Eyes of War

The Fifth Battle Trilogy #1

by Janna Nickerson

"Eyes of War," a fantasy novel, appeals to both genders 11 years and older. The story begins with the changing of the world. Fire is falling from the sky and the earth is rolling, events that have long been foreseen. Three were born on that fateful night; two are prophesized to save the world from Evil. One is a Princess, born to privilege and trained by her mother to be a supreme ruler in a time when people have nowhere to turn. The other is the son of a poverty stricken farmer whose family farm is producing less and less each year. The third one born on that same night when fire fell from the sky will call himself the Warlord and swear to the gods he will rule the world in darkness. Now, the Princess and the peasant must join together to gather a force that can rival the Warlord’s army for only they can unite the nations to fight against the growing power of Evil.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

384 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2005

About the author

Janna Nickerson has been living in Missoula, Montana with her family for 11 years. Her passion for writing began in the 6th grade when she got carried away with her short story English assignment. Janna’s love for fantasy books fill her bookshelves and have provided the background for her first novel, Eyes of War. The publishing and marketing of this novel, the first in a trilogy, became her senior project at Hellgate High School.

Reviews

[Janna]

Well, since I wrote this myself, of course I think its a good book. But I've sold enough copies and had a lot of great feed back that if Fantasy is your thing, this is a book (and a series) for you. If you're curious, book 2 is called Faces of Sorrow and book 3, Tears of Destiny, which I finished this summer, will be out this June of 2009.

[Kristy McRae]

I very rarely give up on a book...that said, I just couldn't make it through this one. Besides the fact that I couldn't seem to get invested in any of the characters, the editing job was so awful, it was making my teeth grind. Maybe some day I'll pick it up again....but for now, buh-bye!

[Butch · Rating 1 out of 5]

I regret readin this.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really really want to love this book, I think it had a great premise but I just had difficulties with the style of writing. I felt like it was a little convoluted and I really wanted more of the character's to be explored. I don't feel like the author dug deep enough to make me care about any of the people, especially the two main characters. I really dislike the main characters...

[Daphne Rogers · Rating 3 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this book! I was inspired to read it after Janna came to my school (Janna, if you are reading this, the school was was Wayzata East Middle School in 2009 or 2008, I can't remember) and spoke on behalf of her book. But as for my personal review - The writing is fantastic, the story is gripping, and I was in love with the characters. However, my only criticism is the editing. I understand that this book is self-published, and kudos to Janna for that, but I found that many of the grammatical errors were distracting from the story line. That is not to undermine the wonderful work put into the book, I just wish it would have been edited more thoroughly. Well done Janna!

[Sheridan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bought this book back when Janna came to my school. It was very disappointing. The characters and dialogue were cliche and predictable, laughable even. It seemed like it was written by a kid who lacks originality, just using cliches from fantasy novels they've read. Plot was predictable. It's great she can be inspirational to young writers, both honestly, there's a reason no one but her would publish this book.

[Madeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eyes of war was an amazing book! I would put it right up by Hunger Games! Sadly not very many people know about this.book and the rest of the trrlogy because Janna had no help from any places like Schoolastic. Although i must warn you these books are WAY more gory then Hunger Games! And if you don't like sci-fy fantasy you will not like these books.

[Meghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Janna came to my school and that's when my love of reading turned into a passion to write. Eyes of War was something I had never experienced which left me wanting more. I'm glad she came out with Tears of Sorrow, which I have yet to read.

[Amber Gardiner · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are a lot of characters to keep track of, but as a whole, I'm curious to see the story fold out. It reminded me a lot of Eragon without the excitement of the dragons, only people called dragons.

[Jennifer Datus]

3 people go aganst each other to fight a war 2 team up while 1 goes all by himself. To fight the other two in a war but this war is bifferent then most because it will be just one more battle in the book.

[Jimmy · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book has a ton of problems. It wasn't ready for publication.

[Emma]

A book full of battle, thrill, romance, and questions! I love all the characters especially Deievanda! She is a strong woman who has soft sides too!

[Emma Johnson]

really good

[Pinky Tin san]

I think is a very good book, i like how the authour expresses the characters emotion i truly like the book

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written by a teenager, which is cool. Good writing and story.

[♫♫☺Allie☺♫♫ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best book I've came across but I liked the story.