As Lady Goldwing struggles with a twisted past, and the loss of loved ones at the hand of her evil father, she unknowingly sets forth on a journey that will alter her life in an even greater way!
Within the pages of lost genealogy that her father hid from her before his death, some great mystery waits to be unearthed... a mystery only a dead man can solve.
Join our characters, new and old, on this journey to discover these secrets, find lost legends, wage war, and once again vanquish darkness from the Varsian Kingdom!
Growing up on a secluded farm in the panhandle of Oklahoma, Jason P. Hein developed a unique point of view and literary sense as a young child. With few friends and little to entertain him, his imagination ran wild! With iconic names such as C.S Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien as literary inspirations, epic tales began to unfold inside the confines of his mind. These stories soon became the backbone for a rich fantasy land, now known as "The Varsian Kingdom."
As years and education expanded his mind, so they expanded the Kingdom of Varsia. With the launch of "The Varsian Kingdom Series" Jason is now offering his world for the exploration of intrigued minds and fantasy readers alike!
Thoroughly enjoyed this novel, I really enjoyed how it connected to the prior novel without being a direct sequel. The world building and systems are much more fleshed out/detailed in this story and I loved the main character as well as the secondary support character. I cant wait to read more about them!
Second: the characters. The heroine is epic, raises really cool horses, is the daughter of the villain, and none of the stereotypes. The hero got turned into a statue hundreds of years ago and just got out of it. He's got a lot of history to learn. :P
Third: the world. Elves, men, dwarves, water-manipulating people. Floating blobs of water with fish in them. Creeeeeeepy bad guys. o.o
Fourth: It can stands alone, though the first book is also fabulous.
Fifth: The glass ball of darkness. It was not presented this way in so many words but. Meep. That thing. It represents all the sin and unforgivness and pull to do evil that we think we don't want to part with, and how if we don't throw it away. . . we're in big trouble.
Sixth: the golden horses. SO. Pretty! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Seventh: the romance is so cute. It's like the salt on the French fries: not much of it, doesn't need much, but it's there and it adds so much. <3
If you like Avatar: the Last Air Bender, Eragon, the Sword in the Stars, or Narnia you will LOVE this book. SO much.
Clean, fun, some disturbing images. I would have braved it when I was twelve, but I may have had some nightmares about the shadowy-creatures. :P