read with a lot to think about in it. I would love to see Tal Valante expand this into the epic it is hinting it could become. The writing is clean and tight, so I have no doubt that the full-sized story would be immensely satisfying.This book was given to me for review by netgalley.com