Jango: Book Two of the Noble Warriors
After intense isolation training, a Nomana novice named Seeker after Truth, manifests his true power along with a giddy, half-mad state he calls jango—a word he believes he has made up. But when Seeker meets a person named Jango, the stranger's prophetic words hint that the young hero's subconscious may have revealed the key to his current, crucial mission. Meantime, fellow novices Morning Star and Wildman struggle to heed the calls of their own destinies. The book's numerous protagonists walk paths pitted with uncertainty and danger, converging as the Nomana face enemies on three fronts. Themes of true faith and the corruptibility of power feel weighty and deliberate at times, but Nicholson, a successful screenwriter, knows how to entertain: a bumbling suitor's overtures are priceless ("Your mouth is as soft as a foal's, sucking the udder of love"), and one evildoer expires in a memorably horrific manner. Well plotted and paced, if a bit programmatic, this follow-up to Seeker (2006), book 1 in the Noble Warriors sequence, won't disappoint returning readers. Mattson, JenniferCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.