The Poisoner’s Enemy

My first introduction to Jeff Wheeler books was the Kingfountain series, so I was glad to see that there was another from that world. This one followers the poisoner who guided Owen in the first book of that series, Ankarette Treneowy. She is really indistinguishable from Wheeler’s other heroines–they are all infused with goodness and integrity, very “everyman” (or every woman in this case). The world they are in is filled with political intrigue. Many of them end up in heartbreak from which they must pull themselves up by their bootstraps and do what’s right anyway. They’re all kind of morality tales, but they don’t read that way — they are just good stories, that happen to convey very Christian principles without appearing to try. Knowing where Ankarette was at the beginning of “The Queen’s Poisoner,” and the end of her story, I knew she wouldn’t get her happily ever after, so I was more prepared for that than I am for some of Wheeler’s other heroes and heroines. Still, an engrossing fantasy tale.

My rating: ****

Language: none

Sexual content: none

Violence: none to speak of

Political content: none

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