It is a story of history, a story of faith, a story of love.
Five hundred years after the birth of Christ, a fledgling faith is on the verge of extinction. Visigoths, Vikings and Picts have destroyed a way of life brought to these northern lands by the Romans.
Except…on a small island off the British coast, faith in a God who walked the earth still thrives. Here, a young man named Hawk takes up a quest to find the deeper truths of God and bring them home. He is prepared to stand against the forces of darkness unyielding and overcome them.
This quest could cost Hawk everything – his life, his love, his faith.
🪶 Skaytha and Hawk are sent on a quest from their holy isle.
Forces are unleashed against them as they journey across the sea. Forces dark and malevolent. They both have powers but their powers have never been used. They don’t know how to wield them or bring them to bear against the fires of evil. Yet they must fulfill their mission or their island and families and homes face destruction in hot flames and ash.
The two of them cannot quit. They cannot allow themselves to be overwhelmed. They cannot surrender to the darkness.
If only Hawk and Skaytha knew how to trust one another.
If only they knew how to love.
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This was an interesting read, but I think the downfall was it could not decide if it wanted to be historical or fantasy and when it did turn to fantasy it could not decide if it wanted to be an Arthurian Legend, or some kind of allegory about spiritual warfare.
There was part of a journey, but then the story got sort of confused and lost. At least that's how it felt, and I was not sure what was going on with the characters half the time.
There was some heavy material here as well, so not for the faint of heart. It was kind of an interseting short read when I got through it, I'm just not sure what this story wanted to be.
I normally love Murray Pura's books, but this one I had a struggle getting through. It was difficult to follow and understand. Maybe I just didn't get the point, but it seemed to be a strange mix of reality and mysticism.